Global Controller

The Timothy Initiative (TTI) is an international disciple-making and church planting movement. TTI believes the best way to fulfil the Great Commission is by making disciples who make disciples and planting churches that plant churches.

TTI encourages the local church both to share the Good News and seek practical ways to impact their societies for Christ. This includes pulling from their own resources to provide for widows and orphans. They also lead the charge in disaster relief efforts, care for the disabled, rescue trafficked victims, and challenge social injustices.

The role

The Global Controller manages, coordinates and analyzes the financial aspects of The Timothy Initiative. The TTI Global Controller ensures the preparation and analysis of all financial reports meet the needs of the organization and comply with all applicable regulations; directs and develops the organization’s international accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives; advises the Executive Team of potential changes in accounting regulations or practices that may impact international operations and report; and maintains an in-depth, and up to date knowledge and understanding of both US and international accounting principles. The TTI Global Controller reports to the CEO.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Global Controller (GC) will be responsible for oversight of all finance, accounting and reporting activities. The GC will be involved in supporting presentations to the board and will work closely with the senior executive team.  The GC must be willing to fully grasp and understand our Global Ministry structure, processes, and policies in order to best serve TTI in the future. This position has a potential path to becoming the CFO.

The GC will lead all day-to-day finance operations of a budget of approximately $20 million and supervise a team of 4 staff members including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and donor administration. The GC will ensure that TTI has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and the yearly audit. The GC will work closely with program leaders and their staff, not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting procedures but also to explore how the finance function can support program operations.

In addition, she or he will partner with the CEO, the COO and senior leadership, and the human resources (HR) and information technology (IT) staff to enhance and better integrate finance, HR, and IT function.

Spiritual Life

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as a top priority.
• Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of TTI, and faithfully upholds TTI’s ministry in prayer.
• For clarity, we ask every team member at TTI to sign the acknowledgement page and live a life congruent with the spiritual principles outlined in TTI’s “Statement of Faith”, “Christian Living Statement” and policies and procedures as stated in TTI’s employee handbook.

Duties & Responsibilities

Finance and Accounting Leadership

• The GC will play a crucial role as part of the global leadership team for TTI’s finance operations, with oversight of the accounting department in Raleigh, along with the responsibility of the two finance managers over Asia and Africa and will have the following primary responsibilities.
• Maintain an in-depth, and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of US accounting principles (US GAAP and IFRS) and fund-based accounting for non-profits.
• Supervise and provide quality assurance, along with modelling a culture of continuous improvement across all functions of general accounting.
• Review, establish, implement, manage, and strengthen critical accounting, internal control and reporting policies, processes and associated metrics.
• Work closely with the management team, set standards and drive financial compliance across the entire organization.
• Prepare and publish timely monthly and quarterly financial statements, as well as lead the annual closing processes.
• Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Prepare all financial-related board meeting materials.
• Ensure consistent standards and tools are utilized in the annual budgeting process across the globe and lead the annual budgeting and planning exercise.
• Manage or serve as a global liaison with the external auditors to facilitate completion of audit procedures in a timely and efficient manner as needed, as well as in the preparation of the 990.
• Oversee all financial and project/program accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with program budgets and associated restricted funding throughout the restricted fund period; develop financial reporting materials for all restricted funds and any private foundation grants.
• Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.

Team Leadership

• Leverage strengths of the current finance team, help to clarify roles and responsibilities and implement training programs to reach optimal individuals and organizational goals.
• Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive supportive work environment.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Passion for The Timothy Initiative’s Mission.
• Registered CPA or Chartered Accountant with Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a financial controller or equivalent with supervisory experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of accounting and finance experience, with 3 plus years working in a non-profit organization.
• Experience consolidating accounting information across global operations and preparing consolidated financials for audit/tax purposes
• Track record of being “hands-on” and working directly on details when necessary to get tasks done
• Keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which allow for strategic data interpretation versus simple reporting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management or board
• Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including non-finance managers
• Strong Organizational skills – Proven ability to develop effective work plans, organize details, set priorities, and meet deadlines
• Leadership and management skills, having led a diverse team
• International finance experience
• Available to travel internationally
• Familiarity working with Sage Intacct
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot tables
• Attention to detail
• Work occasional nights and weekends as required

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated success managing and working across a global team, including training and coaching, and passion for developing a global team to achieve the necessary levels of skills and independence to execute their role effectively
• Experience driving finance transformation and improvement in efficiencies in controls and accounting systems
• Have led a new accounting software implementation
• Strong project management skills
• Strategic thinker and proven success in developing a strategic plan
• Familiarity working with QuickBooks Online
• Technology savvy with experience overseeing software implementation and managing relationships with software vendors; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software
• Experience reviewing contracts
• 4-6 International trips will be required in the first year to meet and lead the global finance team members and there will be international travel from time to time needed for this role.

How to apply

Closing date: January, 29th 2023

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina. TTI is open to applications from national and international candidates.

To learn more about TTI we invite you to download a candidate pack at the following link: Global Controller- Candidate Pack-The Timothy Initiative

Please click on the ‘apply for job’ button above to submit your application. For this role, kindly submit an MS Word version of your CV and a cover letter detailing your motivation and how you are suited to this role.

Please name your submitted files with the following reference: TTI_GC

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