Assistant Controller, Global Finance & Accounting

Overview

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,300 professionals works worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.

The position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington, DC area or remote for non‑local candidates. It reports to the Senior Vice President, Accounting and is available only for candidates with the right to work in the United States.

• Leadership and Management: Direct a global team of finance directors and their teams of accountants, maximizing collaboration, communication, professional development, and achievement of team objectives; develop the professional, spiritual, and social capabilities of staff; recruit, retain, and develop a global accounting team with strong technical and analytical capabilities and excellent internal customer service skills.
• Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation: Develop annual and long‑term strategies for the global accounting team aligned with divisional and organizational goals; serve as backup for the Senior Vice President, Accounting.
• Networking & Partnership: Maintain close relationships with regional leadership, program, and grants management staff; collaborate with regional leadership to ensure global finance standardization; partner with revenue accounting, treasury, and FP&A teams on intersecting responsibilities.
• Policies and Procedures: Develop and update global accounting and finance policies and procedures; collaborate with regional and country finance leaders to develop and update local supplements and best‑practice manuals; partner with the Grants Management team to develop grant management resources and support staff training and award start‑up workshops.
• Training and Development: Identify training needs, provide resources for continuous improvement, provide coaching and mentoring to team members, develop and enhance training materials and accounting guidance for field office onboarding and ongoing support, provide on‑site financial support and training to field offices as needed.
• Documentation, Reporting & Data Management: Oversee document management for global consolidated financial operations and award documentation to support annual audits.
• General Accounting & Statutory Compliance: Oversee preparation and review of award budgets, lead monthly global consolidation and reconciliation of income, expenses, and balance sheet accounts in accordance with GAAP, support and review grant implementation, expenditure analysis, and reporting, enforce compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• General Tasks: Identify and recruit qualified finance staff to support IJM’s strategic goals, serve as a resource to country directors and regional leadership in finance staffing, job design, recruitment, and training, and participate in IJM’s community of spiritual formation.

• Licensed CPA or an advanced degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least fifteen years of experience as an accounting or audit manager, including nonprofit and international development experience, with a minimum of seven years supervising diverse teams.
• Advanced knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a multi‑currency nonprofit environment.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with US government grant making rules (2 CFR 200) and other private and international institution awards.
• Experience with progressive financial and accounting systems;
  Workday ERP experience preferred.
• Proven leadership ability to assess, identify, and resolve areas of confusion, dysfunction, and paralysis.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and supervise multi‑cultural and geographically dispersed accounting teams.
• Influential and diplomatic communication skills with the ability to build consensus across functions and regions.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex finance and accounting concepts to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with…