As the Director, Global Finance & Business Services, you will lead financial management, client service, and operational delivery for an assigned portfolio of Global Impact clients and international entities. The initial portfolio is expected to include Global Impact Canada and Global Impact Australia, along with assigned global client relationships. You will serve as the senior finance and service lead for the portfolio, overseeing staff responsible for day-to-day accounting and administration, coordinating annual audits, statutory reporting, and other recurring country obligations. You will work closely with the Director of International Platform & Operations, in-country leadership, and enterprise support teams to share international standards, tools, and country-readiness work.
Responsibilities:
- Lead assigned global client and international entity portfolios, including service plans, deliverables, timelines, issue resolution, onboarding, transitions, and cross-border projects.
- Oversee portfolio performance, client service quality, team capacity, risks, and financial sustainability; escalate legal, tax, audit, board, or leadership matters as needed.
- Manage accounting and financial operations, including close processes, AP/AR, billing, cash management, restricted funding, grants, shared costs, intercompany activity, multi-currency transactions, reporting, and client deliverables.
- Review financial statements, reconciliations, variance explanations, controls, approvals, documentation, and segregation of duties.
- Lead audits, statutory accounts, tax, charity, corporate, and recurring country obligations with staff, auditors, local accountants, advisers, entity leaders, and boards.
- Maintain entity records, compliance calendars, registrations, insurance, governing documents, and audit/compliance findings; communicate material risks.
- Supervise, develop, and prioritize assigned team members, partnering with leadership and HR on staffing, onboarding, performance management, and development.
- Clarify roles, handoffs, and decisions across clients, in-country staff, enterprise teams, and advisers; partner on common systems, workflows, reporting tools, and standards.
- Translate complex finance and operational matters into clear, practical guidance for clients, boards, and colleagues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience; CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA, or similar preferred.
- 8-10 years of progressive accounting, finance, or business services experience, including client relationships, staff leadership, and complex project responsibility.
- Strong preference for experience with multi-country or multi-entity operations, international nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, or fiscal sponsors.
- Adept at nonprofit accounting, restricted funding, budgeting, reporting, internal controls, audits, statutory requirements, and multi-currency activity.
- Strong collaboration, project management, and cross-cultural skills, with the ability to work across multiple time zones.
This is a full-time position that may be fully remote, with occasional travel to headquarters in Washington, D.C. Periodic international travel may be required. Visa sponsorship is not available. Salary range: $140,000-$150,000.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online at https://www.fitzii.com/apply/100486?s=fc