Deepa S.
About Deepa S.
Deepa S. serves as the Humanitarian Business Operations Lead at Save the Children UK and has extensive experience in finance and business operations within the humanitarian sector.
Work at Save the Children
Deepa S. currently serves as the Humanitarian Business Operations Lead at Save the Children UK, a position she has held since 2020. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing business operations within humanitarian contexts. Prior to this, she worked as a Senior Finance Business Partner at Save the Children UK from 2017 to 2020, where she contributed to financial strategy and management. Earlier in her career at Save the Children UK, she held the position of Finance Business Partner for nine months in 2016.
Current Role at CCD Network
Since 2020, Deepa S. has also been working as the Agency Lead for Save the Children at CCD Network. In this role, she focuses on collaborative cash initiatives aimed at enhancing humanitarian responses. The CCD Network emphasizes innovative approaches to cash assistance in humanitarian settings, aligning with her expertise in finance and operations.
Education and Expertise
Deepa S. holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Accounting and Finance from Kuvempu University. She furthered her education with a Post Graduate Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring from Leeds Beckett University, completed in 2021. Additionally, she studied at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and earned a Diploma in Network Centric Computing from NIIT. This educational background supports her roles in finance and operations within humanitarian organizations.
Previous Experience in Finance
Before her tenure at Save the Children, Deepa S. worked as a Finance Business Partner at Age UK from 2014 to 2016. In this capacity, she managed financial operations for both Age International and the domestic charity sector. Her experience in finance spans several years and includes strategic financial management in various nonprofit organizations.