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CARE · 3 weeks ago

DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$109K/yr - $152K/yr

10+ years exp

CARE is a global leader in the humanitarian and development sector, dedicated to delivering support and services to millions of people worldwide. The Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting plays a strategic role in enhancing CARE’s mission by providing financial insights and overseeing global financial management, while leading a team of finance professionals and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Health CareNon ProfitUnderserved Children

Responsibilities

Supports the Global Controller in ensuring the delivery of timely, accurate, and comprehensive financial information to both internal and external stakeholders

This includes the development and enforcement of financial policies aligned with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and donor requirements, consolidation of global financial data, and preparation of statutory financial statements and reports

This position is responsible for complex areas such as revenue accounting, investment accounting, as well as accounts receivable, cash application and accounts payable (inclusive of employee travel advances and expense reporting) and fixed assets

This position provides leadership and direction, overseeing complex gift processing exceeding $200 million annually and supports the Fundraising department and associated management reporting

This position also provides supervision and guidance to the Credit Card administrator as the new card program is launched

This position also oversees the external financial reporting, which includes the preparation of quarterly financial statements in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and serves as a key liaison for the external auditors during the interim and year end audit

Coordination with internal and external partners is critical, including collaboration with the Shared Service Center in Manila, grant & programs managers leading USA01 programs, and CARE's external audit firm

The Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting directly supervises managers and four accounting & financial reporting personnel indirectly and provides training and capacity building to the finance, accounting and reporting team to ensure skills are appropriate and that the team can respond to the rapidly changing accounting and compliance environment

This supports the Global Controller in overseeing the annual Financial Statements Audit conducted by CARE's external auditors

Lead and manage a team of professional finance staff by providing consistent supervision, leadership, and support

Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, training, and performance management

Partner with the Finance Team, Shared Services Center, and key stakeholders across departments to proactively address financial management and compliance issues

Build and sustain an effective finance team by investing in professional development and creating a collaborative, inclusive work environment

Ensure seamless communication and coordination between finance units, other CARE USA departments, and external partners to support organizational alignment and operational efficiency

Supervise, lead, guide and support the accountants and managers in the CARE USA's HQ accounting department

This includes, but is not limited to, developing and updating job descriptions, recruiting (when necessary), annual goal setting and performance management, and coaching and developing

This person should pro-actively lead the hiring for direct reports and have a high degree of involvement in the recruiting, on-boarding and coaching for all team members

Evaluate needs for cross-training of staff to maximize efficiency and minimize control risks and dependencies

Oversee complex gift processing which includes ensuring completeness, accuracy and valuation of private fundraising, including split interest agreements (perpetual trusts, charitable trusts, gift annuities), planned giving/estate gifts and contributions in kind (CIK)

Ensure that processes and procedures are in place to ensure revenue recognition is performed in accordance with US GAAP, including the automation of data feeds from Salesforce and information flow from Fundraising Business Operation colleagues

Work closely with the Revenue manager and Fundraising team to complete the annual budget and automate the bi-weekly revenue report using Power BI

Working with budget holders and financial planning & analysis, oversee the preparation of revenue & expense reports vs. budget for senior management (EMT members and department leads)

Support HQ and other domestic holders in annual budgeting process, budget to actual review to ensure proper accounting (revenue, expense, prepaids, capital, etc.)

Through awareness of strategic initiatives, ensure that accounting for non-recurring activity is appropriate (such as building expansion, software implementations)

Ensure that financial feasibility studies for new and ongoing initiatives are rigorous and provide complete and relevant information for decision making

Responsible for maintaining a high level of integrity of CARE USA's general ledger and subsidiary ledgers

Provides oversight for the monthly balance sheet review, ensuring reconciliations are performed & issues resolved timely

This involves interactions with the CARE USA/USA01 accounting team in Manila as well as program & grant managers based in Atlanta

Oversee the accurate, timely and efficient processing of vendor invoices and employee travel advances and expense reimbursements

Ensure proper supporting documentation is included in accordance with policy and vendor discrepancies and disputes are resolved timely

Ensure proper accounting period of expenses submitted to A/P each month, quarter and during year-end financial close by engaging with key budget holders and review of budget vs actual

The Director overseen Financial Statements Audit conducted by CARE's external auditors

Review the Quarterly User Access Verification and submit all changes timely to the SSC team

Work closely with SSC-Manila AP team members to improve quality of AP processing and reduce the number of adjusting and reclassification entries

Supervise external financial reporting which includes overseeing the preparation of US GAAP financial statements, federal and state filings, NICRA calculation and preparation/submission to USAID, support & supervise the preparation of other statutory and industry surveys (census bureau, bureau of economics, BBB, Forbes, etc.)

Oversight for CARE USA, CARE Action Now and CARE Enterprises tax return process and ensure compliance with new tax regulation, including managing external tax providers

Serve as technical resource for complex accounting issues (revenue recognition, capitalized software, new lease standard) and thought leader on the application and implementation of new standards at CARE

Responsible for planning and supporting the consolidated financial statement audit and Uniform Guidance (US Government) audit

Serve a primary contact for on-site auditors, and ensure that all audit schedules are prepared accurately, timely and consistently and are reviewed before providing to the auditors

Through coordination with IPO and AMS colleagues, anticipate and mitigate areas of possible audit risk

Represent CARE with other external auditors at the federal, state and local level, including USAID

Qualification

Certified Public AccountantFinancial Management ExperienceNon-profit GAAP ExperienceUS Government RegulationsEnterprise Resource PlanningAnalytical SkillsTreasury Management SystemsStrategic ManagementPresentation DevelopmentTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Degree in Accounting and/or Finance

A minimum of ten years financial management experience, in an organization of comparable size and complexity to CARE

Certified Public Accountant

Strategic Management & Leadership skills

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills; diplomacy

Ability to balance customer service, team work and control for optimum use of CARE's financial resources

Problem Solving skills

Demonstrated knowledge of control systems and application of management approaches

A minimum of five years financial management experience, in an organization of comparable size and complexity to CARE

Strategic and operational change leadership

Non-profit GAAP experience

US Government Regulations and Uniform Guidance audit experience

Enterprise Resource Planning and Financial Software use

Analytics

Presentation development

Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance

Minimum of ten years' experience in finance, at least seven of which has been in treasury systems

Expert level of proficiency in finance and treasury systems

Expert knowledge of principles, practices and techniques associated with cash management, banking, and investment management

Advanced knowledge of Federal cash management systems and regulations

Advanced knowledge of fundraising and crediting systems

Strong analytical skills and ability to determine application of established practices and procedures, able to tackle problems by using logical, systematic approaches as well as train and coach others in the skill

Cash and investment accounting and reconciliation skills

Strong computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, spreadsheets, and databases; familiarity with Internet Systems

Experience in Treasury Desktop or other treasury management systems