Global Controller

About the Global Finance Function
Evidence Action’s Global Finance team is based in Washington, DC, and supports our high-impact programs across 9 countries. Our team is committed to empowering programs to achieve their highly impactful goals by processing and recording financial transactions, providing useful insights through reporting and analysis, assisting with financial planning and budgeting, and ensuring compliance and quality financial stewardship. We operate in a nearly paperless environment, using Sage Intacct (a cloud-based accounting system), Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you would hold a strategic position at Evidence Action; responsible for managing all accounting and auditing functions that support the delivery of Evidence Action’s mission. Working with both global and country based teams, you will oversee Evidence Action’s global financial operations.

Position Location
This role can be hybrid or remote, with our preference for you to be based in Washington, D.C. This role will require ~10% travel nationally and internationally as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial & Team Leadership

• Provide leadership to the global finance team, support to the regional finance teams, and offer strategic analysis, insights and thought partnership with the CFO to improve resiliency and sustainability.
• Lead the Global Finance team of 6, including 3 direct reports, identifying areas for growth, and effectively coach their learning.
• With the CFO, manage cash resources and investments to ensure liquidity to meet day to day needs while earning income on surplus funds within the approved policy and within acceptable risk parameters.

Process & Policy Improvement

• Continuously evaluate and improve existing finance processes, systems, and structures to support internal controls.
• Manage the finance policies and handbook to ensure that policies are appropriate and being complied with by both Finance teams and staff in compliance with GAAP.
• Introduce appropriate changes to optimize the systems and improve efficiencies across evolving tools and technologies.

Compliance, Audit & Reporting

• Lead the annual global audit process, liaising with external auditors, collaborating with regional finance teams to ensure successful and timely completion of annual country audits in 6 countries.
• Manage the annual 990 tax filing process and the state charitable registrations.
• Supervise the global office’s cash management, general ledger, payroll, and periodic close functions, ensuring timely and accurate monthly closing of the accounts and preparation and distribution of GL and spend reports to programs.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and grant agreements by overseeing donor financial reporting, and managing donor grant audits
• Manage the global payroll function within the US and salaries paid though PEO’s / EORs.
• Support the CFO in preparing reports and financial information for the Audit & Finance Committee and Board.

• You have 10-15 years’ experience working in a finance role within a nonprofit with a global footprint; and have at least 5 years’ leadership experience. You hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• You have led the annual audit process, the global consolidation, and the 990 filing within a nonprofit organization.
• You are familiar with accounting software (we use Sage Intacct), have intermediate proficiency in analyzing data in Excel (ex.using pivot tables, navigating complex spreadsheets, etc) with experience leveraging technology as a tool to improve processes and drive efficiencies.
• You are a team player and can work across a matrixed environment with leadership and staff across diverse, global environments.
• You are strategic in thinking and planning; turning open ended problems into solutions.
• You can iterate in real time, employ data for decision making, and pivot where necessary to find success.
• You have a passion for the mission of Evidence Action and for creating value in international development.
• You have experience leading teams in a growth-oriented role, with 5+ years supervising direct reports.
• You have experience working with multi-currencies and multiple entities, and understand the management, legal, and regulatory challenges of nonprofits operating outside the US - we operate in several countries in Africa and South Asia.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S. employment visa at this time. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. for roles based in the U.S.

Evidence Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

The expected role range for this US position is listed below. We consider multiple factors when determining the base salary for a role, including but not limited to: role scope, program budgets, internal equity, and a candidate’s qualifications and/or prior experience.

Note: Pay and benefits will be commensurate with the role specifications, local statutory requirements, and the cost of labor in the markets where we operate. 

The expected pay range for this full-time role is $145,000-170,000 per year.

For US based roles, Evidence Action provides comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous and flexible leave options, as well as other employee perks on a reimbursement basis. For more information visit our careers page or ask our recruiting team!

In order to be considered, please apply directly on Evidence Action's careers page through the link provided. Thank you!