The posting
Job Description
**This is a remote-global role. The hiring team is considering candidates wherever CRS is registered to work at, with a preference for candidates who speak Spanish and are on US/East Coast time zone. CRS does not sponsor visas for remote employees.
NOTE: The Pay Range referenced in this job announcement only applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified by CRS as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll would follow the respective Country pay range. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your anticipated work location during the candidate selection process.
Pay Range $73,698 - $88,085 Annually
Project Overview
Catholic Relief Services is implementing a global emergency response initiative designed to deliver timely, life‑saving humanitarian assistance in rapidly evolving crises worldwide. Over 18 months, the program enables fast, flexible action to address urgent needs arising from sudden shocks and protracted emergencies. It supports critical humanitarian sectors through context‑appropriate assistance while emphasizing operational readiness, locally led implementation, accountability to affected communities, and safe, dignified programming. The initiative strengthens the organization’s ability to respond at speed and scale in complex and resource‑constrained environments, ensuring help reaches people most in need when it matters most.
Job Summary
The Deputy Finance Manager supports the Finance Manager to ensure a high level of resource stewardship, strict financial accountability and financial risk management while promoting the effectiveness and robustness of RAPID and relevant partners’ financial management systems, processes, and practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. The incumbent will participate in management of financial service needs and delivery challenges and identify and implement improvement solutions as needed to minimize CRS and partners’ exposure to financial risk.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation and monitoring of simplified financial processes, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with CRS policies, donor regulations, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and local laws for emergency projects.
- Ensure the implementation of action plans after reports review and other assessments
- Work closely with RAPID HQ and CP finance team to ensure efficiency and compliance with donor and CRS requirements in all accounting, recording, reporting and whole financial management processes, and ensure the maintenance of supporting documents for purposes of audit trails.
- Reconcile SF-425 federal financial report.
- Support programs, administration, supply chain and procurement with financial orientations and guidance and work closely with RAPID CP finance team to solve financial issues.
- Collaborate with all CP finance teams to ensure a smooth running of financials
- Follow the receivable tracking register and take necessary actions for delinquents’ advances. Lead monthly review of all outstanding advances to vendors, SR and staff.
- Analyze financial data and provide recommendations to improve financial performance and compliance. Identify any financial weakness and recommend mitigation measures.
- Provide global financial tracking to RAPID senior leadership team including tracking estimated and obligated budgets, forecasts and expenditures; work with team on re-alignments as needed. Work with CPs to ensure overspending does not occur.
- Support efforts to close audit financial management findings in a timely and sustainable manner.
- Support in the development of buy-in budgets, ensuring budgets are reasonable, accurate, and adequately reflect the costs of activities required to successfully carry out the program.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications.
- Strong experience presenting and facilitating trainings on financial management topics.
- Knowledge of local tax and regulatory reporting procedures.
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
- Very good planning, monitoring and organizational skills.
- Ability to act ethically in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
- Ability to leverage a proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented mindset.
- Ability to work collaboratively.
Required Languages: Proficiency (verbal and written) in English, Spanish strongly preferred
Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%. Candidates should have the capacity to live and work in difficult/stressful environments and serve wherever agency needs dictate.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Substantial budgeting, budget/expense analysis, and accounting experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in related field with a focus on Accounting.
- A professional certification in Accounting or a related field.
- Experience in an International NGO.
- Experience with and knowledge of the relevant public donors’ regulations.
- Experience with financial reporting software.
- Experience managing a team of finance professionals.
Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
- Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
- Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
- Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
- Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
What we offer
CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.
About Us
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.
CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.
CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
General Requirements
CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.
