Director of Finance and Accounting

Director Of Finance And Accounting

At Refugees International (RI) we are a team of passionate, purpose-driven people working tirelessly to build a more welcoming world for refugees and displaced people. Are you ready to help advance our mission? We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and specifically encourage members of refugee, immigrant, or other displaced communities to join us. We are looking for a Director of Finance and Accounting. This role will work to maintain strong and rigorous internal financial management, and to support effective management and oversight of our growing portfolio of project grants. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, you will partner with executives and senior managers in strategic decision-making and financial management. You will manage RI's accounting and bookkeeping, financial planning and analysis, strategic planning and budgeting, internal controls infrastructure, audits, tax filings, and regulatory filing. And you will partner with RI program staff to ensure effective oversight and management of project budgets. You will be able to do so in a "hybrid" work environment with 2-3 days of in-office work per week and flexibility about regular remote work.

You are an ideal candidate if you are passionate about RI's mission, you aspire to lead the financial management of a growing non-profit advocacy organization, and are ready to step up as a critical leader within the organization. In addition, you have demonstrated experience in non-profit accounting and financial planning and analysis, reporting, and building and managing a small team. You are detail oriented, adept at multi-tasking and successful at managing against deadlines, an excellent collaborator, a creative thinker, approach challenges as opportunities with solutions, and are committed to the mission of the organization.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Financial Planning and Budgets
• Accounting
• Reports
• Audit and 990
• Grant Management
• Investments

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About Refugees International

Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights, and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises around the world. The team of advocates travel to some of the world's most severe displacement crises to investigate first-hand the challenges displaced people face, create policy solutions, and demand action.

Refugees International is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. RI welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or other factors protected by law.