Finance Coordinator
International Youth Foundation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Mexico
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Salary
💰 MX$300,000 - MX$388,000 per year
About the role
- Coordinate financial and administrative processes for the assigned portfolio(s), including financial monitoring support, process training/guidance to Country Office and HQ project staff, working closely with other Finance Officers, Coordinators and the Global Finance Manager.
- Provide financial management support, including analyses of financial data, budget analyses, and draft preparation of project financial reports.
- Assist in the monthly and quarterly production of project financial reports.
- Participate in financial review sessions with project teams.
- Ensure that all assigned projects are reviewed monthly by the 20th of each month.
- Draft project financial reports and flag any variances to Senior Finance Officer.
- Assist the Global Finance Manager in preparing timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with donor agreements.
- Analyze expenditure and projections against donor reports regularly for any variances.
- Analyze approval requests to verify calculation and coding accuracy, review financial transactions to ensure they are reasonable, allowable, and allocable per donor regulations.
- Perform administrative duties in donor compliance processes, including compiling documentation and receipts, routing invoice approvals, updating tracking logs, and electronic filing.
- Assist in maintaining cost share and/or leverage tracking system, ensuring correct tracking of all cost share and/or leverage managed by IYF.
- Coordinate grants and contracts (G&C) administration.
- Support sub-grantee financial management and monitoring.
- Assist with new business development cost proposals as needed.
- Collaborate closely with all team members, both in USA and in assigned field offices; ensure exceptional customer support to regional program teams.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and analytical skills.
- Ability to perform in a dynamic and high-pressure environment.
- Effective verbal and written communication, organizational and prioritization skills as well as training abilities necessary. Ability to initiate and maintain positive relationships with colleagues based in different countries required.
- Oral and written English & Spanish fluency is required.
- Ability to solve problems, identify and escalate problems/decisions when necessary, and demonstrate creativity and flexibility in addressing various problems.
- Collaborative, tactful, a team player.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally, when needed.
- Excellent listening skills, sense of humor, and positive attitude.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word and Power Point presentations required, QuickBooks accounting and reporting package experience a plus.
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance or Administration preferred; 2+ years of managing budgets/forecasts and/or financial experience with international, non-profit organizations, as well as multi-office, multi-national environment.
- Commitment to international development and values-driven work environment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial managementbudget analysisfinancial reportingexpenditure analysisvariance analysiscost proposalsgrants administrationcontract administrationfinancial data analysisdonor compliance
Soft Skills
attention to detailanalytical skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsprioritization skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationflexibilitycustomer supportteam player