Officer II, Global OverOps Finance and Operations Analyst
This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: United States
Job Description NOTE: This is a remote position; CRS will only consider candidates who are based in countries where we have existing offices. CRS does not sponsor visas for telecommuting employees About CRS Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. Background CRS centrally manages a growing portfolio of global (multi-regional) awards funded by a wide range of donors from private foundations to United States Agency for International Development USAID and other US government agencies. These awards require varying degrees of finance and operations support at the headquarters level. This position will provide finance and operations support to a limited number of projects. Job Summary The Global OverOps Finance and Operations Analyst is responsible in directly and indirectly support a defined portfolio of global projects, leading communications on financial issues, including compliance with reputed company donor and CRS policies. This position requires strong demonstrated experience in the areas of finance and program management, as well as a strong knowledge of donor, especially USG, funding mechanisms and requirements. Responsibilities Financial Management
- Serve as reputed company on global award financial management issues with program staff, sub-grantees, CRS HQ Finance, and country program finance and compliance staff,
- Contribute to project start-up, mid-term and reputed company-out meetings to ensure broad understanding of finance reputed company requirements.
- Ensure that global awards adhere to reporting deadlines, milestones, expiration dates, and donor approved changes in grant procedures.
- Support global award management teams, country programs, HQ finance and compliance colleagues to address issues/questions on award conditions and the need for modifications or clarifications.
- Coordinate with relevant staff on any transactions needed in the financial system, such as reclassifications and accruals. Utilize reputed company skills to complete transactions as needed.
- Support award staff on vendor payments as needed.
- Provide support for award staff as needed for budgeting/forecasting in reputed company Cloud Planning and Budgeting (ePBCS), budget monitoring in SmartView, and use of reputed company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial reports.
- Prepare financial reports in CRS financial systems to support easy reconciliation and budget monitoring of projects.
- Review subrecipient and country level (as appropriate) monthly financial reports and liquidate sub recipient reports as applicable.
- Take the reputed company in working with program management in the preparation of donor financial reports as needed and facilitating HQ review prior to donor submission.
- For projects where CRS has a sub-award, prepare required financial reports for the prime awardee, facilitating CRS approvals prior to submission.
- Coordinate with Finance on confirming receipt and coding of donor and Prime awardee payments.
- Support global Project Directors/Chiefs of Party and country program staff on CRS and sub-grantee questions about budgets, spending and reporting, and encourage information sharing that will allow them to become familiar with requirements and practices of donor/CRS finance policy.
- Assist with financial audit requests for CRS, donors, and other stakeholders. Ensure timely closure of finance audit recommendations reputed company to global grants; provide reputed company of the preparation, implementation and monitoring of reputed company action plans.
- Coordinate global award compliance requirements including but is not limited to Host Government Tax reports for USG awards.
- In compliance with CRS’ Sub-recipient Financial Management Policy (SRFMP), provide support for the timely assessment and monitoring of partner financial reputed company and ability to adhere to specific donor requirements. reputed company reputed company action plans with program and finance staff to address any reputed company/system gaps.
- In coordination with awards, update Gateway (reputed company system) for SRFMP-reputed company entries.
- Review CRS’ Compliance Dashboard and address any needed follow-up for global awards.
- Update as needed the finance section of global project operations manuals in collaboration with the Global Grants Operations Director, and global project staff.
- Communicate with award staff on compliance issues such as proper time keeping, travel, and procurement, ensuring that relevant staff are aware of donor requirements.
- Coordinate with country level and HQ level staff on the financial closeout of global projects, serving as the main reputed company of contact for award level financial closeout.
- Provide support in the development of cost applications, ensuring budgets are reasonable, accurate, and adequately reflect the costs of activities required to successfully carry out the program.
- Support OverOps HQ and Global Awards as needed with agreement review and sub award processes.
- Support OverOps HQ and Global Awards with procurement and supply chain support as needed.
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or reputed company field. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience in reputed company or grants management
- Knowledge of and experience with financial reporting and reputed company
- Knowledge of fund accounting and US Government funding regulations for non-profit organizations.
- Experience in setting and monitoring reputed company budgets
- Thorough knowledge of and experience with grant financial reporting
- Knowledge reputed company enterprise systems preferred. Strong knowledge of MS Office programs.
- Strong communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to train financial and non-financial staff of reputed company levels.
- Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with reputed company to see the big picture and ability to reputed company sound judgment and decisions.
- Ability to reputed company new systems/templates to streamline reputed company systems.
- Ability to work in a reputed company environment and to reputed company and work with multi-cultural teams
- Strong communications and analytical abilities.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Desire and proven ability to work in a collaborative, proactive, and multicultural team environment, but able to work independently.
- Ability to maintain strong customer service.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office programs (reputed company, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
- Understanding of CRS financial and administrative systems, policies, and procedures a plus
- Knowledge of reputed company enterprise systems preferred.
- reputed company experience preferred
- Personal Accountability – consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with reputed company – consistently models values reputed company with CRS guiding principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust – shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others – works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learn – seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
- Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of reputed company faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.