Senior Manager, Accounting (Remote - US)

GiveDirectly Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Washington, D.C.

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead key elements of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and clear documentation of judgments and variances
• Oversee revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP, including reviewing and approving monthly entries, reconciliations, and supporting analyses
• Create error free periodic reports, such as balance sheets, profit & loss statements, management reports etc.
• Maintain integrity of the general ledger, including establishing and enforcing appropriate coding structures, review processes, and documentation standards
• Serve as a key decision-maker on accounting treatment, estimates, and operational judgment calls, escalating complex issues to the Controller as needed
• Ensure expenditures comply with donor requirements, regulatory standards, and internal policies; act as a key point of interpretation for finance and non-finance teams
• Document and update financial policies and procedures in our knowledge management system
• Review and approve reconciliations and journal entries, ensuring issues are identified, investigated, and resolved promptly
• Implement accounting system workflow improvements
• Partner cross-functionally (finance, treasury, payments, operations) to ensure accounting implications are understood and embedded in processes
• Identify areas for improvements and maintain documentation
• Manage the annual financial statement audit and the Single Audit
• Support preparation of the consolidated financial statements
• Oversee the preparation and submission of regulatory filings, especially form 990
• Ensure ongoing compliance with US GAAP, FASB guidance, and internal control requirements; proactively identify and address gaps
• Act as a key liaison between auditors and internal teams, ensuring timely, accurate responses and minimal disruption
• Where applicable, manage and support accounting staff, including reviewing work, providing feedback, and strengthening team capabilities
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives and organizational projects, representing accounting perspectives and requirements
• Perform all other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Controller and stakeholders

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance, with strong experience in data analysis and reporting
• Professional qualification (ACCA or CPA) is preferred
• Strong command of US GAAP, with the ability to independently research, interpret, and apply guidance to real-world scenarios
• Experience with multi-country / multi-entity accounting, including intercompany transactions, consolidations, and navigating differing local regulatory and reporting requirements
• Experience working in audit environments and managing external auditors
• Ability to liaise remotely with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility, tact and diplomacy
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate accounting concepts to non-finance audiences
• Ability to be proactive and logical in problem-solving scenarios
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work to tight deadlines
• Calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure
• A full appreciation of the value of cooperation, both internationally and within a team environment
• Aptitude to learn new software tools such as Slack and Sage Intacct
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity

🏖️ Benefits

• Base Salary: $109,200
• Bonus at Target Performance: 10% (~$10,920, with potential for upside)
• Estimated Total Compensation at Target: $120,120+
• Annual Benefits Stipend: $21,393
• A supportive team that works hard and cares hard
• A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
• Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take
• Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development
• Fully remote role with requirement to be located on the East Coast and overlap with East Africa timezone by at least 3 hours
• Opportunity to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About GiveDirectly Inc.

GiveDirectly Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers unconditional cash transfers directly to people living in extreme poverty using mobile payment technology. Founded in 2009, it operates randomized controlled trials to measure impact and publishes transparent results. Programs target households in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Liberia, and the United States, with emergency responses in disaster zones. Funding comes from individual donors and institutional partners, and over 90% of each donated dollar reaches recipients. The organization advocates for cash as a benchmark in international aid and influences governments and NGOs to adopt direct-giving models.

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