Finance Analyst - Field Reporting Compliance And Cost Allocation

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The purpose of this position is to independently deliver complex Field Office compliance and Cost Allocation analysis. The role applies professional judgement to investigate material exceptions, determine analytical approaches, recommend corrective actions and coordinate resolution across Field Offices, Regional Finance, Shared Services and GFSC teams. It also leads defined improvements and emerging Compliance and Cost Allocation project workstreams.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

CORE COST ALLOCATION WORK

• Independently perform and coordinate Cost Allocation operations and analysis, including validation of allocation results, accounting codes and transactions; review support-cost actuals against budget; investigate exceptions and root causes; coordinate required adjustments with offices; and support onboarding or transition of offices to centralised Cost Allocation processes.
• Apply policy and accounting requirements to determine appropriate treatment, escalate material or unresolved risks, and recommend sustainable controls or process improvements.

FIELD OFFICE FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE

• Conduct risk-based and in-depth reviews of Field, Regional and Offsite Office financial reports, including bank reconciliations, staff advances, balance sheet and other priority compliance areas.
• Analyse trends and recurring issues, assess the significance of exceptions, recommend corrective actions, and monitor closure with relevant stakeholders.

REPORTING, DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

• Design, enhance and maintain complex financial reports, templates, dashboards and data controls using Power BI (PBI), PMQA, advanced Excel, SharePoint, approved AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude and other approved reporting, automation and analytics technologies.
• Reconcile and validate data from multiple sources, define business requirements, test outputs, document controls, and recommend automation or standardisation opportunities.
• Apply AI tools responsibly to support data preparation, exception identification, documentation, draft insights and process improvement, with appropriate professional review, validation and compliance with organisational data-security requirements.

STAKEHOLDER GUIDANCE, CAPABILITY BUILDING AND ISSUE RESOLUTION

• Serve as a technical resource for Field Offices, Regional Finance, Shared Services and GFSC teams on assigned compliance and Cost Allocation matters.
• Explain analytical findings and policy implications, facilitate resolution across teams, prepare guidance and training materials, and deliver targeted orientations or knowledge-sharing sessions.

EMERGING PROJECTS: COMPLIANCE AND COST ALLOCATION

• Lead defined workstreams or make significant analytical contributions to emerging projects covering Compliance and Cost Allocation.
• Clarify scope and requirements, assess risks and dependencies, develop analyses or prototypes, coordinate testing and implementation, report progress, and document decisions, lessons learned and handover requirements.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, financial reporting, compliance, Cost Allocation, audit support or a related analytical role.
• Experience resolving cross-functional issues and recommending process or control improvements.
• Experience working in a multicultural, geographically dispersed or shared-services environment.
• Experience with SunSystems, OLAP, data warehouse or data-modelling environments, Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Experience supporting centralised Cost Allocation operations, Field Office finance, policy implementation, project workstreams, user acceptance testing or change adoption.
• Experience developing or improving financial templates, reports, dashboards, procedures or training materials.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting certification is preferred but not required. Equivalent relevant professional training or demonstrated expertise may be considered, subject to P&C requirements.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, reconciliations, internal controls and Cost Allocation principles.
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex analysis, identify material risks, connect issues across data sources, and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong Excel skills and working capability with Power BI or similar reporting tools.

Applicant Types Accepted:

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments.