Advisor, Portfolio Management – P3

Save the Children US

Advisor providing financial support for Save the Children’s international portfolio management. Ensuring financial and operational processes are running timely and efficiently with global impact.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,800 - $102,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced financial management capabilities, including budget development, donor compliance, and financial reporting. Proficient in training stakeholders on financial policies and procedures while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

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Budget DevelopmentFinancial ReportingDonor ComplianceMicrosoft ExcelStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Budget ManagementFinancial ProjectionsData AnalysisRisk MitigationAward Closeout

Soft Skills

Training DevelopmentCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office Suite

Industry Keywords

Donor ConditionsFederal Regulations2 CFR 200EDGARFinancial Policies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support budget development for grant proposals by partnering with program and country office staff to translate program needs into sound financial plans.
Conduct regular review of award portfolios, including oversight of life-of-award meetings, to identify and mitigate potential risks and coordinate with cost center staff to develop spend plans that align with scope of work and donor conditions.
Prepare donor spending reports ensuring data accuracy and compliance with donor and audit requirements.
Manage donor billing, including monitoring prompt receipt of receivables.
Ensure proper closeout of awards, aligning with donor requirements and SCUS awards management requirements.
Work on the development and implementation of the annual fiscal budget process for your portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Partner with country office leadership to develop and analyze financial projections and forecasts for awards portfolio, identifying and addressing financial risks.
Use financial data and historical spending to provide direction to cost centers, prepare financial projections, ensuring spending plans are aligned with organizational objectives and risk tolerance.
Conduct regular budget reviews of your awards to ensure proper and efficient use of funding and advise teams of spending.
Assist with the development of financial training materials and conduct regular trainings for finance and program staff on financial policies, procedures, and award compliance.
Work with Managing Director and Senior Director to update financial policies and procedures and implement best practices across the team.
Support the completion of needs assessments to identify staff training requirements, evaluate the effectiveness of training programs, and make improvements as needed.
Assist in training both internal and external stakeholders on various financial topics including: Budget holder guidance, Financial policies and procedures, Donor compliance and reports, Federal regulations, i.e. 2 CFR 200, EDGAR, and others.
Work with Sr. Director to ensure training needs are being met for both internal and external stakeholders for awards in your portfolio.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel and demonstrated ability to apply creative ideas for data compilations.
Demonstrated ability to support multiple stakeholders by providing sound financial data and guidance
Proven experience managing complex, multifunctional budgets
Willing and able to travel both domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.
Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
Professional proficiency in spoken and written Spanish.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays, and hybrid working opportunities
Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships