[Hiring] Accounting and Audit Manager @matteria

Role Description

The Accounting and Audit Manager leads the org-wide Accounting Department to achieve its mission in maintaining the integrity of accounting data and production of high-quality financial reports. The Accounting and Audit Manager is responsible for the day-to-day accounting for the headquarters’ financial transactions; developing, implementing and ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and maintaining and continuously improving the system of financial controls; including general accounting, investment accounting, subgranting, grantmaking, tax-exempt compliances, banking, payroll, and benefits. This staff member will work directly with headquarters (HQ), and closely with Asylum Access Mexico (AAMX), Asylum Access Thailand (AAT) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the general accounting function for HQ, ensuring accurate and timely financial records and reporting.
• Supervise accounting activities across Malaysia, Thailand, and Mexico, ensuring consistency and compliance with organizational standards.
• Develop and prepare accounting and financial reports to support internal monitoring and decision-making.
• Lead the annual external audit process, coordinating requirements, documentation, and communication with external auditors.
• Lead tax compliance across the organization, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of applicable tax obligations.
• Plan and conduct internal audits to strengthen financial controls, identify risks, and support compliance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. CPA certification or equivalent.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Excel proficiency a must.

Requirements

• 5 years related accounting experience in private corporation/public charity settings.
• Experience using a computerized accounting system, specifically Microsoft Dynamics and solid knowledge of MS Office applications.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong time management and organizational skills. Able to prioritize work effectively and adapt to multiple demands.
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely both verbally and in writing.

Competencies

• Strong initiative and ability to take ownership of projects, managing multiple deadlines, and working effectively with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Cultural competence and intelligence, ability to work in a diverse, multicultural workforce.
• Comfortable working individually and in concert with positions across the various functions and levels of the organization and with external partners, recognizing and valuing the need to adapt and respect other cultures and languages.
• Approaches work with openness and humility, adapting thoughtfully to changing contexts while remaining grounded in shared values.
• Prior experience working with refugee-led organizations or involvement in community-led initiatives is an asset.

Our Team Profile

• Respect & Empathy: We treat every person with dignity, listen deeply, and center the experiences of forcibly displaced communities in all we do.
• Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency, and consistency - standing by our commitments and holding ourselves accountable to the communities we serve.
• Lived & Community-Rooted Leadership: We believe meaningful change is led by those closest to the issues.
• Curiosity & Courage: We ask bold questions, embrace learning and adaptability, and push for change- even when it’s difficult or uncertain.
• Collaboration & Partnership: We build relationships rooted in trust and shared purpose.
• Justice: Justice drives us to address both the immediate challenges faced by forcibly displaced people and the deeper, long-standing problems that keep injustice in place.

Key Interests for Working with Us

• Goal 1: Refugees have access to rights and protection.
• Goal 2: Refugees are leading in decisions and solutions that affect their lives.
• Goal 3: Aligning how we work with what we stand for by investing in people and leadership, nurturing a culture of care and learning.

Reasons to Join Our Team

• Multi-cultural team.
• Flexibility working remotely.
• Healthcare stipend.
• Wellness days.
• End of year break.

Relevant Details Before Applying for This Vacancy

• Start date: as soon as possible.