Manager, Finance Shared Services

<p style="text-align:left">The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><b>Job Overview: </b><br><b>This is a 6-month position. Potential to extend. Included Health Benefits.</b></p><p></p><p>The Manager, Finance Shared Services, oversees the delivery of centralized finance operational support to IRC local offices through the Finance Shared Services model. This position supervises Shared Services finance staff and is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and consistent completion of assigned finance operational tasks, including accounts payable processing, donor invoicing support, reconciliations, budget uploads, and other routine financial activities. The role works closely with HQ Finance and local office leadership to support efficient and standardized finance operations across offices.</p><p></p><p>The Manager serves as the primary coordination point for finance operational requests from local offices. This position is responsible for receiving, prioritizing, and assigning requests to Financial Analysts, Finance Shared Services, ensuring workloads are appropriately distributed and completed in accordance with IRC financial policies and timelines. The Manager also monitors task completion, provides technical guidance to staff, and supports continuous improvement of shared services processes to ensure high-quality financial support to field offices.</p><p></p><p><b>Location: </b>Remote U.S. based.</p><p></p><p><b>Major Responsibilities:</b> </p><p></p><p><b>Shared Services Team Management</b></p><ul><li><p>Supervise and support Financial Analyst(s), Finance Shared Services, including assigning tasks, monitoring workloads, and providing guidance on financial processes and coding compliance.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Request Intake & Workflow Coordination</b></p><ul><li><p>Serve as the primary point of contact for finance operational requests from local offices, prioritizing and distributing tasks to Shared Services staff and monitoring timely completion.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Finance Operations Oversight</b></p><ul><li><p>Oversee shared services activities, including accounts payable processing, donor invoicing support, reconciliations, month-end close tasks, and budget uploads.</p></li><li><p>Review completed work to ensure accuracy, proper coding, and compliance with IRC financial policies and donor requirements.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Budget & Financial Systems Oversight</b></p><ul><li><p>Oversee the review and upload of grant and program budgets into financial systems to ensure coding accuracy and alignment with approved grant agreements.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Cost Allocation Management</b></p><ul><li><p>Manage shared services cost allocations to local offices utilizing the service, ensuring costs are tracked, documented, and appropriately charged.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Training & Coordination</b></p><ul><li><p>Coordinate or provide training to Shared Services staff and local office personnel on financial processes, systems, and shared services procedures.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Process Improvement</b></p><ul><li><p>Support the development and implementation of standardized processes to improve efficiency and consistency of shared services support.</p></li><li><p>Perform other related duties as assigned to support finance operations and the Shared Services function.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Key Working Relationships: </b></p><p></p><p><b>Position Reports to:</b> Director of Finance</p><p><br><b>Position directly supervises: </b>Financial Analysts, Finance Shared Services</p><p></p><p><b>Job Requirements:</b> </p><p></p><p><b>Education</b></p><ul><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Experience</b></p><ul><li><span>Should have experience with AI-assisted productivity tools such as Claude, and/or Copilot.</span></li><li><span>Worked with SQL, Python, Power BI, or other analytics/reporting tools.</span></li><li><span>Interest in automation, reporting enhancement, and finance process improvement.</span></li><li><p>Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or financial operations.</p></li><li><p>Experience supervising staff or coordinating team workflows required.</p></li><li><p>Experience supporting grant or project-based financial management preferred.</p></li><li><p>Experience working in nonprofit organizations and/or donor-funded environments strongly preferred.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Skills & Competencies</b></p><ul><li><p>Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial operations processes.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate workloads across team members.</p></li><li><p>Strong attention to detail and ability to review financial transactions for accuracy and proper coding.</p></li><li><p>Strong communication and collaboration skills when working with finance and non-finance staff.</p></li><li><p>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial/accounting systems required.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Work Environment</b></p><ul><li><p>This is a remote position.</p></li><li><p>Ability to collaborate with both local office staff and HQ finance teams in a shared services environment.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Compensation: </b><b>(<i>Pay Range: $73,000 - $87,000) </i></b>Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements. </p><p> </p><p><b>PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS</b></p><p></p><p>All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in <a href="https://www.rescue.org/page/our-code-conduct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0875e1">IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct</span></a>. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on <a href="https://www.rescue.org/page/safeguarding" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0875e1">Safeguarding</span></a>, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.</p><p></p><p>Cookies: <a href="https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0875e1"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings</span></span></a></p><p></p><p><span>Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.</span><span>  </span><span>Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.</span></p><p></p><p>US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">#li-1</p>

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