About the job

About GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly (GD) provides cash grants directly to people living in extreme poverty. Since launching in 2011, GD has raised over $1B, delivered cash to more than 1.5 million recipients, launched operations in 15 countries, and continues to expand its reach across the Global South. GD has also grown the research base supporting unconditional cash with 20 randomized control trials from its programs, generating rigorous evidence across countries and contexts. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Across our global offices, our culture is candid, analytical, non-hierarchical, and agile. We work alongside 750+ individuals who come from 21 different countries and speak 69 different languages. Team members at GiveDirectly attest that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just buzzwords, but a fundamental part of our culture and values. We actively seek to recruit individuals from the communities we serve, and use DEI as a lens in our hiring practices, programs, and initiatives. Our goal is to maintain a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, and feel valued and respected for who they are. We strive to be inclusive of all cultures and experiences while upholding our values globally. In the spirit of our "Know Yourself and Grow" value, we recognize there is always room to improve our team's working experience. But day to day, we aim to "Create Positive Energy" - we take care of one another, have fun, aim to maximize flexibility and accessibility in roles, and pursue professional development opportunities to stay challenged & engaged in our work.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job type: Full-time

Level: Coordinator

Reports to: Finance Associate

Location: The role is remote, though preferably based in Africa (Kenya, Uganda or Malawi)

Travel requirement: at least 1-2 times a year to our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits

About This Role

The Finance team currently supports all financial activities in 13 countries, 10 being in Africa. As a member of the global finance team, the role will be delivering on finance and payments responsibilities for our programs and stakeholders, in collaboration with other functions of the Finance team.

You are a great candidate for this role if you are have a payments and treasury background, are adaptable to quickly changing environments and have great communication and analytical skills.

What You’ll Do

Treasury

• Support in currency trade execution and reporting.
• Support in liquidity management and cash flow reporting.
• Excecute financial account opening/closing/maintainece process.
• Lead account access audits.
• Build a strong, professional relationship with financial institutions in order to manage operational processes.
• Provide documentation and complete the KYC process for new & existing banks

Payment

• Support the payment cycles including issuing payments and resolving exceptions using standard and efficient methods.
• Resove problems or issues with payments or funding.
• Recommend efficient payment processes across all GD operations/countries based on the best practices.
• Provide support to the Finance team as required in order to meet the department’s objectives.
• Help run country finance operations eg. Petty cash counts, asset counts, finance liaison with authorities (tax, statutory filings), etc.
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliations are complete with no exceptions.

Risk / Compliance

• Adhere to the control and compliance culture in the organisation.
• Understand and implement controls and compliance requirements with external stakeholders like tax regulators and payment partners
• Support in-country audits, special reporting to donors and regulatory bodies on request.
• Be compliant with regulations, internal policies and guidelines.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting is a must.
• 2+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance, with a at least 1 years of experience in a treasury or payment roles.
• Working language competence in English. Knowledge of French and Portugueses will be an added advantage.
• Competence in Excel and financial & accounting software (e.g. Intacct, Emburse, QuickBooks).
• Bonus: Proven experience working in a fast-paced, high volume, or matrix work environment.

Alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies is expected. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.

Read more about our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here and about our decision to move our central support teams to remote first here.

About The Hiring Process

Format: The hiring process follows the same general outline for all open roles:

First interview (30 mins)

Take home skills assignment (~2 hours)

Second interview (1 hour)*

Third interview (1 hour)*

Final interview (1 hour)

Reference checks (30 mins each)

• For some roles, second & third interviews are combined into a panel interview. If there are adjustments or variations on this process, those changes will be communicated during the first interview.

Venue: We conduct interviews over Google Meet with camera on (unless communicated otherwise).

Accessibility: Closed captioning is available during all Google Meet interviews, and interviewers will also post interview questions in the chat box throughout the call. If you need assistance accessing either of these features, please let your interviewer know at the start of your interview!

We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process for all of our open roles. If there are questions or concerns you have about the accessibility of our hiring process, we warmly invite you to reach out to careers@givedirectly.org.

**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**