Finance Manager

Essential Functions:

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Researches standards, develops workload measures, evaluates results, and makes recommendations to improve the efficient use and appropriation of KIND’s financial resources.
• Performs analyses of unique problems and developments during the fiscal year to provide budget recommendations, justifications, projections, and/or re-evaluation of budget procedures.
• Provides assistance to Finance leadership in interpreting and implementing budgetary policies and procedures in order to ensure compliance with established organizational controls.
• Reconciles budgets to approved budget allocations to ensure monies are distributed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Identifies and reconciles budgetary discrepancies; monitors approved changes throughout the fiscal year.
• Identifies and interprets sources of relevant data for use in budget formula calculations and comparisons.
• Analyzes current and past budgets, prepares budget requests, and allocates funds following established policies and procedures.
• Analyzes accounting records and transactions to determine financial resources required to implement programs and submits recommendations for budget allocations.
• Reviews internal budgets and transaction summaries for accuracy and rate of spending.
• Revenue Analysis
• Complies and analyzes detailed revenue information for Finance, senior leadership and other KIND stakeholders.
• Monitors revenue, assists in compiling revenue projections for award, office, department, and/or organizational budgets.
• Conducts revenue forecasts analysis, suggests strategies to boost revenue and increases funding as it related to the KIND organizational budget.
• Develops a thorough understanding of KIND’s billing practices for funds received, KIND revenue recognition practices and invoicing methods used by the Accounting team.
• Prepares special reports and works on special projects are requests as requested.
• Monitors and prepares internal project status reports on a monthly basis or as needed for program management and leadership; monitoring includes burn rates, labor rates, cost-share, and adherence to approved budget line item.
• Accounting
• Performs monthly bank reconciliation for the domestic and international KIND accounts.
• Logs prepaid transactions monthly and prepares the monthly schedules of the prepaid account.
• Recognizes revenue and distributes it by location on a monthly or quarterly basis; prepares the respective schedule of the deferred revenue account.
• Performs balance sheet reconciliation, resolves any discrepancies, and documents the process by creating and maintaining monthly schedules of the balance sheet accounts.
• Manages all aspects of general ledger including analysis and reclassification journal entries in the accounting system.
• In collaboration with the Controller, provides audit preparation and assistance.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Graduate degree in accounting, finance or similar field required.
• Must be fully fluent in English. Fluency in Spanish is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, accounting and revenue analysis of large-scale, international development organizations.
• Must have prior experience in managing donor funded programs, including US government funded programs required.
• Strong accounting and financial analysis skills required.
• Must have an understanding of charts of accounts, general ledgers, journal entries, trial balances and financial statements.
• Advanced understanding of 2 CFR 200, cost principles and the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Preference will be given to candidates with financial management and analysis experience in USG acquisitions (government contracts).
• Experience in developing and maintaining intranet sites (e.g., SharePoint), strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment. Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate as appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and communication styles.
• Committed to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as embracing transparency and authenticity in daily work life.
• Be disciplined and nimble to ensure delivery on our core mission of access to justice and protection of children’s wellbeing and rights.
• Showing the ability to multi-task and work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance.
• Experience working and communicating in a remote environment.