Organization
Project HOPE

Finance Consultant

Duration
Recruiting now
Location
Washington, DC

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

Remote

Recruiting now

Washington, DC 20036

About this Opportunity

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 900engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25countries, responding to the worlds most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we canreinforce aculture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

Endowments

1. Project Background and Description

Several grantors committed to perpetuate the technical activities of the Company have provided funds that have been deposited in an endowment to finance some of the projects the Company manages.

Those funds were deposited in a single investment account since they were received in 2008 until December 2020 when were transferred to a new investment Company (www.rbc.com).

The endowments have gained value over the years and since is the interest of the VP, Finance and CFO create internal controls to provide more transparency to the management of the funds, the Company has decided to create individual accounts for the endowments.

Recently the Company opened second investment account to manage a new endowment.

2. Project Scope

Identify the amount of interest, dividends, and associated costs from inception for each endowment.

Create a report showing every individual endowment with the balance as of August 31,2021, that should match the investment statement.

Create a written guidance on how the accountants should correctly book the interests, dividends, and associated costs to follow GAAP.

The Company has booked disbursements from the investment account to finance technical activities. The Consultant should track the disbursements in the accounting and evaluate if they are consistent with the disbursements in the investment statement.

Consistent with task number 4, the Company has disbursed amounts from the investment account that should be reimbursed. The Consultant should track the amounts disbursed and identify if they were reimbursed to the investment account.

Review the endowment procedure and provide guidance and training to the employees that manage endowments.

3. High-Level Requirements

The consultant should provide a CV demonstrating wide experience managing the accounting for endowments.

Good excel skills are essential.

Good communication and training skills are needed.

4. Deliverables

Written Document with the process followed to identify the amount for each endowment

Report showing the initial amount, the interest earned, the expenses and disbursements processed and a balance that should be consistent with the balance of the investment account as of August 31,2021

An accounting guide on the correct accounting process for the endowments

A report to be presented to the Senior Leadership Team

A written and verbal training to the accountants about the correct accounting of endowments

5. Affected Parties

VP Finance and CFO

Director of Accounting and Financial Services

Accounts Payable Manager

Senior Accountant of GOF

Manager of GOF

Senior Leadership Team

6. Affected Business Processes or Systems

Statements from www.rbc.com and the previous investment fund

NetSuite

Excel Files containing the historic information

7. Specific Exclusions from Scope

N/A

8. Implementation Plan

The Consultant should start as soon as possible. It is envisioned that the consultant invests no more than 4 weeks of work

9. High-Level Timeline/Schedule

The consultancy should be completed no later than October 31,2021

Skills/Interests

  • Accounting