Advisor, Accounting (P3)

Summary

Reporting to the Senior Managing Director, Financial Controller, the Advisor, Accounting will collaborate with the various units within and outside of the department to promote clarity, risk management, stakeholder management and to foster excellence in financial oversight across the organization. The Advisor, Accounting is responsible for coordinating across different teams to ensure the accomplishment of department objectives through information sharing, technical assistance, project management, updates of financial process for business continuity as well as data analysis.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Capacity Building, information sharing and Stakeholder Management (30%)

• Support build and maintenance department-wide objectives, planning and monitoring
• Provide training and technical assistance to country offices, award management and agency functional teams
• Define and socialize best practices among teams, share efficiencies by leveraging operational and financial knowledge to improve existing processes and support teams in goal achievement
• Organize, support cross-team meetings, stakeholder engagement sessions, in-office hours and other
• Acts as a resource for other team members; may lead projects with limited risks and resource requirements

Business Continuity (30%)

• Standard Operating Procedures
• Prepare, update, develop and publish operating procedures for the different groups within EFRAP, including processes linked to other departments in Finance
• Support Transformation Projects
• Assist in the roll out of transformation projects by compiling metrics, analysis of data and other review activities
• Assist in the coordination of transition activities from project to business as usual

Back up Support

• Support accounting or processing transactions
• Serve as back up support on as needed basis

Financial Analysis (20%)

• Identify and process any necessary adjustment as result of award analysis
• Perform reconciliations related to balance sheet, revenue or expenditure accounts
• Coordinate monitoring checklist and any recommended actions.
• Coordinate the review and submission of supporting documents and analysis for audits, donors and other agencies

Support complex donor requirements, reconciliations, and closeouts (20%)

• Support team in reviewing complex issues including donor, regulatory or internal reconciliations.
• Provide project management and support to closeout tasks or cross-departmental/ divisional
• Lead in improvements to support reconciliation and closeout of tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Facilitates change - encourages others to identify opportunities for different and innovative approaches, facilitates implementation and acceptance of change.
• Service orientation - Anticipates and responds promptly to internal customer's needs. Solicits customer feedback.
• Analytical thinker – strong problem solving skills. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate

Preferred Qualifications

• Not for profit finance experience
• Experience with Unit 4 Agresso financial system or other financial management systems

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $84,150 – $94,050 base salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $76,500 – $85,500 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $68,850 – $76,950 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record.

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of inte