Job Title:    Assistant Controller, Treasury Operations
Position Type:    
Location:    Washington, DC
Department:    Accounting

Description:
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Responsibilities:
Treasury Management

  • Manages daily cash needs and bank wire releases as well as forecasts daily cash position and negotiates with banks on borrowings

  • Establishes and monitors cash flows and bank account balances, working capital and investments for headquarters and field offices

  • Develops and implements communication strategies, materials, policies, and procedures where appropriate

  • Performs and analyzes periodic cash flow forecasts

  • Works with investment consultants to manage investment accounts

  • Identifies optimal banking structures to accelerate the cash delivery cycle, streamlines the concentration of cash, minimizes bank service fees, and enhances cash controls

  • Prepares and analyzes specialized Treasury reports as needed

  • Responsible for the preparation and review of all accounting journal entries related to cash, investments, billing and revenue, debt and exchange rate fluctuations for headquarters and field offices

  • Evaluates and recommends appropriate internal controls over Treasury operations, including the determination and recognition of revenue according to US GAAP and/or International Standards where appropriate

  • Performs month/year end closing process and account reconciliation

  • Perform regular review and audit of Treasury processes and procedures

  • Assess the products, services, and technologies that are available and appropriate for Treasury departments

  • Oversee implementation of cash management services

  • Identifies department inefficiencies and implements process improvements

  • Evaluates and recommends cash management initiatives, changes to bank relationships and day-to-day treasury operations

  • Materially participates in the annual audit and program audits

  • Other duties or special projects as assigned


    • Accounts Receivable Management
  • Manages the complete operation of accurately preparing all institutional bills to be prepared at headquarters, ensuring the compliance with donor requirements and interacting with program departments and field staff at different levels and in some instances contacting donors directly

  • Manages cash receipts, unidentified receipts, and manual bills, accounts receivable cash application, and the collection of overdue balances

  • Coordinates with program staff to ensure all agreements, contributions and pledges receivable are recorded accurately

  • Manages and interacts with accounting team to resolve billing, payment or accounting problems

  • Performs month/year end closing process and account reconciliations

  • Evaluates and recommends appropriate internal controls over operations

  • Materially participates in the annual audit and program audits

  • Other duties or special projects as assigned


    • This position will also supervises a team of at least ten members, including senior accountants, billing and revenue accountants and general staff accountants.

    Experience:

  • 4-year accounting or related degree or equivalent experience, CPA highly desirable

  • 8+ years of accounting and supervisory experience in financial reporting, public accounting, government contracting or non-profit environment

  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to effectively interact with senior management and individuals with varying degrees of financial knowledge

  • Attention to detail, high degree of initiative and flexibility to successfully accommodate deadlines

  • Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meet deadlines

  • Fluency in computer application, including in-depth knowledge of electronic spreadsheets, report-writing and other accounting software


    • The successful candidate will have an interactive nature; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; strong analytical and problem solving capabilities; attention to detail; and excellent managerial abilities.

    Preference will be given to candidates with exposure to Lawson, Deltek or other large-scale enterprise resource planning systems. Fluency in a foreign language is a plus.
      

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