Deputy Finance Manager RAPID

Overview

This is a remote-global role. The hiring organization is considering candidates wherever it is registered to work, with a preference for candidates who speak Spanish and are on US/East Coast time zone. The employer does not sponsor visas for remote employees.

The pay range referenced in this job announcement applies only to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll would follow the respective Country pay range. A recruiter can share the specific salary range for the anticipated work location during the candidate selection process.

Pay Range: $73,698 - $88,085 Annually

Job Summary

The Deputy Finance Manager supports the Finance Manager to ensure strong resource stewardship, strict financial accountability, and financial risk management while promoting the effectiveness and robustness of RAPID and relevant partners’ financial management systems, processes, and practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable.

This role participates in managing financial service needs and delivery challenges, identifying and implementing improvement solutions to minimize the organization’s and partners’ exposure to financial risk.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and monitoring of simplified financial processes, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with organization policies, donor regulations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and local laws for emergency projects.
• Ensure implementation of action plans after reports review and other assessments.
• Work closely with RAPID HQ and CP finance teams to ensure efficiency and compliance with donor and organization requirements across accounting, recording, reporting, and whole financial management processes, including maintenance of supporting documents for audit trails.
• Reconcile SF-425 federal financial report.
• Support programs, administration, supply chain, and procurement with financial orientations and guidance; work closely with RAPID CP finance teams to resolve financial issues.
• Collaborate with all CP finance teams to ensure smooth running of financial operations.
• Follow the receivable tracking register and take necessary actions for delinquents’ advances.
• Lead monthly review of all outstanding advances to vendors, SR and staff.
• Analyze financial data and provide recommendations to improve financial performance and compliance, identifying financial weaknesses and recommending mitigation measures.
• Provide global financial tracking to RAPID senior leadership, including tracking estimated and obligated budgets, forecasts, and expenditures; support re-alignments as needed.
• Work with CPs to ensure overspending does not occur.
• Support timely and sustainable closure of audit financial management findings.
• Support development of buy-in budgets, ensuring budgets are reasonable, accurate, and adequately reflect costs of activities required to successfully carry out the program.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and web conferencing applications.
• Strong experience presenting and facilitating trainings on financial management topics.
• Knowledge of local tax and regulatory reporting procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
• Very good planning, monitoring, and organizational skills.
• Ability to act ethically in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Required Qualifications

• Required languages: Proficiency (verbal and written) in English; Spanish strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Substantial budgeting, budget/expense analysis, and accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field with a focus on Accounting.
• A professional certification in Accounting or a related field.
• Experience in an International NGO.
• Experience with and knowledge of relevant public donors’ regulations.
• Experience with financial reporting software.
• Experience managing a team of finance professionals.

Travel

• Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%.
• Must have the capacity to live and work in difficult/stressful environments and serve wherever agency needs dictate.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Compensation & Benefits

• U.S.-based staff receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.
• Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.

Location

Remote-global role with a preference for candidates on US/East Coast time zone.

General Requirements

Offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed.

Positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government-administered medical examination.

The organization prioritizes candidates who are citizens/permanent residents of the countries where it has offices.

Additional Information

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to the organization’s Code of Conduct and will be expected to support safeguarding commitments for children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.