[Hiring] REnew Pacific Regional Finance Officer @Save The Children Australia

Role Description

In this full-time maximum term role (until 30 June 2028), you’ll work as a part of our Renew Pacific team, based from one of our Pacific Country Offices in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu or Fiji. The REnew Pacific Regional Finance Officer plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children.

This role contributes to REnew Pacific's mission by providing strong financial stewardship and partnering with operational leaders to ensure resources are managed efficiently, risks are minimised, and strategic objectives are achieved. Through your expertise, you will help strengthen the organisation's capacity to deliver meaningful and sustainable impact across the Pacific region.

You will make a difference by:

• Managing project financials, ensuring accurate coding, budgeting, forecasting, and expenditure tracking.
• Preparing and analysing BVA reports, forecasts, burn rates, variances, and financial risks.
• Coordinating financial information across Country Offices and regional program teams.
• Delivering financial reporting, insights, and presentations to internal and donor stakeholders.
• Maintaining financial controls, compliance, audit readiness, and adherence to DFAT and organisational requirements.
• Building team capability through financial guidance, reporting tools, templates, and budgeting support.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience managing project, grant, or donor-funded finances, ideally in the Pacific.
• Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with ERP/accounting systems.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, and cross-team coordination skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way.
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Kids are welcome! We understand the demands of working parents and we have safe, accessible spaces where our little people can relax while their mums or dads help other children and families.
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program.
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum.

Company Description

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.