Director of Finance and Administration

• WORK FOR AN AWARD-WINNING NON-PROFIT SOCIAL INNOVATOR GENERAL INFORMATION

• Industry: Non-profit / International Development
• Job Location: Remote based in the Americas or Caribbean, with occasional travel. Location in the Washington DC metro area is a plus.
• Start Date: Immediate
• Term: At-will
• Salary: Competitive based on experience

WHO WE ARE Build Change is the global leader in systems change for resilient housing. Our engineers, builders, coders, policy advocates, and lending partners are providing urgently needed housing solutions in the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Shifting power to families since 2004, Build Change has safeguarded over $4.7 billion in housing infrastructure assets across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, improving the lives of over 1.17 million people by building new or retrofitting more than 230,000 buildings, at a cost of $51 per safer person. Learn more at www.buildchange.org or follow us on X and LinkedIn. YOUR NEW OPPORTUNITY Reporting to the CEO, serves as a key member of the Executive Team, the Director of Finance and Administration collaborates with national and in-country leadership teams and liaises directly with the Executive Team on administrative matters. The Director of Finance and Administration develops and implements strategies and supervises activities around operations and financial management, human resources, board management, and legal issues. RESPONSIBILITIES Directly supervise and oversee the global administrative team in their responsibilities, currently including the Global Finance Manager and Global Administrative Officer to ensure coordination and compliance across all finance and administrative functions globally. Operations Functions

• Oversee all Build Change operations, including contracts, audit compliant procurement and interactions with vendors and clients, insurance providers, landlords, and other vendors.
• Review and develop Build Change Standard Operating Procedures, as needed, including Safety and Security Procedures for all programs, oversee implementation and serve as Main Security Focal Point.
• Support the establishment of administrative offices in new country programs when needed.

Finance Functions

• Work with the Senior Management Team to ensure financial compliance and management of budgets.
• Work with the Executive Team, Senior Management Team, and administrative staff, to direct the budgeting process including annual budgets, quarterly updates, pricing for proposals, and financial reports to management, clients, donors and Board of Directors.
• Ensure established financial procedures across Build Change programs and locations.
• Develop and manage the General Administration annual budget.
• Ensure completion of annual audit and IRS Form 990 and all other required financial reporting.
• Owns relationships with banking and investment partners and approves treasury strategy and signature authority matrix.
• Maintains organization liquidity and ensures accurate monthly reporting of monthly restricted and unrestricted cash balances.

HR Functions

• Supervise Global Administrative Officer on all HR matters for Build Change including:.
• Assure Build Change performs within the laws and regulations at all locations of operation.
• Ensure timely payment of all compensation to staff through management of our outsourced PEO (in US) and EOR (outside US) providers
• Manage and implement employee manuals and policies.
• Oversee recruiting, onboarding and offboarding of all employees.
• Management of employee health insurance and emergency evacuation insurance for employees
• Management and update employee benefit programs for staff
• Oversee annual performance and salary reviews

Governance and Board Management Functions

• Supervise Global Administrative Officer in coordination Board administrative items:
• Schedule board meetings
• Review and oversee reporting packets
• Prepare the Board Meeting Agenda and preparation of Minutes
• Lead in the development of the Administration and Finance strategy

Legal Functions

• Maintain and expand relationships with Build Change’s pro bono legal counsel, work with pro bono lawyers to obtain legal assistance on contracts, Intellectual Property, and other relevant matters.
• Manage all registrations and filings; support country program staff with in-country registrations

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE You have:

• 7 years minimum experience in Finance and Administration leadership position for an international non-profit or for-profit company.
• Advanced college degree in Business Administration or something similar.
• The ability to lead, make decisions, and delegate to ensure the organization sets and meets key objectives, grows and maintains financial stability, and achieves its mission.
• The ability and desire to be a leader and a behavioral role model.

Your experience includes:

• Maintaining oversight of financial reporting, budgets and ensuring financial compliance, preferably for US based non profit organizations working internationally.
• Efficient operations oversight ranging from legal, website, contracts and vendors.
• Managing decentralized teams, including team members in very different time zones.
• Working closely with communications, fund development, program implementation and advocacy team members.
• Fluent in English

And maybe you also:

• Are located in the Washington DC (DMV) Area.
• Have worked in the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia or emerging nations.
• Have some experience working in the international development sector.
• Have some accounting experience or have supervised accounting staff.
• Bring a hands-on, get things done attitude, good humour, and positive problem solving skills.

ARE YOU INTERESTED? Then please visit www.buildchange.org/about/careers and select the link for this position. Applications will be accepted until filled and will be reviewed as received. Build Change is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified women and citizens of Build Change’s program countries are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No calls please. OUR COMMITMENT Build Change is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. It is the policy of Build Change that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities in regard to job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of Build Change to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. Build Change is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job