ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.
In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?
If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.
World Relief Quad Cities seeks a Finance Director to oversee and control all financial transactions, financial reporting, and budget development and execution in order to ensure financial stability of the Quad Cities office. The Finance Director oversees a team of Finance Specialists and serves on the Leadership Team.
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Staff Supervision
- Hire, onboard, train, supervise, and coach Finance staff
- Provide leadership to the team by holding one-on-one meetings with all direct reports, delegating duties and responsibilities, providing consistent and ongoing feedback and communication, and mentoring and coaching team members, supporting their professional development
- Engage direct reports in annual performance management cycle including goal setting, quarterly progress check-ins, and annual performance evaluations
- Address performance concerns proactively and manage disciplinary action as needed
- Revenue and Expense Accounting
- Oversee and implement procedures for revenue to ensure timely, accurate, and controlled receipt and recording of funds received for the Quad Cities Office
- Oversee and implement procedures for expenses to ensure timely, accurate, and controlled cash disbursements, check payments, and credit card charges and the detailed recording of such expenditures for the Quad Cities Office
- Utilize an Organization software (Enterprise Resource Planning) for the processing of payments, detailed recording of expenditures, and generation of reports
Program and Fiscal Budgets
- Work closely with the Executive Director and Program Managers to create program budgets incorporating anticipated revenue, direct and indirect expenses, and other requirements as dictated by the program
- Develop an annual fiscal budget with the Executive Director, incorporating active and projected program budgets, other anticipated revenue and expenses, and specific Home Office requirements
- Update and distribute monthly Tracking Budget (Excel workbook that tracks actual income and expenses vs. budget) and meet quarterly with Executive Director and each Program Manager to ensure Programs are staying within budget
- Function as primary liaison with Home Office on finance related issues, local financial institutions, and other entities as involvement or need arises
Internal Communication & Collaboration
- Actively participate on the Leadership Team of WRQC, attending meetings and collaborating about services/initiatives
- Embody the mission, vision, and values of World Relief, setting an example for the office staff, volunteers, clients and churches and the community
- Support the development of a strategic plan and clear, achievable goals, assuring that department and program goals and directions are consistent with the overall direction of the Quad Cities office
- Support the creation and maintenance of a healthy office culture that fosters staff and missional growth
Other duties as assigned by the office director
- In partnership with Program Managers, create monthly invoices for various grants and run detailed expense reports for the submission of invoices to the various funders
- Maintain client expenses and generate reports as needed for the administration of Resettlement programs
- Oversee the collection of payments from ILS clients
- This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Fluent in Microsoft software including Excel, Word, Outlook and Access
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and organize in a fast paced and fluid environment
- Cross-cultural experience preferred
- Bilingual ability desired
- Ability to effectively lead a diverse team of professionals
Requirements
- Mature and personal Christian faith
- Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
- Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
- Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field and 3 years relevant experience
- 2 years of management experience
- Experience in non-profit financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis preferred
- Experience with budgeting and forecasting tools
- Experience with internal financial systems
- Experience with federal, local, and state grants or similar cost reimbursement agreements
- Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and clean driving record
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)
- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies
- Legal Shield Insurance
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
- Long Term & Short-term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long Distance Travel Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- 401K & Roth
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
- Eligibility: Full Time (40 hours per week) is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year.
World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):
- Verizon
- Pet Insurance through Nationwide
- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Working Advantage Discount Program
- Active & Fit Gym Membership
World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
· The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
· Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
· The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
· General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
· Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
· Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
· Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
· Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
· All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.
In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.
