Finance Director

Mercy Ships is an international charity that brings hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor through state-of-the-art hospital ships. Since 1978, our volunteer crew—made up of medical professionals and skilled workers from over 60 nations—has delivered free surgeries and medical care to over 2.8 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa, transforming lives one patient and one port at a time. Join our global team of over 3,000 volunteers and help us change lives daily.

About this role

The Finance Director maintains responsibility for and provides oversight of all Finance and Sales Department functions on board, including Accounting, the Crew Bank, Ship Shop and post office, and the café. The Finance Director oversees all financial transactions on board, makes sure there is enough money on board for Crew, and to cover the needs of all ship departments and projects.

What you will contribute

• Supervise, encourage, coach and train, and support the development of the Finance and Sales teams
• Maintain adequate staffing and provide supervision to the various functions
• Promote excellence in the overall service quality of the Crew Bank, the financial accounting function on the Ship, the Post Office and the retail stores that operate on the Ship
• Manage the budgeting, purchase order, auditing, and month end closing processes in collaboration with Accounting at the International Support Center
• Prepare periodic financial reports for the department heads and project leaders
• Liaise with local banks and interface with land bases on Accounting matters
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work in multi-currency environment

For This Role, You Will Need

• Successful completion of Mercy Ships On Boarding program
• Experience working in financial leadership roles
• 5 years of management experience
• Clean background/criminal record check
• Conversant in French preferred
• Some knowledge of retail sales and inventory will be helpful

The experience of a lifetime is calling.

More than 1,200 volunteers from over 60 nations serve with Mercy Ships each year.

At Mercy Ships, we are proud to be recognized around the world for the life-changing surgeries and training we deliver. We could not achieve this without our dedicated community of talented volunteers.

Imagine finishing your shift and stepping onto deck as the sun sets—knowing that today you’ve helped transform the lives of those who need it most.