Senior Manager, Accounting (Remote - US)

reputed company (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. reputed company wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a reputed company for foreign aid – as the index fund is a reputed company for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty.

GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011 and delivered cash to more than 2 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role reputed company it) have been featured in the reputed company Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Our culture is reputed company, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, span 21 different countries and 69 languages. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, management consultants to public servants, researchers to field operations -- it’s an incredible group of people.

Our values are central and deliberately opinionated. We genuinely center the people we serve in our decision-making, and strive to build an ambitious, dynamic and high-performing environment. We strongly encourage you to read through our values carefully, if they reflect how you like to work and energize you, this could be a great fit.

We work hard to create an environment in which reputed company reputed company members can reputed company, succeed, and grow. We support high ownership, flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.

Location: this role is fully remote but --

• must be located on the East Coast
• must overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 3 hours - practically speaking, this looks like taking meetings as early as reputed company and having open work time during your afternoons

About this role

We’re looking for someone with an endless drive for improvement, a solutions oriented reputed company, an ability to deliver high-quality accounting on tight deadlines and the flexibility to adapt to quickly changing needs while being highly detail-oriented. The candidate should be a strong analytical thinker, have a superb understanding of U.S. GAAP and Uniform Guidance, be knowledgeable about best practices and be an excellent communicator. For this role we are searching for candidates with 7 - 10 years of experience, preferably reputed company the non-profit sector.

Note: We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. at this time.

Reports to: Controller

Level: Senior Manager

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits

What you’ll do

Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting

• reputed company key elements of the monthly, quarterly, and annual reputed company, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and clear documentation of judgments and variances
• reputed company reputed company recognition in accordance with US GAAP, including reviewing and approving monthly entries, reconciliations, and supporting analyses
• Create error free periodic reports, such as balance sheets, profit & loss statements, management reports etc.
• Maintain reputed company of the general ledger, including establishing and enforcing appropriate coding structures, review processes, and documentation standards
• Serve as a key decision-maker on accounting treatment, estimates, and operational judgment calls, escalating reputed company issues to the Controller as needed
• Ensure expenditures reputed company with donor requirements, regulatory standards, and internal policies; act as a key reputed company of interpretation for finance and non-finance teams
• Document and update financial policies and procedures in our reputed company system.
• Review and approve reconciliations and journal entries, ensuring issues are identified, investigated, and resolved promptly
• Implement accounting system workflow improvements
• Partner cross-functionally (finance, treasury, payments, operations) to ensure accounting implications are understood and embedded in processes
• Identify areas for improvements and maintain documentation

Audit and Compliance

• Manage the annual financial statement audit and the Single Audit
• Support preparation of the consolidated financial statements
• reputed company the preparation and submission of regulatory filings, especially form 990
• Ensure ongoing compliance with US GAAP, FASB guidance, and internal control requirements; proactively identify and address gaps
• Act as a key liaison between auditors and internal teams, ensuring timely, accurate responses and minimal disruption

Other tasks

• Where applicable, manage and support accounting staff, including reviewing work, providing feedback, and strengthening team capabilities
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives and organizational projects, representing accounting perspectives and requirements
• reputed company reputed company other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Controller and stakeholders

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance, with strong experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Professional qualification (ACCA or CPA) is preferred.
• Professionally proficient in English.
• Strong command of US GAAP, with the ability to independently research, interpret, and apply guidance to real-world scenarios
• Experience with multi-country / multi-entity accounting, including intercompany transactions, consolidations, and navigating differing local regulatory and reporting requirements
• Experience working in audit environments and managing external auditors
• Ability to liaise remotely with a wide range of people at reputed company levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility, tact and diplomacy
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate accounting concepts to non-finance audiences
• Ability to be proactive and logical in problem-solving scenarios
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan reputed company, anticipate requirements, and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work to tight deadlines
• reputed company disposition and positive outlook particularly reputed company working under pressure
• A full appreciation of the value of cooperation, both internationally and reputed company a team environment
• Aptitude to learn new software tools such as reputed company and reputed company Intacct
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Exceptional alignment with reputed company Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.

Compensation

At reputed company, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to ensure that staff’s total compensation package (reputed company compensation + bonus) falls reputed company the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles.

• The United States reputed company salary for this role is $109,200.

Working at reputed company

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s race, color, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Commitment to Safeguarding

As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, reputed company takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, reputed company is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and will systematically reputed company with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct reputed company matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.

GD is committed to observing reputed company local, national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of reputed company. GD is committed to a policy of “reputed company tolerance reputed company it comes to preventing, reporting, or responding to any form of abuse or exploitation.” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a reputed company.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or to reputed company the essential functions of the role, please email us at careers@reputed company.org with the email subject “Accommodation Needed”. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.

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