Impact(Ed) International, is seeking an entrepreneurial, strategic, and mission-driven Director of Finance & Administration either as a full-time employee or a contractor/fractional employee. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate finance and administration leader to join an organization facing major transitions as revenue streams and the international development market are rapidly evolving. This person will work closely with the co-CEOs, the Board of Directors, and the rest of the team, including country teams to map the financial future of the organization and to continue to provide top-quality reporting and information to donors and other stakeholders.
Impact(Ed) International is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve education and life skills so that young people have the hope, agency, and opportunities to thrive. We embrace a proven, research-based, locally driven, and highly collaborative approach to improve student learning outcomes and life opportunities through teacher training, accelerated learning programs, educational media, community mobilization, and mentor and peer support.
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate standards to include GAAP and all other regulatory and donor requirements.
- Maintain appropriate internal controls and safeguard all assets.
- Coordinate all audit activity including preparation of final financial statements and all support schedules.
- Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; develop and clearly communicate quarterly and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep the co-CEOs abreast of Impact(Ed) International’s financial status.
- Provide hands-on leadership in the budgeting and planning processes; administer all financial plans and comp
- Manage all insurance renewals and act as the Impact(Ed) representative with the insurance brokers.
- Ensure and protect our status as a non-profit organization in the US and registration activities in other countries.
- are to actual results.
- Support programmatic staff in all finance issues on all donor grants and contracts, including government and private foundation grants and contracts.
- Work with program and finance teams to develop cost proposals.
- Assist in the development of donor agreements. Ensure all finance-related donor deliverables are completed on-time and in accordance with the grant agreement.
- Maintain and oversee agreements with organization’s country offices.
- Create and promote a positive and collaborative work environment as part of the Senior Management Team.
Ideal Candidate:
- A mature leader with at least 10 years of accounting and finance experience, including supervision of finance staff.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills especially cross-cultural skills; experience in effectively communicating key data to senior management, board members or other stakeholders.
- Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting.
- Demonstrated skills in budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments.
- A track record in grants management, including compliance and reporting on government (US/UK), corporate and foundation grants is essential.
- Experience using and managing multi-user accounting software products similar to Solomon or MAS 90 (Abila MIP experience preferred); as well as managing software vendor and support relationships.
- Minimum of a BA; CPA, CMA, and/or MBA preferred.
Location: Remote anywhere (US preferred).
DRiWaterstone is proud to lead this search on behalf of Impact(Ed).
