Accounting Manager, Accounts Payable

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and civil society to build the institutions vital to a democratic society. CIPE’s key program areas include enterprise ecosystems, democratic governance, business advocacy, anti-corruption & ethics, and trade.

• Manage the finance staff, the front-line approvers, and transaction processors, ensuring they have the resources, training, and support to do their jobs effectively.
• Support finance and US-based non-finance staff in understanding financialsoftware, policies, and procedures.
• Serve as backup for direct reports when there is turnover, or when they are out of the office.

• Ensure that all transactions that our Washington, DC-based team processes follow policies and procedures.
• Respond to staff inquiries related to your areas of oversight.
• Support the allocation, liquidation, and reconciliation of payments made by credit card.
• Utilizing JAMIS accounting software, monitor financial advances and prepayments to ensure they are cleared promptly.

• Review and support reconciliations performed by your direct reports.

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in accounting.
• JAMIS accounting software experience desired.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in payment management.
• Experience working in a grant funded INGO preferred.
• Strong Computer skills, proficiency in MS-Office, specifically Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively to people with varying levels of financial understanding and backgrounds.