CORE is a crisis response non-profit/international NGO that brings immediate aid and recovery to underserved communities across the globe. A more equitable future starts with addressing the intersection of disaster and social justice.
We are seeking an energetic finance and accounting professional with strong financial, treasury and technical skills to help advance our mission around the globe.
The Director of Finance will be responsible for overseeing day to day finance/accounting process including assisting field finance teams. Experience in non-profit accounting $30M+ budget, ideally beginning in accounting and audit, followed by experience in financial planning and analysis and grant management and financial reporting. She/he will manage the financial reporting, compliance, assist in general accounting functions with heavy emphasis on managing functional areas of revenue recognition, grant administration and some donor/funder A/R collections. In addition, cross collaborate with procurement, disbursement and payroll departments. The candidate will have experience in a complex nonprofit that has multiple programs, revenue streams and multi-currency.
Responsibilities:
- Non-Profit Accounting:
- Oversee financial operations and reporting (monthly forecasting, cashflow) on grants, programs and overhead.
- Ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant award life cycle. Manage overspend and underspend on grants and communicating to various budget leads.
- Demonstrate a track record in grants management as it relates to donor compliance and reporting for government, corporate and foundation grants.
- Experience with NICRA and provisional fringe accounting and reconciliations, allowable and unallowable costs.
- Experience with gift-in-kind revenue and expense accounting including GIK valuation and documentation.
General Ledger & Systems:
- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate US GAAP and 2 CFR part 200 standards and regulatory requirements, experience with IFRS standards a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software, specifically Sage Intacct
- Responsible for all (including field teams) aspects of the monthly and annual close cycles
- Experience managing financial reporting, including budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable and accounting for investments, payroll, gift-in-kind, NICRA, and other non-profit specific accounting activities.
Audit & Internal Controls:
- Solid experience coordinating annual audit activities including PBC and schedule preparation and managing the relationship with external auditor.
- Oversee various donor related audits in coordination with field programs.
- Oversee preparation of annual 990 report and coordinate other annual compliance and registration requirements.
- Ensure compliance with internal and external policies and procedures, including all local, state, federal, financial reporting and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain internal controls and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, program budgets and actual expenditures.
- Able to research and document technical accounting positions, develop or edit existing written business processes and policies.
Analysis & Reporting:
- Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers
- Support the Vice President in engaging the board’s audit and finance committees around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery.
- Keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation
- Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner
- Assist Sr Budget Manager in the annual budgeting and planning process.
- Assist in managing annual insurance (property, casualty, liability, and D&O) renewals and claims reporting
Team Leadership:
- Leverage strengths of the current finance team members, will assist with 2-3 direct reports
- Mentor and develop team members to further build the overall capacity and skillsets of the accounting and finance teams.
- Create, promote and facilitate a collaborative, supportive, positive, respectful and transparent work environment.
- Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization.
Communications:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management or other outside partners
- Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment.
Qualifications:
- Must have experience managing non-profit accounting including GIK, donated services, SOA, balance sheet and full grant life cycle.
- Thorough knowledge of GAAP and 2 CFR part 200 regulations.
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to our mission
- A proactive, analytical, hands-on strategic thinker
- Minimum of a BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA and/or CPA
- Strong demonstrated and advanced excel skills
- Experience with Sage Intacct or other ERP platform and Salesforce
Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records checks, sex offender registries, employment, education verifications and child abuse registry check (if required by state regulations) are required post job offer and prior to employment.
Safeguarding
CORE is committed to keeping children and vulnerable individuals safe and has a Zero Tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse. Every CORE employee, consultant and volunteer is bound by CORE’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy. By applying for this position, an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s safeguarding, sexual misconduct, (child) sexual exploitation and abuse, or human trafficking policy.
