Private Awards Manager Jobs

Arlington, Virginia, USA

This is a fully remote position it that is open to all locations within the United States, with a preference for the Midwest, Great Plains, or Mid-Atlantic regions of the country or an established Nature Conservancy office within the United States. The successful candidate must be able to work within US Central Time Zone core hours of about 9am - 5pm. Interested candidates should apply and be able to confirm approximate working hours based on their location.

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The Private Awards Manager plays a critical role in the newly implemented Private Awards Shared Services Team which is a key component of the Private Awards Center of Excellence (“PACE”). The establishment of the Shared Services is to support the advancement of TNC’s goals: sharpening our focus, strengthening our culture, and driving operational excellence. This role will have the opportunity to support organization-wide operational excellence through optimization of people, processes, systems, and compliance via performing and delivering core finance services/workstreams in Private Awards administration. PACE sits within the central Finance Business Unit (BU), which will allow for more standardized processes, creation of more efficiencies and synergy across the core finance services/workstreams.

Specifically, the Private Awards Manager will drive and execute results in the new Shared Services Team of PACE, including overseeing the finance and/or accounting activities of a team of Private Award Specialists. The role will partner with PACE leadership and liaise with BU Finance Leaders to provide guidance and finance support for “Private Awards” which are a subset of TNC’s contribution revenue, from private donors.

The Private Awards Manager is responsible for managing the activities and personnel for a team of Private Award Specialists. They will supervise Private Award Specialists in performing specialized accounting services as well as providing accounting services themselves. Generally responsible for the management, maintenance and reporting of financial data and/or the monitoring of management controls and processes to ensure compliance with TNC policies and procedures, relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and financial/management best practice. They will liaise with BU Finance Leadership, share knowledge with other members of PACE and will supervise and monitor workloads for their team. They act as a Subject Matter Expert on Private Awards.

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone with strong experience in leading a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and experience in management of data and personnel. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of our team!

The ideal candidate will have all or some of these qualifications. If you don't have all of them, please apply anyway and tell us about your skills and experience:

• Ability to resolve complex issues independently within program area.
• Technical expert on complex accounting/financial issues. Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel.
• Expert knowledge of GAAP and/or relevant regulatory framework.
• Be willing to travel as needed.
• Experience, coursework or other training with U.S. Federal Uniform Guidance, state and local regulations, multilateral and international regulations, and standard contract clauses, as applicable.
• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Ability to work in partnership with others in a collaborative or advisory role.
• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent certification.
• Experience monitoring for and ensuring compliance with organizational policy, applicable law and regulation, and finance/accounting/management best practice.
• Experience acting as a resource to others to solve problems.
• Experience evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of management controls; interpreting guidelines and analyzing factual information to adapt or modify processes as needed.
• Experience with the Insight Project Cost and Billing Module (PCB), Workday or other grant tracking systems.

• Experience with financial interpretation and analysis.
• Experience with GAAP and fund accounting principles, practices, and regulations.
• Experience recruiting, supervising, and developing staff.
• Experience working with teams across organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration and 5 years' related experience or equivalent combination.
• Technical experience with spreadsheet programs, general ledger reports and financial management tools.

Job Family: Finance & Accounting

Job Number: 200072

Salary Grade: 8

Expected salary ranges will be provided to candidates upon initial screening outreach. Salary ranges are based on geographic location of the city and state that the candidate will work from, commensurate with experience.

To apply for job ID 53872, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact [email protected].

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