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Coordinator, Global Finance and Accounting

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Lexington, KY, USA
Full-time

The Coordinator, Global Finance & Accounting is responsible for supporting agency and grant specific audit requests, providing appropriate funding source coding for agency receivables, maintenance of donor reporting trackers and document storage, general data integrity, continuous improvement and efficiency, and other ad hoc projects as needed.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Audit Support (25%)

  • Compilation and coordination of annual agency audit PBC requests. This includes communication across various home office teams to compile necessary supporting documentation either for expense or general award management materials. Scheduling meetings with specific major program teams as requested by external auditor. 
  • Support Donor Billing & Reporting team as needed with grant-specific audits. This would include general ledger pulls and various expense analysis as well as supporting document coordination.
  • Agency Receivables (25%)
  • Review and prepare transactions for locally received income, i.e., not received in the United States. Liaise with Save the Children International (SCI) country offices to receive all required supporting documentation for receipt booking to appropriate funding sources in the general ledger. Complete reconciliation of local receipt account monthly. Manage the local receipt process to ensure that income is booked promptly and ensure that a means of escalation is formalized. 
  • Facilitate with Donor Billing & Reporting, Business Teams, and Corporate Accounting to identify receipts, gather coding information, and resolve receipts in pending status on both wire transfer and check logs.
  • Assist AD, Accounting Analytics with monthly preparation of Receivables Dashboard.

Reporting Collection & Accountability (20%)

  • Collect and log all submitted monthly and quarterly financial reports in awards management and general ledger systems. 
  • Liaise with International Programs (shared services) team monthly to ensure financial reporting key performance indicators are both met and accurate. 

Data Integrity (20%)

  • Review Grants to Other Orgs report monthly and coordinate with the Accounts Payable team to ensure completeness of data.
  • Review the Schedule of Federal Expenditure report monthly and coordinate with the relevant teams (Awards Management, IT, Finance Operations, etc.) to ensure completeness of data. 

Continuous Improvement & Efficiency (10%)

  • Support Global Finance & Accounting team with review and updating of existing policy and procedures
  • Data analysis for continuous improvement and efficiency projects.
  • Data input for improved reporting.
  • Perform other duties as may be required.
Educational Background: 
High School or Technical/Vocational Degree
Skills/Experience: 
  • Minimum 2-3 years' experience in area of expertise 
  • Experience with accounting systems and general accounting language/principals
  • Proven ability to perform multiple tasks and detailed analysis in a fast-paced environment. 
  • Computer fluency; specifically Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to interact with various departments within the Agency clearly and with thoughtful, accurate information. 
  • Ability to prioritize workload, multi-task and meet deadlines with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years’ experience in area of expertise 
  • Background knowledge of grant/contract compliance and accounting
  • Ability to identify and recommend areas of improvement for all aspects of position
  • Customer service experience with the ability to anticipate and respond promptly to internal customer's needs and solicits customer feedback
Compensation/Benefits: 
  • Aetna Medical and Dental insurance with a concierge service
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Commuter Benefit Program
  • Vacation and Sick leave
  • Paid holidays

What makes us special!

  • Generous Retirement Savings with matching company contributions of up to 8%
  • Family Leave – 10 additional days of paid time off for you to use to care for your family members
  • Additional Maternity and Paternity Leave – 30 days where parents can take additional paid leave (beyond short-term disability and FMLA) at the birth or adoption of a child during that critical first year!
  • Critical Child Illness Leave – We hope you never have to use it, but we will provide an additional 30 days of paid leave per year should your dependent child be faced with a critical illness.
  • Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Protection, Home, Auto and additional Life insurances
  • Summer Fun Fridays – During the summer months, early release at 1:30 pm every other Friday!
  • Volunteer Day – One paid day a year to support the causes that matter to you!
  • Ergonomic Options – Every employee at our HQ offices has the option of a sitting/standing desk
  • Leadership and Employee Development Training, including:
    • Our remarkable in-house CORE, Senior Management Development, and Leadership Development Programs
    • Language learning opportunities
    • Continuous Improvement skill development programs
    • Brown Bag information sharing sessions
  • Work hard/Play hard! We make sure there’s ample opportunity for fun, engagement, and celebration while you work, such as networking events, March Madness, World Cup, Dodgeball Tournaments, Take Your Child to Work Day, Founder’s Day, and our annual Day of Service
Job Function: 

Organization Info

Save the Children US

Overview
Headquarters: 
Fairfield, CT, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1964
About Us
Mission: 

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in nearly 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to create immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. in times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Save the Children is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of 30 independent Save the Children organizations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in more than 120 countries.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 12 2019
Active Until: 
Sep 12 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Save the Children US
industry: 
Nonprofit