World Relief Hiring for US Finance and Grants Manager Job at Remote Full Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

World Relief is a unique and invigorating place to work. We are looking for talented, ambitious and collaborative people to come alongside our mission, vision and values as we partner with churches to empower the most vulnerable in the world. We hope these resources provide more insight into your hiring journey with us.

World Relief (WR) is a humanitarian and development NGO tackling the world’s greatest problems with sustainable solutions and transformational programming. At World Relief our mission is to empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable. World Relief’s US Programs serves to resettle refugees and provide services to immigrant populations throughout the US.

The US Finance and Grants Manager, which sits within the US Programs Division, partners with US field offices and the Home Office Finance division to help bring financial and operational management support where local resources or staff are under-equipped and helps Home Office in streamlining functions and communication.

Compensation: $60,000-$65,000

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• FINANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Act as liaison between field, US Leadership and Corporate Finance in creating organizational alignment and addressing challenges with implementing within local context
  • Create and facilitate finance training for finance staff and office directors
  • Ensure US Programs staff are supported with adequate support in order to properly perform required operations and financial tasks
  • Integrate financial processes and communications among the different organizational departments
  • Ensure relevant US Programs teams are proficient in the use of organizational financial tools/resources
  • May temporarily act as Finance Manager in a US field office if there are staffing gaps
  • Participate in hiring of field finance managers and support the training and onboarding of new finance field staff. Support training of existing staff as needed

• GRANTS MANAGEMENT
  • Provide grant budget feedback and review for new grant applications
  • Provide grant financial monitoring and review reporting, particularly for private funding.
  • Work with Grants & Foundation Team to develop best practices in grant processes, communications, and reporting requirements
  • Will work on building processes with others in the Division to organize proposal processes, and revenue forecasting
    In Coordination with the Controller, US Programs
  • Review and assist in development of financial policies and procedures
  • Work with ERP Team and Corporate Finance in report creation, dissemination and work with US Controller to ensure field offices and other Managers understand and utilize reports for decision making
  • Identify markers of, and monitor, financial health of the field offices, ensuring effective expense control and compliance
  • Improve upon existing forecasting and budgeting process so that the needs of both Home Office and field offices are met Provide support and assistance to US field offices for the budgeting process, resulting from the point above in accordance with the annual budgeting calendar

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Effective communicator and influencer with ability to clearly convey complex financial issues in a clear format for non-finance professions, motivating continuous and collaborative improvement
• Ability to act independently, manage potentially diverse stakeholder needs and priorities, and follow-through with results
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with remote, cross-cultural teams.
• Knowledge of the U.S. non-profit and INGO business sector, including compliance requirements of the U.S. and state and local governments
• Strong coaching abilities to other leaders
• Ability to navigate financial and non-financial data gathering and analytics; technically adept with ability to quickly learn and maximize usage of technology and software; effective user of Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate skill in MS Excel

REQUIREMENTS:

• Mature Christian Faith
• Commitment to World Relief’s Mission, Vision and Values
• 5+ years of finance, accounting or grants management
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or similar discipline

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
• The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information
• The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• General office setting
• Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in skype meetings may be required
• Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending
• Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
• Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier
• All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):

World Relief contributes to monthly premiums:

• Medical
• Dental

Additional Benefits:

• Offer 16 Paid Holidays!
• Vision
• Offer Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Parental Leave
• FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
• Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)

World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:

• Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
• Long Term & Short-term Disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Long Distant Travel Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

World Relief – Retirement:

• 401K & Roth
• WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
• Eligibility: Full Time is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year

World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):

• Verizon
• Pet Insurance through Nationwide
• Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Legal Background in the United States

World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. This means that we conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of World Relief as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs, so that all staff share the same religious commitment.

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.