Manager, Finance Shared Services

Job Posting Organization:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian organization that responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Established in 1933, the IRC operates in over 40 countries and has a workforce of more than 14,000 employees. The organization is dedicated to providing assistance to refugees and displaced persons, ensuring their rights and dignity are upheld, and helping them to regain control of their lives. The IRC's mission is to help people affected by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and rebuild their lives, and it works in various sectors including health, education, and economic wellbeing.

Job Overview:
The Manager, Finance Shared Services, plays a crucial role in overseeing the centralized finance operational support provided to IRC local offices through the Finance Shared Services model. This managerial position is responsible for supervising Shared Services finance staff and ensuring that all assigned finance operational tasks are completed in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner. These tasks include processing accounts payable, supporting donor invoicing, conducting reconciliations, uploading budgets, and managing other routine financial activities. The Manager collaborates closely with both HQ Finance and local office leadership to ensure that finance operations are efficient and standardized across all offices. Additionally, the Manager acts as the primary coordination point for finance operational requests from local offices, which involves receiving, prioritizing, and assigning these requests to Financial Analysts and Shared Services staff. The role also includes monitoring task completion, providing technical guidance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the quality of financial support provided to field offices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Shared Services Team Management: Supervise and support Financial Analyst(s) and Finance Shared Services staff, including assigning tasks, monitoring workloads, and providing guidance on financial processes and coding compliance.
• Request Intake & Workflow Coordination: Serve as the primary point of contact for finance operational requests from local offices, prioritizing and distributing tasks to Shared Services staff while ensuring timely completion.
• Finance Operations Oversight: Oversee shared services activities such as accounts payable processing, donor invoicing support, reconciliations, month-end close tasks, and budget uploads. Review completed work for accuracy, proper coding, and compliance with IRC financial policies and donor requirements.
• Budget & Financial Systems Oversight: Manage the review and upload of grant and program budgets into financial systems to ensure coding accuracy and alignment with approved grant agreements.
• Cost Allocation Management: Oversee shared services cost allocations to local offices, ensuring costs are tracked, documented, and appropriately charged.
• Training & Coordination: Coordinate or provide training to Shared Services staff and local office personnel on financial processes, systems, and shared services procedures.
• Process Improvement: Support the development and implementation of standardized processes to improve efficiency and consistency of shared services support.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support finance operations and the Shared Services function.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
• Experience: A minimum of 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or financial operations is required. Experience in supervising staff or coordinating team workflows is essential. Experience in supporting grant or project-based financial management is preferred, along with experience working in nonprofit organizations and/or donor-funded environments, which is strongly preferred.
• Skills & Competencies: A strong understanding of accounting principles and financial operations processes is necessary. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate workloads across team members. Attention to detail is crucial, as is the ability to review financial transactions for accuracy and proper coding. Strong communication and collaboration skills are required when working with both finance and non-finance staff. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial/accounting systems is mandatory.

Educational Background:
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. This educational background provides the foundational knowledge necessary for understanding financial principles and practices, which are critical for the role.

Experience:
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or financial operations. This experience should include a background in supervising staff or coordinating team workflows, which is essential for managing the Shared Services team effectively. Additionally, experience in supporting grant or project-based financial management is preferred, as is experience working in nonprofit organizations and/or donor-funded environments, which is strongly preferred.

Languages:
While the job description does not specify mandatory languages, proficiency in English is likely essential given the nature of the organization and its operations. Additional languages may be beneficial, particularly those relevant to the regions in which the IRC operates, but are not explicitly required.

Additional Notes:
This is a hybrid position, meaning the candidate must be located within commuting distance of an IRC local office. The role requires collaboration with both local office staff and HQ finance teams in a shared services environment. The compensation for this position ranges from $73,000 to $87,000, which applies to US-based candidates. These ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers will be calibrated based on work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements. The IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The organization adheres to core values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct, which include Integrity, Service, Equality, and Accountability.