Freedom House promotes the spread of freedom and democracy around the world through research, advocacy, and programs that support frontline activists. We are a leader in identifying threats to freedom through our highly regarded analytic reports, including Freedom in the World, Freedom of the Press, Freedom on the Net,andNations in Transit. With 13 field offices and two U.S. offices, we support the right of every individual to be free.
Position Summary
The Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) Finance Specialist will be responsible for the general financial oversight of private and U.S. government funded grants, grants financial reporting and closeouts, budget analysis, and enforcement of USG regulation expenditures for the Emergency Assistance Program liaising with the Freedom House Finance Department. This position is based in Washington DC and reports to the Director of EAP.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration with emphasis in accounting
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with government funded programs
- Minimum 3 – 4 years of relevant experience in progressive accounting and grants administration
- Strong ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and/or Fluxx
- Experience encompassing A/P, general ledger, transaction analysis, budgeting, and account reconciliation, as well as sub-grants
- Familiarity with OMB Circulars A-110, A-122, and A-133
- Prior experience working with NGO accounting in a fast paced environment preferred
- Ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality regarding all aspects of work at all times
- Prior experience working with emergency or program support for human rights and democracy at a regional or international level
- Prior experience working with individual human rights defenders and/or civil society organizations at risk
- French, Spanish or other language fluency preferred
Some Duties and Responsibilities
- Review proposals and budgets to ensure full cost recovery and assist with preparation of all budget amendments and revisions
- Assist with projects related to cost allocation methods, budget templates, grants compliance policies, etc.
- Monitor and analyze monthly grant expenditures, funding obligations, program budget projections and work plans
- Contribute to reporting to funders including the preparation of quarterly reports
- Review program payment requests, and sub-grant reports to ensure compliance with funder regulations and Freedom House policies and procedures
- Monitor compliance with program objectives, financial obligations, and reporting requirements as outlined in contracts and grant agreements
- Review and analyze approved budget vs. actual program status reports to ensure the accuracy of data
- Conduct staff grants compliance training
- Perform grants closeouts and monitoring
- Draft, review and oversee monitoring of sub-grants and related disbursements
- Maintain grants and budget tracking, update key information, and securely store data
- Assist in preparation of internal and donor audits
- Other related duties as assigned
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
Essential functions are typically performed in an office setting with a low level of noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer: This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job. It is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder may differ from those outlined in the job description and that other duties, as assigned, may be part of the job. Freedom House may add, change, or remove essential and other duties at any time.
We offer great benefits including:
- Generously subsidized dental insurance
- Generously subsidized vision insurance
- Generously subsidized health insurance with three options (HMO, POS, PPO)
- 100% employer paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
- 100% employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- Supplemental/voluntary life insurance for employee, spouse, and child(ren)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with generous matching funds with 2 year 100% vesting schedule
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses
- Transportation pre-tax payroll deduction for metro, and garage parking in DC
- Generous paid vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, and holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement for graduate studies
- And much more…
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