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Global Controller

Washington, DC

Job Description

JustinBradley’s client, an international nonprofit is looking to add a Global Controller to their team. This organization is a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across their brands. Their employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world’s most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives.

The Global Controller is a key leader within the Finance and Administration function. Functionally, this role is responsible for the U.S. based and international accounting, compliance and financial reporting functions which include multiple entities with a combined annual budget of $160M funded through private donors, foundations, corporations and U.S. government grants and contracts. The Global Controller will also provide high quality, timely data and analysis to inform strategic decision-making.

The organization’s financial systems have historically been a blend of software solutions alongside manual processes to deliver timely reporting. In 2024 a thorough review began, which has led to initial upgrades to several software solutions enabling seamless links and reducing manual processes. This work will continue into the coming years and the Global Controller will play a key role in the design, implementation, deployment, and adoption a new cloud-based, fully integrated and highly automated Finance & Accounting solution. The successful candidate will need to be able to prove adaptability to hybrid systems which are in transition and have very strong data skills alongside their accounting skills.

Highlighted Responsibilities:
  • Direct, support, and where necessary, perform the duties of general and international accounting, multi-entity consolidation, internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and analysis, and cash management.
  • Ensure the integrity of financial systems and data for all internal and external financial reporting.
  • Lead a comprehensive quality control review process on all significant classes of transactions including routine and non-routine transactions.
  • Review and validate fiscal year end close processes, including consolidation of financial statements, intercompany reconciliations, and preparation of financial reporting packages.
  • Manage the annual external audit and ensure adherence and compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform Guidance (UG), applicable regulatory and governance requirements including internal policies and procedures, donor requirements, and municipal bond covenants.
  • Lead and direct the allocation of direct and indirect costs across projects and entities while addressing challenges in indirect cost recovery and overhead allocation.
  • The Global Controller leads the HQ Accounting Team and will have indirect reporting relationships with the county office Finance & Accounting teams.

A well- qualified candidate will possess the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field and at least 10 years’ relevant and progressively responsible experience to include accounting/finance leadership in a large multi-million-dollar global federal government contracting and/or international NGO nonprofit environment a must; or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Active CPA required.
  • Experience directly leading, training and developing a team.
  • Knowledge of U.S. Government regulations.
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentations skills along with fluency in English are required; additional proficiency in French and/or Spanish would be desirable.

Compensation: $150,000-160,000PDN-9f80e447-d121-44ee-b1c7-f6af034b5b60
JustinBradley’s client, an international nonprofit is looking to add a Global Controller to their team. This organization is a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across their brands. Their employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world’s most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives.

The Global Controller is a key leader within the Finance and Administration function. Functionally, this role is responsible for the U.S. based and international accounting, compliance and financial reporting functions which include multiple entities with a combined annual budget of $160M funded through private donors, foundations, corporations and U.S. government grants and contracts. The Global Controller will also provide high quality, timely data and analysis to inform strategic decision-making.

The organization’s financial systems have historically been a blend of software solutions alongside manual processes to deliver timely reporting. In 2024 a thorough review began, which has led to initial upgrades to several software solutions enabling seamless links and reducing manual processes. This work will continue into the coming years and the Global Controller will play a key role in the design, implementation, deployment, and adoption a new cloud-based, fully integrated and highly automated Finance & Accounting solution. The successful candidate will need to be able to prove adaptability to hybrid systems which are in transition and have very strong data skills alongside their accounting skills.

Highlighted Responsibilities:
  • Direct, support, and where necessary, perform the duties of general and international accounting, multi-entity consolidation, internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and analysis, and cash management.
  • Ensure the integrity of financial systems and data for all internal and external financial reporting.
  • Lead a comprehensive quality control review process on all significant classes of transactions including routine and non-routine transactions.
  • Review and validate fiscal year end close processes, including consolidation of financial statements, intercompany reconciliations, and preparation of financial reporting packages.
  • Manage the annual external audit and ensure adherence and compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform Guidance (UG), applicable regulatory and governance requirements including internal policies and procedures, donor requirements, and municipal bond covenants.
  • Lead and direct the allocation of direct and indirect costs across projects and entities while addressing challenges in indirect cost recovery and overhead allocation.
  • The Global Controller leads the HQ Accounting Team and will have indirect reporting relationships with the county office Finance & Accounting teams.

A well- qualified candidate will possess the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field and at least 10 years’ relevant and progressively responsible experience to include accounting/finance leadership in a large multi-million-dollar global federal government contracting and/or international NGO nonprofit environment a must; or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Active CPA required.
  • Experience directly leading, training and developing a team.
  • Knowledge of U.S. Government regulations.
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentations skills along with fluency in English are required; additional proficiency in French and/or Spanish would be desirable.

Compensation: $150,000-160,000PDN-9f80e447-d121-44ee-b1c7-f6af034b5b60

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