Senior Director of Finance
Remote
Overhead Departments – Finance & Accounting /
Full time /
Remote
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 Senior Director of Finance is the leader of CORE’s Finance Department, is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and plays a strategic role in the overall management of the organization. This position is responsible for the financial health of the organization, ensuring transparency, integrity, and sustainability in all financial operations.
The Senior Director of Finance will oversee all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities, including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, grants compliance, audit preparation, treasury functions, and reporting for the organization’s domestic and international operations.
Experience in non-profit accounting for organizations with a $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 Accounts Payable, Payroll and will be responsible for financial reporting, the annual budgeting process, and compliance. The Sr. Director of Finance will assist in general accounting functions with heavy emphasis on managing functional areas of revenue recognition, grant administration and some donor/funder A/R collections. The candidate will have experience in a complex nonprofit that has multiple programs, revenue streams and multi-currency.
Main Responsibilities:
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Executive Team, providing insight and recommendations on financial performance, risk management, and resource allocation.
- Lead the development of short- and long-term financial plans and strategies aligned with the organization’s mission and growth.
- Leverage strengths of the current finance team members, manage 4 direct reports in Accounts Payable, Accounting, and Payroll.
- 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.
- Promote a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and accountability.
- Provide training and support to non-finance staff to enhance financial literacy across the organization.
- Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization.
- 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.
- Oversee management of NICRA and provisional fringe accounting and reconciliations, allowable and unallowable costs.
- Responsible for consolidation of subsidiaries Haiti Takes Root and Relief Compass.
- Experience with gift-in-kind revenue and expense accounting including GIK valuation and documentation.
- 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
- Oversee 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.
- 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.
- Monitor cash flow and short-term investments to ensure adequate working capital.
- Manage domestic and international banking relationships.
- Manage CORE’s endowment, liaising with asset management partner to ensure compliance with CORE’s Investment Policy Statement.
- Oversee foreign exchange exposure and mitigation strategies.
- Ensure secure and timely disbursement of funds to field offices and partners.
- Implement and update treasury policies and procedures to align with organizational growth and international operations.
- Maintain oversight of restricted and unrestricted cash balances and ensuring alignment with donor and program requirements.
- Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers
- Support the COO 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.
- 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.
Strategic Leadership:
Team Leadership:
Non-Profit Accounting:
General Ledger & Systems:
Audit & Internal Controls:
Treasury - Manage and oversee treasury functions to ensure liquidity and risk management, including:
Analysis & Reporting:
Communications:
Scope and Travel:
- Periodic travel for CORE meetings and conferences.
- As-needed travel to field offices.
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
- CPA or CMA or commitment to passing achieving one or the other within 12 months of hire
Experience:
- Experience with Sage Intacct or other ERP platform
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong demonstrated and advanced excel skills
- Strong grasp of non-profit financial analysis
$192,000 - $192,000 a year
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.
