Finance Analyst

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.

We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 7.8 million children by constructing more than 1,600 schools, establishing over 15,000 libraries, publishing 874 new children’s book titles in 27 local languages, and reaching over 20,000 girls through our Girls’ Education program.

Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$43.7 million and our global staff numbers over 600. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have an Asia Regional Office located in New Delhi and program offices in Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.

Position Overview:

Room to Read's Legal, Finance and Accounting department has grown significantly over the past few years. We have recently created a new analyst position within the department as part of this growth.  The primary job functions will be as a member of the global Finance team responsible for financial planning (budgeting, forecasting), analysis and reporting.  In addition, this position will also have the opportunity to work across the department, providing administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and gaining exposure to the functions of the Legal and Accounting teams.

This position jointly reports to the Finance Director and the CFO.

Duties & Responsibilities:

General Duties:

• Create and prepare planning materials for the CFO as well as other members of the Finance, Accounting and Legal teams, and provide related logistical support.
• Assist with calendar management, meetings and conference calls for the CFO, as well as the Finance, Accounting and Legal team when needed. Includes preparing materials for calls and meetings as well as providing logistical support.
• Provide administrative support to Legal, Finance and Accounting teams and CFO.  Includes drafting internal and external correspondence, preparing regulatory, compliance and legal documents, and tracking, mailing, filing and following up on the same.
• Assist with planning conferences, events and team support functions.
• Plan and manage all domestic and international travel for CFO. This includes scheduling trips, obtaining visas, arranging flights, hotels, inter-city transportation, and all other associated logistics.
• Create accurate financial expense and credit card reports for CFO.
• Create, manage and edit content of presentations and reports.
• Undertake selected research projects.

Finance Duties:

• Analyze currencies and create the monthly foreign exchange currency trend report.  Manage worldwide distribution of the report.
• Draft, coordinate and track various documentation required by bank accounts worldwide as needed.
• Prepare grants finance reports, validating data accuracy and managing workflow.
• Document work processes in grants finance, budgeting and forecasting, and reporting areas as needed.
• Track progress and timelines for budgeting and forecasting.  
• Participate in the monthly reporting cycle as needed, validating data, identifying data issues and checking reports.
• Prepare and, as needed, deliver training materials to worldwide offices through skilled use of Powerpoint and Excel.
• Create new and enhance existing financial models in support of department projects, documenting assumptions and calculations, sources of data, etc.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Experience creating Excel-based financial models and analyzing, revising and building offof existing models
• Adept at using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong written and oral communication skills (writing sample and Excel skills test will be required)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proactive and tenacious troubleshooting skills and ability to solve problems using discretion and business sense
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work cross culturally with maturity and sensitivity
• Strong work ethic and ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing deadlines
• Flexibility and positive attitude
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

• 1-2 years relevant work experience in a financial analyst role
• History of dedicated volunteer activity and/or commitment to non-profit organizations

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

• Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, commuter benefits, and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education.

Application Procedure:

Please send a cover letter with salary expectations and resume by email, with “Finance Analyst” in the subject line (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org.  Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read.    

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.