Finance & Investment Associate - Give Directly
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ABOUT GIVEDIRECTLY
GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving. We provide an end-to-end platform that enables funders to provide direct cash transfers to the extreme poor. We are among the fastest-growing international development non-profits and are recipients of a Google Global Impact Award and a top rating from GiveWell.
Our unorthodox approach – allowing the poor, and not the donor, to choose how to invest – has driven debate both in press and policy circles (e.g., NPR’s This American Life, Foreign Affairs, The Economist, New York Times, The Guardian). We are also known for our extensive integration of technology into field processes; our quantitative approach to performance measurement; and our commitment to rigorous, independent, experimental evaluation of our impact, with one Randomized Controlled Trial completed and multiple additional RCTs in progress.
GIVEDIRECTLY AT-A-GLANCE:
- Founded - 2009
- Team Size - 7 and growing in the US, 50+ in East Africa
- $ Committed to recipients to date-- $22 M
- $ Raised to date -- $70 M
ABOUT THE ROLE: FINANCE & INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE
We’re looking for a high-powered executor who brings both strong financial acumen and entrepreneurial drive to help us build a startup into a world-class organization. As the Finance & Investment Associate you will conduct all domestic accounting and investment operations, while contributing to the definition and oversight of the global financial processes.
From design and strategy to management and execution, you will have a wide scope of responsibility over our financial management and systems – the lifeblood of our business. As a result, you must be exceptional at keeping an eye on the big picture, while still keeping a pulse on all the detailed action steps needed to stay on track.
Our culture is professional, analytical, non-hierarchical, fast-paced, and blunt. If you identify with this description you will naturally thrive here.
This is a full-time position located in New York City with some travel to our international sites.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE…
- Providing oversight of financial activity and financial management systems for our domestic headquarters and overseas offices.
- Implementing and monitoring a portfolio of $15+ mln financial investments.
- Managing annual foreign exchange risk of $25+ mln.
- Overseeing global business planning for a $40+ mln annual budget.
- Managing vendor relationships who support on general accounting services.
- Recording financial transactions and owning periodic reporting and close-of-books.
- Owning our relationships with external auditors, tax preparers, and accountants.
- Designing and implementing new systems and technologies to improve the efficiencies of our financial management processes.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO…
- Brings 2-5 years of experience executing accounting and/or audit processes with progressing levels of responsibility.
- Is experienced in finance and with a high level of understanding and knowledge of financial sustainability, models, audits, forecasting, and reporting.
- Demonstrates exceptional project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple competing priorities while producing notable deliverables.
- Is a captivating communicator, you are someone who communicates with confidence and clarity, your style strikes a perfect balance of professionalism and personality, enabling you to adapt easily when interacting with diverse stakeholders.
- Constantly striving to improve and develop professionally, who is committed to giving and receiving frank, honest and constructive feedback.
- Is excited and able to travel to our overseas country offices occasionally throughout the year.
- Is ready and willing to work hard and learn fast, especially in an entrepreneurial, flexible environment.
- Shows a relentless drive to make the work, and our impact, ever better.
- Is motivated by our mission to reshape international giving and committed to our rigorous, data-driven approach.
Bonus if you..
- Hold a CPA
HOW WILL WE KNOW YOU’RE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB?
Please complete the following application: http://bit.ly/1Px01q3 If you have any questions
about the role, please feel free to email us at tal...@rework.jobs. We
look forward to reading your application!