Remote Global Finance Deputy Manager

Catholic Relief Services; United States; Remote; USD 74,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a Deputy Finance Manager to support the Finance Manager in ensuring resource stewardship, financial accountability, and risk management across RAPID and partner finance systems.

The incumbent will manage financial service needs, assist in improving processes, and mitigate financial risk while coordinating with RAPID HQ and CP teams. This role requires strong analytical skills and ability to work across global teams.

Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and web conferencing.
• Experience presenting and facilitating trainings on financial management topics.
• Knowledge of local tax and regulatory reporting procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills with sound judgment and decisions.
• Strong planning, monitoring and organizational skills.
• Ability to act ethically in accordance with professional and organizational codes of ethics.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of simplified financial processes, procedures, and internal controls per CRS policies, donor regulations, GAAP, and local laws for emergency projects.
• Ensure the implementation of action plans after reports review and other assessments.
• Coordinate with RAPID HQ and CP finance teams to ensure efficiency and compliance with donor and CRS requirements.
• Reconcile SF-425 federal financial report.
• Support programs, administration, supply chain and procurement with financial orientations and guidance and work with RAPID CP finance team to solve financial issues.
• Collaborate with all CP finance teams to ensure smooth running of financials.
• Follow the receivable tracking register and take necessary actions for delinquents’ advances; lead monthly review of all outstanding advances to vendors, SR and staff.
• Analyze financial data and provide recommendations to improve financial performance and compliance.
• Provide global financial tracking to RAPID senior leadership including tracking budgets, forecasts and expenditures; work with teams to realign as needed.
• Support efforts to close audit financial management findings in a timely and sustainable manner.
• Support in the development of buy-in budgets, ensuring budgets are reasonable, accurate, and reflect the costs of activities.

Skills

MS Office

Training delivery

Tax/regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Planning & organization

Ethics

Proactive mindset

Team collaboration

Job description

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a Deputy Finance Manager to support the Finance Manager in ensuring resource stewardship, financial accountability, and risk management across RAPID and partner finance systems.

The incumbent will manage financial service needs, assist in improving processes, and mitigate financial risk while coordinating with RAPID HQ and CP teams. This role requires strong analytical skills and ability to work across global teams.