Sr.Finance Analyst, Data, Insights & Learning

Full Time Non-Union Toronto, ON, CA

Salary Range: $63,323.32 To $80,295.12 Annually

Save the Children believes every child has the right to a future. In Canada and around the world, we do whatever it takes – every day and in times of crisis – to support children to fulfill their rights to a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. With over 100 years of experience, Save the Children is the world’s first and leading independent children’s organization – transforming lives and the future we share.

Save the Children Canada is a hybrid workplace based in Toronto Ontario Canada. This recruitment is open to all applicants residing in Ontario.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE:

Reporting to theDirector Grant Finance & Compliance, theSenior Finance Analyst, Data, Insights & Learningwillbe responsibleforhelping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will play a pivotal role in advancing Save the Children’s fundraising modelling andanalytics capabilities, anddriving a culture of data-informed decision-making. Reporting to the Director, Grant Finance & Compliance, you will serve as an expert and hands-on contributor, working closely with the External Engagement team and leveraging advanced analytics and data visualization tools—such as Power BI, Excel and other leading programs—to deliver actionable insights that optimize fundraising initiatives and supporter engagement.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

- Perform hands-on data analysis, programming, and modeling using tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau and Excel.
- Support the building, maintenance, and enhancement of fundraising dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to support marketing performance measurement and strategic decision-making.
- Ensure data quality, integration, and hygiene across platforms, collaborating with finance and external engagement teams.
- Pull, clean, and prepare data from CRM Salesforce and other offline sources to support analysis and reporting, including the quarterly extracts for SCI Benchmarking.

Cross‑ChannelAnalytics & Insights Support (10%)

- Prepare datasets and preliminary analyses that support segmentation, file health monitoring, attribution, and campaign optimization.
- Summarize trends, anomalies, and performance highlights for review by leaders within the Marketing Analytics and Technology team.
- Contribute to insights decks, monthly performance reviews, andcross ‑ teamreporting forums.
- Work with Director, Growth and Fundraising Strategy to update monthly expense reconciliation processin order to improve expense tracking for all private fundraising enabling more fluid and flexible investment strategy.

Marketing Analytics & Insights Leadership (15%)

- Drive the development and implementation of integrated analytics, and predictive modeling tooptimizemarketing ROI.
- Translate complex data into actionable insights for marketing channel managers and audience leads, embedding analytics throughout campaign planning and execution.
- Support the adoption of advanced methodologies, including attribution modeling, predictive analytics, and file health monitoring, to drive data-informed decision-making.

Proposal Budgeting and Monitoring (25%)

- Review budgets for new proposals and amendments in partnership with External Engagement and Business Operations, Country Office teams, ensuring compliance with Award Management Guidelines.




- Support the budget development process to ensure financial accuracyin accordance withaccounting standards and Organization requirements.
- Review Donor Agreements and Partner subcontracts to ensure financial compliance with donor requirements.
- Lead budget re-alignment and forecasting processes including review and detailed commentary of all draft budgets.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for SCC programs, including donor reports,consolidatedforecasts, budgets, burn rate, and variance analyses.
- Collaborate with SCI team to upload the monthly data dump upload to the accounting system, ensuring the GL isaccurateand reconciled with SCI Reports.
- Lead planning,preparationand pre-audit review for successful execution of SCC annual audit and Comprehensive Partnership Assessment (CPA) donor audits.
- Identifyandparticipateto process improvement initiatives, collaborating with Finance Management teams to update standard operating procedures and Finance Manual.

Qualifications include (but are not limited to):

- Post-secondary education inarelevant field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum5-7years ofexperiencein experience in International Development, Non-Governmental Organization(NGO/INGO),orothernot-for-profit sectorsis preferred.
- Advancedproficiencyworking with large financial data, data modeling, datavisualizationand business intelligence
- Experience of analysis and modelling tools such as modeling using tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau and Excel.
- Professionalproficiencyin spoken and written English.
- Advancedcommunication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills fordiverse audiences tobuild strong working relationships across cultural and organizational settings, both internally and externally. French/Spanish/Arabic language skills is an asset.
- Demonstrated project management experience for task execution of assignedobjectivessupported byproficiencywith MS Office tools and relevant technologies. Ability to work under pressure within tight timelines to achieve SCCobjectives.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to align data strategy with organizational goals.
- Displays analytical and problem-solving skills to support initiatives withdemonstratedadaptability to support change management for successful task implementation.
- Applies judgment and make sound decisions that are accountable, justifiable, and in adherence to policies and procedures.
- Considers organizational strategy and thinks creatively to support innovative initiatives and collaborations that deliver benefits for the children and families we serve.
- Progressive leadership experience in marketing analytics, strategic planning, or financial performance management.
- Expertisein marketing KPIs, attribution modeling, predictive analytics, and supporter segmentation.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills, including experience presenting complex information to senior decision-makers and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstratedexpertisein marketing analytics, including hands-on experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools.
- Knowledge of CRM and multi-channel marketing hub platforms (e.g., Blackbaud, Salesforce)



and familiarity with database structures and data integration tools.
- Ability to occasionally travel locally,nationallyand internationally (less than 10%) asrequired.

WHAT WE OFFER

The salary range for this position is non-union pay band 5 between$63,323.32 - $80,295.12 CAD depending on skills and experience. In addition to this, our employees will have the following package of additional benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits package for you and your dependents available three months after employmentstart date.Coordinated benefits for your partner paid by Save the Children Canada.
- Hybrid workplace including opportunities to work remotely and flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and work life balance.
- 4weeks of annualpaidvacation.
- In addition to annual leave, we offeran end of year office closureDecember 25- January 1 (SAVE Days) so we can all recharge simultaneously.
- 5paidpersonal days.
- 10paidsick leavedays.
- Parental leave top-up.
- Employer contributions to group pension plan. Access to help save for a first home through the pension provider.
- Learning and development opportunities and specialized training including career development time.
- Confidential Employee Assistance Program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment.
- Organization-wide membershipaccess toHeadspace.

It is our individual and collective responsibility to ensure all children are protected from deliberate or unintentional acts that lead to the risk of, or actual, harm caused by our employees. Each employee shall be aware that there may be additional vulnerabilities facing children associated with their age, socio-economic background, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, identity, sexual orientation or identity, and is committed to ensuring this does not form barriers to effective safeguarding.

Each employee is committed to fostering and sustaining a safe environment through proactive, accessible, and effective approaches that seek to prevent and respond to any harm to the children including but not limited to sexual exploitation and abuse. SCC and all its employees will take all reasonable steps to make itself safe, both as an organisation and in the conduct of all aspects of its day-to-day operations of emergency, humanitarian, developmental, policy, campaigning and administrative work.

SCC supports and acts in compliance with the Human Rights Code. SCC is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with theAccessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(‘AODA’).Providing an accessible and barrier-free environment is a shared effort, and as an organization, SCC is committed to working with the necessary parties to make accessibility for all a reality.If you require an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment or employment process, please notify People & Culture

Please Note: This job opportunity is to fill an existing vacancy.

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📌 Sr.Finance Analyst, Data, Insights & Learning (Toronto)
🏢 Savethechildren
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