Senior Finance Associate

About RESOLVE

RESOLVE is a vibrant, growing, international non-profit organization with affiliated for-profit social enterprise subsidiaries and several fiscal sponsorships.

At RESOLVE, we forge sustainable solutions to critical social, health, and environmental challenges by creating innovative partnerships where they are least likely and most needed. We are a team of collaborative leaders, mediators, policy experts, strategists, scientists, and facilitators. We bring a unique combination of expertise to our work: mediation and process design; solutions-focused strategies and programs; and a capacity to create and launch self-sustaining social enterprises. As a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization (NGO), we work across sectors, borders, and political lines to engage with business, government, foundation, NGO, and community leaders. Our projects focus on healthy communities, conservation, and sustainable resources.

Our headquarters are in Washington, D.C., with staff and partners across North America, Africa, and Europe. We work on local, regional, national, and global projects.

Position Summary

The Senior Finance Associate is an essential role in RESOLVE’s Washington, DC office and across the family of RESOLVE organizations and enterprises. In our small, growing, international organization, the Senior Finance Associate supports the Controller with day-to-day accounting activities and will play an important role in bringing key accounting functions in-house from external consultants. This role is responsible for processing transactions, preparing account reconciliations, and supporting the monthly close across multiple entities.

This is a hands-on position for someone with strong accounting fundamentals who is comfortable working in the general ledger and contributing to a full month-end close.

An interest in RESOLVE’s programs and services will enable this person to thrive in the role and bring value to our mission-focused work.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to: Controller, while providing support to Senior Manager, FP&A

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Finance and Reporting

• Process accounts payable, including vendor setup, invoice entry, and coordination of payment processing; ensuring Accounts Payable moves through the internal review process in Net30.
• Prepare customer invoices and assist with accounts receivable follow-up. Invoice preparation may include pulling reports from our accounting system, pulling receipts, preparing Excel reports, etc.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts, including:
  • Cash and bank accounts
  • Credit cards and other cash-related accounts
  • Accounts receivable and related schedules
  • Prepaid expenses and accruals
  • Fixed assets and depreciation schedules
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Support the month-end close process, including preparation of schedules and documentation.
• Set up new project codes in the accounting system.
• Assist with expense reporting and credit card reconciliation processes.
• Deposit checks via remote deposit.
• Support the allocation of expenses to proper programs and projects, and to RESOLVE’s related entities.
• Support tax, payroll and other state and federal filings.
• Assist with audit preparation and documentation.
• Assist with annual 1099 preparation and filings.
• Manage the finance calendar and flag to related parties upcoming deadlines.
• Utilize and create effective task tracking and management systems, to ensure that tasks are carried through to successful completion.
• Provide support to the Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), in preparation of funder reports and quarterly forecasts/ annual budgets, using actuals data.

Administrative Support

• Monitor the Finance team’s general emails daily; respond and/or route requests appropriately.
• Maintain organized contract and administrative records for Finance, in support of annual audit.
• Coordinate with external IT support for basic troubleshooting and issue tracking.

Qualifications

The position requires the following experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and a minimum of 2-3 years of related experience in accounting.
• Nonprofit accounting experience, including general ledger work, account reconciliations; participation in month end close.
• Experience with the accounting software Intacct, QuickBooks, and bill.com, Spend and Expense (preferred).
• Strong Excel and database skills with demonstrated proficiency in other Office products (Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience working in a multi-entity environment a plus.

Skills & Attributes

This role requires the following skillset:

• A strong attention to detail, with a focus on accuracy and quality work products.
• Aptitude at developing and strengthening organizational finance processes.
• Ability to develop and follow a personal process for tracking tasks; planning and project management.
• An ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• A self-starting attitude, with a willingness to learn and take on new responsibilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to navigate and support interactions across staff, consultants, partners, and our broader networks.
• The position requires adherence to established procedures and places a value on problem-solving where new approaches, procedures, and systems can result in improvements.

Compensation & Work Arrangements

• This is a full-time, hybrid position.
• Location: Washington, DC.
• Salary Range: $55,000 - $70,000 USD, with specific placement in the range dependent upon qualifications, experience, and demonstrated skillset.
• RESOLVE offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications and interest in the position to View email address on click.appcast.io with “Senior Finance Associate” in the subject line. Please do not email staff or inquire about opportunities by phone. Applications sent via other means or platforms will not be evaluated.

RESOLVE is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. RESOLVE is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.