Senior Advisor, External Reporting & Analytics (P4)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As the Senior Advisor, External Reporting & Analytics, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will be responsible for managing financial processes to support accurate and timely financial statements, tax preparation, and agency management reporting. You will be responsible for the management and facilitation with external audit, tax and other external partners as necessary. You will also be a resource for the Finance Division to provide guidance on policy, procedures and accounting processes, serving as a vital role for producing reports and analysis. Lastly, you will provide accounting and control expertise, develop analytical reporting and participate in process improvement and transformation initiatives related to financial reporting, audit and tax compliance.

Location

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

Lead in financial reporting, audit and tax: 45%

• Manage financial reporting and tax return preparation processes with external auditors and internally
• Facilitate prepared by client list (PBC) for external audit and prepare, review and analyze financial statements and related schedules
• Review reconciliations for compliance with audit requirements and prepare monthly variance analysis
• Facilitate schedule preparation for tax return process and provide advisory services to the team
• Complete impact assessments and project plans for implementing FASB Accounting Standards Update for Not-for-Profit accounting
• Assist in Single Audit support including schedule of expenditure of federal awards (SEFA).
• Facilitate with counterparts in Save the Children International (SCI) on the Foreign Recipient Audit (FRA) and ensure reconciled

Define and complete recurring internal reporting: 25%

• Prepare, review and update of the functional expense allocation on periodic basis
• Analyze functional expenses, discuss with relevant stakeholders and identify improvement opportunities
• Assist in balance sheet review processes and connect with other stakeholders to address reconciling items
• Collaborate with Financial Analysis and Business Partnering team on restricted funding.
• Prepare, review and update agency SEFA report and facilitate updates necessary to support
• Reconcile agency SEFA report to SCI FRA

Lead in NICRA Preparation, Review and Negotiations: 10%

• Prepare agency NICRA submittal packets for sharing to USAID, including analytics on changes of rates year over year
• Support the adjustment processes for finalized and provisional rates
• Communicate to various divisions around our NICRA submittal
• Complete modeling and adjust NICRA model as needed for changing environment

Assist in preparation and revision of finance policies and procedures related to accounting: 10%

• Partner with Finance division on drafting policy, procedures, and improving processes (related to financial reporting and tax compliance).
• Determine accounting treatment for new or unusual transactions, e.g. planned gifts, revenue recognition, leases
• Research accounting and tax requirements, e.g. using IRS or FASB
• Discuss implication to SCUS financial statements of Accounting Standards with KPMG

Supervisory support (cross-cutting): 10%

• Provide reviews of schedules to achieve the above objectives.
• Collaborate with the Advisor, to support proper planning and flow of documents to internal and external stakeholders
• Train, develop, coach, lead, and supervise staff, clearly communicating organization, division and department priorities, and how their work contributes to our mission and supports Save the Children values

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience 
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite 
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English<