Director of Finance

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position: Director of Finance

Department: Finance

FLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Washington, DC

Direct Reports: Senior Accountant

About the Program

Polaris is a leading non-governmental organization combating human trafficking and modern-day slavery, with programs operating at the international, national, and local levels through our office in Washington, D.C. With an annual budget of $10 M and 100 staff in 2017, Polaris has grown rapidly in size and impact since its founding in 2002. Polaris is currently in a period of rapid growth in order to achieve a bold vision for an increased global presence and the introduction of new programs aimed at strategic interventions to disrupt human trafficking where it is occurring. More details about our programs and history can be found on our web site at www.polarisproject.org .

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, Polaris is seeking a Director of Finance who is responsible for the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, payroll, depreciation schedules, fixed asset records and general accounting for Polaris. They ensure optimum compliance with generally accepted accounting principles in completion of these areas of responsibility.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all accounting and financial activities of Polaris Project including cash management, stock donations, and fixed assets

• Directs and coordinates general accounting, financial, and statistical reporting including preparation of financial reports such as income, balance sheets, cash flow, and other statements of performance

• Works with CFO to develop and implement a financial vision in alignment with the strategic plan.

• Works with CFO to prepare the annual and 3 year budget, analyses, forecasts, and other reports required by management and Board of Directors
• Review and approve expenditures to ensure compliance with any contracts or grants and efficient use of funds and ensure payables are processed in a timely and accurate manner
• Assists Senior Accountant with financial reports required for federal, state, and local grants, and collaborates with grant owners to prepare grant reports for donors
• Assists Senior Accountant and development team to ensure grant compliance and contract oversight

• Maintain and develop accounting policies and establish internal controls
• Submit required financial data to Program Directors, Director of Finance, COO and CEO as needed; and
• Lead year-end audit process preparation of all reconciliations and audit work.
• Update and maintain financial policies and procedures
• Serve as staff support for the Finance Committee and Audit Committee
• Commitment to the National Human Trafficking Hotline mission and Polaris values
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

This job description provides a summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by individuals in this position. Incumbents may be asked to perform other tasks not specifically written in this job.

Required Qualifications
• Minimum ten years of accounting/financial management experience 7 years in non-profit management preferred;
• Experience managing Single Audit
• Track record of leadership progression with supervisory experience
• Experience in government grants and contract management
• Experience leading fiscal year planning with multiple teams
• Experience managing payroll;
• Collaborative and consultative work style
• Proficient knowledge of Excel and accounting systems; and
• Knowledge of effective financial and internal controls.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Intacct;
• Experience with Concur; and
• Experience with Paylocity.

Communication:
• Internal: Ability to communicate with supervisors and peers;
• External: Frequent contact with auditors and funders, finance consultants

Working Conditions:
• Typical office setting

Organization Background

VALUES: Polaris is grounded in a set of values and organizational beliefs and strives to model and embody these values in all that it does.

We work with humility and a spirit of service. We serve a mission that is bigger than ourselves, and we recognize that we cannot do this work alone. We foster a caring community of mutual support, and we actively pursue collaborations and partnerships to expand our reach.

Victims' and survivors' experiences ground our efforts. We honor the dignity, agency, and resilience of victims and survivors of slavery, both past and present. We serve, work alongside, and stand in solidarity with those who have been most affected by modern slavery.

We strive for inclusion and equity. We engage different perspectives to inform our decisions, actions, and positions. We create opportunities that empower individuals of diverse backgrounds and circumstances. We acknowledge the structural inequities that lead to human trafficking and modern slavery, which drives us to create just and equitable solutions.

We approach our work with courage. We promote a culture of inquiry, innovation, risk-taking, and continuous learning. We are resilient and evolve when faced with obstacles or failure. We recognize that what is typical or traditional is not always optimal.

We create positive impact and achieve results. We leverage and cultivate the strengths of our staff, and we work with discipline, integrity, and a commitment to excellence. We embrace a measurement culture to track our progress. We view impact holistically, considering multiple sectors and the effects on individuals' lives, as we pursue systemic and social change to eradicate modern slavery

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Polaris designs and implements data-driven strategies to prevent and disrupt human trafficking, and restore freedom to survivors. Achieving this ambitious goal requires both trafficking-specific systemic interventions and broader cultural and structural shifts that reduce the inequities that lead to human trafficking. While Polaris alone cannot build a more diverse, just, equitable, and inclusive society, both the success of our work and our organizational values require modeling in the workplace the change we want to see in the world. This means cultivating a workforce, organizational culture, and priorities that respect and celebrate a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team made up of individuals with different identities, lived experiences, and backgrounds. Within both our team and across every part of our work, we strive to integrate and elevate the full range of survivor voices.

This is a living commitment. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are values to be manifested daily, in the work we do, the decisions we make, and the way that we treat each other and the people we seek to serve. This means creating space where staff can be included, heard, valued, and set up for success, and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, best selves to work. We will not check boxes and consider it done. We will push new innovations and different ways of thinking, and treasure the community built and strengthened by each of our contributions.