Sr Finance Officer RAPID

Overview

This is a remote-global role. The hiring team is considering candidates wherever the organization is registered to employ. The organization does not sponsor visas for remote employees.

Pay Range: $64,647 - $77,268 Annually

Note: The pay range applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified by the organization as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll follow the respective Country pay range. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the anticipated work location during the candidate selection process.

Project Overview
Over 18 months, the initiative delivers timely, life-saving humanitarian assistance in rapidly evolving crises worldwide. The program enables fast, flexible action to address urgent needs from sudden shocks and protracted emergencies, supporting critical humanitarian sectors through context-appropriate assistance. The work emphasizes operational readiness, locally led implementation, accountability to affected communities, and safe, dignified programming.

Job Summary

The Finance Officer Sr supports the program’s overall financial management systems, policies, and procedures in alignment with the organization’s accounting standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donor regulations, and local legal requirements.

As part of an experienced finance team, the Finance Officer supports day-to-day financial activities, including the consolidation of financial processes across countries. Key areas include transaction reviews, account analysis, compliance monitoring, financial reporting, and reconciliations to ensure strong stewardship of the program’s resources.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate supporting documentation of financial transactions to ensure all required documents are accurate and complete.
• Set up and maintain data required for processing financial transactions for assigned accounts in financial accounting systems.
• Record financial transactions following appropriate authorizations; review and analyze accounts to detect irregularities; advise on corrective actions; prepare correcting entries and adjustments as necessary.
• Coordinate with finance CP teams to clear all open advances and other receivables.
• Evaluate and monitor subrecipient financial management processes in accordance with policy; contribute to strengthening partner capacity in financial accounting and transactions.
• Prepare periodic and ad hoc financial reports, including variance analyses to support decision-making and proper management of financial resources.
• Work with the DFM to clear discrepancies after reconciliation between GL, PPM reports and SF-245 federal financial report.
• Provide information to subrecipients and staff on financial accounting policies and procedural compliance issues and contribute to capacity strengthening.
• Perform assigned treasury duties (e.g., cash payment and receipt, cash forecast, etc.).
• Collaborate with CP finance teams to ensure smooth running of financial operations and support key dates and calendar (MEC, YEC, ICQ).

Requirements

• Fluency in English required.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%.
• No supervisory responsibilities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a position with similar responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an international or local NGO, or a financial/banking institution.
• Knowledge of financial reporting software.
• Knowledge of the relevant public donors’ regulations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and web conferencing applications.
• Excellent analytical skills, with ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
• Ability to produce accurate work with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to act in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Compensation & Benefits

For US-based staff, a comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.

Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the US are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.

Location

Remote-global. Candidates are considered wherever the organization is registered to employ.

This role requires the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Some roles involving residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance, and 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.