Chief Financial Officer

excerpts from the official posting

The International Republican Institute (IRI) advances democracy and freedom. We link people with their governments, support politicians to be responsive to citizens, and motivate those citizens to engage in the political process.

Main responsibilities

• Oversee all accounting processes, procurement, financial reporting, and other financial management functions across IRI headquarters and international offices.
• Provide strategic financial leadership, offering recommendations for improving systems, policies, indirect structure, and other IRI-wide equities
• Develop IRI’s long-term financial strategy in close partnership with Senior Management, aligning costs with forecasted revenues
• Provide innovation and leadership in pursuit of improved efficiency, ending manual processes, increasing standardization and automation, and reducing friction

Profile

• Technical accounting expertise, including ASC 842 leases, revenue recognition, investments, fixed assets, and contingencies
• Strong understanding of nonprofit accounting, including net assets with and without donor restrictions
• Strong technical experience with financial statement audits, Single Audits, internal controls, risk management, and remediation of audit findings