Requisition ID: req58325 Job Title: Deputy Director of Finance Sector: Finance Employment Category: Regular Employment Type: Full-Time Compensation: USD 86,000.00 - 115,000.00 Annually Location: Denver, CO USA Work Arrangement:Hybrid Job Description The IRC in Boise and Denver includes two offices in Boise, Idaho (ID) and Denver, Colorado (CO). The ID and CO offices support a diverse group of clients including refugees, asylees, asylum seekers, trafficking survivors, and immigrants from a range of backgrounds. Both offices offer programs that are focused on refugee resettlement and integration, economic empowerment, health and wellness, immigration legal services, and more. Our strength and success lie within our core values of Service, Accountability, Equality, and Integrity. Our teams are strongly motivated by our clients and are dedicated to delivering high-impact and quality programs. Job Overview: The Deputy Director, Finance (DDF) provides regional leadership and management necessary to ensure that the ID and CO offices have the appropriate financial infrastructure and systems in place to support the strategic vision and mission of the offices and the wider organization. The DDF contributes to office and organizational strategic and operational plans and is accountable for ensuring and monitoring delivery against financial objectives through targeted and comprehensive financial analytical review. The DDF oversees the financial and accounting management of ID and CO program offices. The DDF will focus on maintaining financial management practices and systems that are compliant with US and state laws, donor requirements, and which are conducive to effective implementation of both offices. The DDF is responsible for all aspects of strategic and operational finance across the ID and CO region, acting as the principal finance business partner to the Boise/Denver executive director, as well as the Boise site director and Denver deputy director, as well as conforming to IRC's financial control environment and CFO standards and objectives. This includes ensuring sound fiscal management of assets; collecting, processing, and analyzing IRC's financial data; and providing management, program leads, donors, grantors, creditors, and others with timely, accurate, and understandable information. The DDF serves as a member of the Boise and Denver Senior Management Teams (SMT) in strategic planning and decision-making toward the agency's overall operations. This position is based in either Denver, Colorado or Boise, Idaho and will include some regular travel to the other location. Major Responsibilities: Finance: • Provide financial information and guidance to support the Executive Director and local program leadership in making business decisions in line with the IRC, Regional, and ID and CO offices. • Continuously analyze the overall financial health of the ID and CO offices and inform the Executive Director and Site/Deputy Directors of potential risks and priorities to address. • Ensure IRC ID and CO offices comply with IRC’s accounting vis-à-vis fund accounting as noted in IRC’s finance manual and generally accepted accounting principles and coordinate the protection of the organization’s assets by implementing IRC’s internal control procedures. • Oversee the offices’ disbursements, all financial activities and fiscal reporting to ensure proper allocation of funding sources and fiscal compliance with donor requirements/limitations and IRC control policies. • Prepare and administer the offices’ annual and program budgets, as well as budgeting processes; lead all aspects of grant reporting and compliance in the financial area. • Provide solutions to budget challenges and apply own financial expertise to ensure maximum leverage of available funds. • In cooperation with the development team, support the implementation of a fundraising strategy with measurable goals and objectives to expand and support existing programming, including meeting match requirements with an emphasis on financial fundraising over in-kind. • Provide technical support, oversight, and leadership to internal and external stakeholders. • Respond to ad hoc requests made by the Executive Director, RAI regional and/or HQ management. • Partner with and advise colleagues to create and implement systems across Finance and Program sectors to ensure accurate budgeting, spending, and fiscal reporting of public and private funds. • Develop and maintain strategic community partnerships with other service providers, government agencies, foundations, employers, and other key stakeholders. • Prepare for sound audit practices and facilitate audits and monitoring visits. • Supervise the office’s banking arrangements and petty cash fund. • Ensure cash flow is adequate for office operations and coordinate cash transfers to/from HQ as necessary. • Foster effective communication among the Boise/Denver finance team Deputy/Site Directors, and other relevant administrative and program staff. General Management: • Manage a high-performance team in both offices including: o Regular one-on-one meetings with all direct reports. o Effective delegation of duties and responsibilities. o Consistent and ongoing feedback and communication. o Extensive professional development supporting and coaching team members. • Recruit, hire, train and supervise team members. • Represent the office and liaise with HQ executive leadership. • Other related duties as assigned. Job Requirements: Education: • Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree in business, non-profit management, public administration, or human services related field preferred. Work Experience: • Eight or more years of related, progressively responsible professional experience including at least four years of experience in a grant-driven, not-for-profit environment, social services environment. • Experience managing financial operations across multiple states preferred. • People management experience required. Demonstrated Skills & Competencies: • Strong experience with program and budget management and strategic planning. • Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality. Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a wide variety of skills and perspectives. • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal; ability to communicate finance principles and process to non-finance staff. Fluent English required. • Solid organizational and project management skills to promote productivity and efficiency. • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with grantors, volunteers, partner agencies, government officials, multi-cultural clients, and colleagues on all levels, • Proven leadership and team-building skills, • Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment. Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirement. Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. US Benefits:We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $120 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles. #LI-5