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Ashoka · 1 day ago

Global Controller

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Ashoka is a globally recognized social impact organization that is changing the world for good. The Global Controller will oversee accounting, finance, reporting, and financial compliance activities, while leading the finance team and ensuring effective program implementation and clean audits.

InfrastructureNon ProfitSocial Entrepreneurship

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements; apply reporting standards for nonprofit entities

Implement appropriate internal controls and mechanisms for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures, and ensure appropriate safeguarding of Organization assets and the proper recording of financial transactions

Coordinate all audit activity

Work with the Finance team’s Head of Business Intelligence to consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports timely and accurately; clearly communicate financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership abreast of Ashoka’s financial status

Review and approve payroll

Support the CFO in engaging the board’s audit and finance committees around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery

Oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period

With the CFO, maintain and manage relationships with external stakeholders, including financial institutions, auditors, and large vendors

Establish and monitor implementation of finance policies, procedures and administrative systems to support finance/program operations

Evaluate and lead team to improve Team’s application of the accounting ERP system (NetSuite); rollout the ERP system in other country offices as appropriate in coordination with regional and local finance managers

Leverage strengths of the current finance team members, help to clarify roles and responsibilities and develop and implement training programs to maximize and reach optimal individual and organizational goals. Support development of a new role within the finance organization to focus on simplifying processes and financial training across the organization

Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment

Provide coaching to other staff while working collaboratively with them to define and find solutions to issues. Be willing to roll up sleeves in tackling issues including technical challenges

Qualification

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)ERP platform (NetSuite)Grants accountingFinancial statements auditsTeam managementEthical behaviorEmotional intelligenceCollaboration skills

Required

Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

At least 5 years in a Controller or equivalent position

Accounting experience in a not-for-profit organization, including grants accounting

Public accounting experience will be a plus

Experience managing and directing teams of finance and accounting professionals

Strong knowledge and experience in ERP platform, preferably NetSuite

Managing financial statements audits, organization's strategy, budget, and planning

Strong ability to research technical GAAP topics and also implement rules as appropriate

Appropriate balance of focus on simplification of processes and policies, while ensuring nuances are covered

Willing and able to face unique challenges never experienced before

Ability to work and collaborate with people in other teams who have no financial knowledge

Desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with smart, caring professionals who want to make a meaningful change in the world

Entrepreneurial Quality: Compelled to take creative initiative and ownership (e.g. founding an organization or company, starting a movement, or re-shaping the work of an existing organization). Demonstrates relentless and realistic how-to-thinking and passion for seeing their ideas come to life

Understanding and Belief in the Everyone a Changemaker: Understands and believes the Everyone a Changemaker vision at a gut level. To be able to innately ‘get' this, candidates should have a broad and inquisitive intellectual and a thinking pattern that connects the dots between historical trends and current social context

Emotional and Social Intelligence: Ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams, putting organizational/team goal first (personal glory second)

Ethical Fiber: Exceptionally strong ethical behavior. Is self-reflective and has strong empathy skills. Trustworthy

Self-Definition: The person expects that changing the world in big ways and on a continental scale is what he/she will do in life

Company

Ashoka

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Ashoka is a civil and social organization that specializes in the fields of social entrepreneurship and social change.

Founded in 1980

Arlington, Virginia, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.ashoka.org

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