Under the Director of Global Accounting’s supervision, you will be responsible for overseeing, managing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the accounting department’s daily operations, including treasury management, banking operations, investment management, accounting, and audit. You will assist various accounting teams with implementing new programs and special projects and will be involved in foreign currency risk management.

You will also be responsible for preparing cashflows and short and long-term global cash forecasts. You must be a subject matter expert in technical accounting who is well versed in Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAP). This position will lead the annual year-end financial and other audits and will work directly with the auditors.

This position is remote due to Covid-19, but you will be based at WRI’s office in Washington, DC once restrictions have lifted.

 Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and implement improvements to streamline the current Accounts Payable (AP) process, update and communicate AP policy and procedures
• Oversee corporate travel program, update travel and expenses policy ensuring adherence to the policy and effectiveness of the program
• Oversee corporate credit card program; review and update credit card policy, approve staff credit cards, and provide guidance to Travel and Expenses Manager
• Negotiation on price, service, and line of credit with corporate banking partners and Credit Card providers
• Review/update/implement foreign currency risk management policy and provide guidance to staff on FX risk management and exchange rates
• Manage foreign currency risk on cross border and multi-currency programs
• Ensure timely financial close process (monthly, quarterly, and annual year-end closes); and review self-insured medical expenses analysis
• Review monthly General Ledger reconciliations and provide guidance to staff
• Monitor investment programs and strategies and recommend best course of action to maximize cash position
• Ensure timely and accurate recording investment returns. Review and post endowment journal entries, follow-up with endowment custodian to clarify questionable items
• Recommend and implement improvements to Treasury Processes, including Treasury management tools focusing on automation and digital transformation of cash reporting.
• Draft and update treasury policies and maintain control matrix of bank signors and authorized individuals
• Ensure the team successfully executes on daily cash management functions and provide guidance on optimizing cash balances
• Prepare cashflow, cash positioning, monitor daily bank transactions and short-term investment to maximize return
• Prepare and manage the global long and short-term cash forecast
• Administer and manage cash management systems to optimize efficiencies and ensure adequate controls
• Support the interim and annual institutional financial statement audit, periodic project audit, and annual 990 tax filing.
• Provide technical support for process improvement and other projects as needed.
• Identify process improvements and integrate systems to meet current business needs and bring efficiency.
• Work with the accounting and finance teams to update guidance/manual when required.