Job Description

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Samaritan’s Purse is seeking a Regional Finance Officer (RFO) - International Disasters to join the Field Finance team at our International Headquarters location in Boone, NC. As a Regional Finance Officer (RFO), you will be responsible for the development, training, and readiness of Samaritan’s Purse’s disaster response capacity in Finance. The RFO assists in developing financial best practices and establishing Samaritan’s Purse protocols and standards to ensure compliance with the organization’s financial practices and procedures during disaster responses. International travel will be required. Join the team and use your gifts and talents for the Kingdom!

A day in the life of a Regional Finance Officer-International Disasters:

At Samaritan’s Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do!  We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe. 

In the role of Regional Finance Officer-International Disasters, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Liaison with the International Projects department and the International Disaster Response Unit (IDRU) for all finance matters related to disaster responses
• Serves as the on-call financial representative on the Incident Management Team (IMT).
• Develop and lead financial training programs for International Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members to improve capacity. 
• Assist in developing financial best practices and establishing Samaritan’s Purse protocols and standards to ensure compliance with the organization’s financial practices and procedures during disaster responses
• Guide in-country finance team members to ensure internal controls are in place and functioning. Ensures organizational policies, procedures, and processes are implemented and risks are minimized when Finance positions are temporarily vacant on disaster responses
• Develop systems and tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations on disaster responses
• Provide timely and accurate analysis of financial activity for disaster responses. Identifies requirements and develops useful financial reporting templates as needed
• Contribute ongoing support and assistance when transitioning disaster responses to International Projects’ Field Offices, ensuring that organizational financial policies and procedures are implemented properly
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritan’s Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field and three (3) to five (5) years’ related accounting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
• Knowledge of Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to calculate, present, and analyze financial information
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Flexibility, adaptability, readiness, and ability to work with a diverse team in a pressured environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently and a strong team player and adept at creating a strong team spirit
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams across the organization
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including proficiency in Excel and Outlook (required)
• Experience in international disaster response preferred
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.  

Job Location: Boone, NC

Type:  Full-Time

Travel Expectations: 60 days/annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

* We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.  (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17)

* We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.   (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)

* We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.   (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)

* We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)

* We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.   (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)

* We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.  (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)

* We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.  (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)

* We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.   (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other.  God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society.  For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female.   (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)

* We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.   (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.   (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)