Director, US Accounting & Operations

Leadership and Management: 

• Direct a team of accountants and payroll staff, maximizing inter-team collaboration and communication, individual professional development and accomplishment of department and team objectives. 

• Lead the month-end and year-end close and reporting for the US Accounting and Operations with all monthly balance sheet reconciliations completed for the US entity. 

• Oversee US statutory and tax filings for 403b retirement plan Audit (in conjunction with Global People Ops), 1099 reporting, W2, workers comp benefits, US tax exempt status for VA, TX, and DC, and any necessary state tax registrations for US payroll. 

• Responsible for supporting and collaborating with the 990 tax filing and annual external audit with the Statutory Reporting team. 

• Develop the professional, spiritual and social capabilities of staff on team to enhance their capacity for personal growth and effective performance resulting in skillful and dedicated employees working towards achieving the mission of IJM. 

• Own the Workday financial operation process for the US operations. 

Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation: 

• Manage the process of onboarding IJM Expatriate Staffs and Third Country Nationals in terms of compensation which would include work with third party consultants to plan the calculation of their Tax Equalization and, Hypothetical Taxes and actual tax fillings. 

Networking & Partnership: 

• Maintain a close relationship with Level 5 leaders, collaborate across divisions at US and specifically with HR to enable effective implementation of enhanced processes and guidance for effectively supporting US regulations. 

Policies and Procedures: 

• Develop and update accounting and finance policy and procedure manuals to guide the financial operations of US operations to ensure internal controls, consistent application and compliance with internal policies and other local, donor and regulatory requirements for purposes of mitigating financial and reputational risks. 

• Assist the Statutory Reporting team with the annual external financial statement Audits. 

• Coordinate with the Global Revenue team with monthly transactions that flow through the US company. 

Communication: 

• Direct and communicate with US and Global Finance team for creation and updates of Finance policies and reporting deadlines. 

Training and Development: 

• Identify training needs of direct reports and provide resources to ensure continuing improvement in IJM’s human resources for the purpose of maximizing effectiveness, productivity and personal development and growth of employees. 

• Provide coaching and mentoring to further develop and enhance their professional and spiritual growth. 

Documentation, Reporting & Data Management: 

• Oversee the document management of US Accounting and Operations’ transactions in relation to financial operations and tax documentation, US bank accounts. 

General Accounting & Statutory Compliance: 

• Manage the review, and reporting of US offices’ payroll and tax related expenses on a monthly basis in accordance with GAAP to assure the integrity of the financial data consolidated at the Global Center for accurate and timely management, donor and regulatory reporting as well as audits. 

General tasks: 

• Identify and recruit dedicated and qualified staff who will contribute to achieving the strategic goals and the mission of IJM. 

• Work closely with the Global VP & Assistant Controller to ensure organizational decisions, actions and communications are in support of agreed upon goals, balancing strategic objectives with tactical execution to achieve results 

Qualifications:   

Education & Experience  

• Licensed CPA or an Advanced degree in accounting preferred but not required. 

• At least 8-10 years’ experience as an accounting or audit manager, with five or more years in the international development environment and a minimum of three years supervising teams. 

Technical Competencies  

• Superior knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, International Financial Reporting Standards, and IRS regulations for 501(c)(3). 

• Experience and mid-level competency with Microsoft Excel and/or other similar software packages. 

• Experience with electronic financial and accounting systems.  

Non-Technical Competencies  

• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven experience successfully building and supervising a team of accounting professionals. 

• Articulate communicator, able to make finance and accounting concepts and processes clear to fellow accounting professionals and non-accountants alike. 

• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with people from diverse cultures and disciplines. 

• Capacity to fairly and objectively understand the effectiveness and outcomes of policies and activities and implement appropriate adjustments. 

• Ability to remain winsome, professional, loving and engaged in professional disagreement or conflict. 

• Ability to maintain the posture of a servant, ensuring that our customers succeed. 

Application Process:   

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.  

*What is a statement of faith?  
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.  

What does IJM have to offer?  

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits  

• Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area  

• Retirement benefit options   

• Paid leave starting at 23 days  

• 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)  

• Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation  

• Robust staff care resources  

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.  

At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.  

IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.  

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