Finance Manager- 2025791

Socket.dev; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Employee discount program

Job summary

World Relief is seeking a Finance Manager in Durham, North Carolina, responsible for overseeing financial transactions, reporting, grants management, and budget execution. The role involves collaboration with office leaders to create budgets and track finances, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree with at least 5 years of finance experience and a mature Christian faith.

Qualifications

• 5 years demonstrated leadership and finance experience.
• Mature and personal Christian faith.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial transactions and reporting.
• Create program budgets and maintain monthly tracking.
• Act as primary liaison on finance-related issues.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Reporting

Budget Management

Cross-Cultural Competency

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

ERP Systems

Job description

Position Summary

The Finance Manager oversees and controls all financial transactions, financial reporting, grants management, and budget execution. This position assumes a leadership role as well, using the platform of office finances to ensure alignment with both office and departmental strategy and priorities.

Role & Responsibilities

Revenue and Expense Accounting

• Oversee and implement procedures for revenue to ensure timely, accurate, and controlled receipt and recording of funds received.
• Oversee and implement procedures for expenses to ensure timely, accurate, and controlled cash disbursements, check payments, and credit card charges and the detailed recording of such expenditures.
• Gain expertise in and utilize on an ongoing basis the organizational ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) for the processing of payments, detailed recording of expenditures, and generation of reports.
• Work closely with the Office Director and Program Managers to create program budgets, incorporating anticipated revenue, direct and indirect expenses, and other requirements as dictated by the program.
• Work closely with the Office Director to develop an annual fiscal budget incorporating active and projected program budgets, other anticipated revenue and expenses, and specific Home Office requirements.
• Maintain monthly tracking of all budgets, elevating potential areas of concern to appropriate managers/directors, and updating budgeted line items as necessary.
• Function as primary liaison with Home Office on finance related issues, local financial institutions, and other entities as involvement or need arises.

Other Duties

• Create monthly invoices and supporting expense reports for local and state grants.
• Maintain client expenses and generate reports as needed for the administration of programs.
• Act as financial representative on the office leadership team.
• Oversee basic HR functions for office including oversight of payroll, benefits, policies, and work environment.
• In conjunction with Office Director and Development staff, research and/or assist in pursuing funding opportunities and assist with foundation and grant applications.
• Support Home Office and perform other duties as required.
• Supervise employees, monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi‑weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values.

Job Requirements

• Mature and personal Christian faith.
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief.
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities.
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Relief's Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of the Nation document.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years demonstrated leadership and finance experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Windows & Microsoft software including Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively with team members.
• Ability to prioritize, problem‑solve and pay attention to details.
• Flexibility to occasionally work outside of scheduled hours for events and travel.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively manage in stressful or crisis situations.
• Cross‑cultural competency.

Benefits

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full‑time, regular employees.

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold‑level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well‑being program, including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole‑person health.

Disability Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EEO Statement

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.