Overview

Finance Assistant Jobs in Myanmar at Save the Children Colombia

Title: Finance Assistant

Company: Save the Children Colombia

Location: Myanmar

TITLE: Finance Assistant

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Project implementation LOCATION: Shan

Number of Position: 1

GRADE: NAT5 CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed Term

Child Safeguarding

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

To assist smooth and effective programme implementation by assuming the financial responsibilities at the field office level and performing in a way that meets the relevant SCI Essential Standards.

Scope Of Role

Reports to: Project Coordinator/Field Office Manager

Budget Responsibilities: No financial approval

Role Dimensions: No regular contact

Travel: Occasional (up to 3 days per month)

Key Areas Of Accountability

  • Make various payments as per the authorization and approval of budget holders (BHs) and delegated BHs and in accordance with Save the Children’s Scheme of Delegation and financial management policy.
  • Ensure transparent method for cash transition and conducting cash counts with field staff and reconciliation on a weekly and/or random basis for all cash by developing and appropriate timetable.
  • Ensure the cash in hand is always balanced by using manual cash books and to maintain about 2-week expenditure of following month at the end of the month as required by Field Office implementation forecast.
  • Liaise with area finance coordinator regarding all relevant financial compliance issues.
  • Ensure timely and accurate preparation of cash transfer request from Yangon Head Office based upon the appropriate cash requirement forecasting of field office.
  • Ensure that all collection and payments are done against serially pre-numbered cash receipts and cash payment vouchers.
  • Ensure conformity with Essential Standards and requirements set up in Agresso FMS for additional relevant guidance in float management and controls, including issuing, reconciling and recording.
  • Completely fill in the relevant SCI payment/receipt vouchers for all transection ensuring accurate description, coding and enclosing relevant required supporting document
  • Carry out the regular financial data entry into the cash and petty cash offline excel spreadsheets based on approved payment voucher.
  • Ensure that all financial transactions are coded appropriately as required under the Agresso accounting system. Liaise and consult with BHs and Regional finance staff as needed.
  • Undertake month-end procedures in compliance with financial requirements and ensure timely submission of the full financial document to area and Yangon finance team.
  • Make recommendations where necessary for the improvement of existing financial systems/controls, as well as request from Yangon finance team for additional guidance, training, and advice on improvement wherever the need is seen,
  • Organizing filing system in accordance with the required standards to ensure clear logical audit trail.
  • Take regular backup of the Sub-office financial data to make the appropriate records.
  • With the support of Yangon Finance team facilitate the process of internal and external audit providing necessary financial documents and other information.
  • Ensure financial forms, supplies are always available
  • Conduct sharing session concerning update information for Finance matters
  • Assist to PC/FOM in reviewing and analysing for budget breakdown and balance of quarterly
  • Regularly communicate with Program Support Assistant concerning linkage between Supply Chain and Financial Management through consults with PC/FOM.

Others

  • The candidate must have the flexibility of responsibility according to the project’s needs i.e. SCI is working in a constantly changing humanitarian and development aid environment, reasonable specific work duties may be requested that may not fit into the above responsibilities, but which will help promote overall programs goals and aims.
  • Assist and participate in any necessary tasks related to program or operational sides assigned by line managers

Child Safeguarding Responsibilities

Ensure that all beneficiaries of your program are receiving ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability

  • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
  • Ambition:
  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
  • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
  • Collaboration:
  • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
  • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
  • Creativity:
  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Willing to take disciplined risks.
  • Integrity:
  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
  • Always acts in the best interests of children
  • QUALIFICATIONS
  • At least 2 years’ NGO experience in related field especially in financial management
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification/qualification in finance and accounting
  • Professional working experience with international organizations preferable.
  • Good working knowledge and skill on computer especially in MS software.
  • Basic knowledge of English communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Sensitivity to the cultural & political environment, with the experience of working in conflict-affected areas.
  • Experience of working in a team/ willing to work with team.
  • Adaptable and practical, diplomatic skills and behaviors.
  • Sensitivity to the cultural & political environment, and ability to learn about these.
  • Due to the nature of program, local candidates who know the context of project locations are preferable.

Essential

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

  • Well-known local context and well use local language, who can drive motorbike skillfully and who is willing to travel to remote areas.

Communication and Technical Skills

  • Good English communication skills, both written and verbal, and good Computer skills, both MS words and Excel
  • Excellent personal organizational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
  • Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment according to travel requirements

Management

  • Good people management skills/experience and proven ability to create an environment which encourages team-working and motivates a team across various geographical areas.
  • General:
  • Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children
  • Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
  • Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy

Additional Job Responsibilities

  • The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All Staff Have An Obligation And a Responsibility To

  • Ensure they fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures.
  • Conduct themselves in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.
  • Ensure the way they are carrying out their work is not putting children at risk (or further risk) – this means constantly scrutinizing their work through a child safeguarding lens and talking to children about possible design/implementation “flaws”.
  • Promote the message of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and government ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and community members in general.
  • Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm in their personal and professional lives.

All managers have the above responsibilities as well as ensuring

  • Their staff are doing the above.
  • That child safeguarding is integrated and given a “voice” in all management processes including recruitment, induction, performance management, team meetings, annual planning processes, field level monitoring, etc.

Safeguarding Our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Save the children India employ approximately 300 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

  • No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
  • All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
  • Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

  • Job Identification 15724
  • Job Category Finance
  • Posting Date 03/12/2026, 07:49 AM
  • Apply Before 03/20/2026, 11:00 AM
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Locations FO – Mongmit

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