Director of Finance

PATHWAYS INTERNATIONAL

Director of Finance

About us – what do we do?

At a time of unprecedented forced displacement and system disruption, we are reforming the global system of safe and legal routes to protection. Our world-class team works closely with leaders and innovators from across sectors in over 20 countries. Together we design, launch, and expand safe and legal routes for displaced people. Together we pilot bold new ideas aimed at making the entire global system of safe and legal routes stronger and more sustainable.

How we do it

• We build and lead powerful partnerships and networks.
• We provide trusted advice.
• We accelerate operational delivery.
• We generate and share insights.
• We inspire change.

About the role – what will you do?

The Director of Finance manages Pathways International’s day-to-day finance operations across our entities, making sure they are accurate, compliant and on time. Over time, the role will also oversee our HR and IT operations.

This is a senior role in a small team, and a hands-on one. You’ll set direction and supervise, but you’ll also do the work yourself when needed, whether that’s reconciling an account, posting journal entries, running a payroll cycle or rebuilding a grant report. We’re looking for someone who genuinely enjoys both.

The role is designed to expand in time. In the first months you’ll learn our entities, funders and systems alongside the CFO, then take ownership of core processes step by step. As Pathways International evolves, the scope of the role will evolve with it.

Key responsibilities

• Financial operations: Lead the monthly close, reconciliations and consolidated reporting across our entities and currencies, and keep the general ledger accurate and well-structured.
• Grant finance: Partner with programme teams on grant budgets, monitor spending, and prepare funder financial reports.
• Payroll and compliance: Oversee payroll and statutory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including provider and employer-of-record relationships.
• Audit and tax: Manage the statutory, tax and audit calendar, and act as day-to-day contact for external auditors.
• Planning and reporting: Contribute to budgets and forecasts, and prepare financial information for leadership and Boards.
• Controls and systems: Maintain strong internal controls and documented procedures, and keep improving our systems and processes.
• Administration: Over time, oversee HR operations and IT, coordinating specialist support, contract and onboarding processes, and systems and access across the organization.
• Team: Supervise and develop a small finance and administration team.

About you – who are we looking for?

You are a highly organized, detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys both leading and rolling up your sleeves to do the work. You are comfortable building and running processes with limited direction. You are able to work across a varied and evolving portfolio of entities, currencies and jurisdictions. You are comfortable in a fast-paced environment with recurring deadlines, while keeping sensitive financial and personnel information fully confidential. You also bring a high degree of professionalism, discretion, sound judgement and responsibility.

• You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field.
• A professional accounting designation (e.g. CPA or equivalent).
• You have at least eight years of relevant work experience, including senior responsibility for the month-end close, financial reporting and audit. Experience in a non-profit or grant-funded organization is a strong asset.
• You have a strong command of accounting fundamentals, including consolidation, multi-currency transactions and fund or grant accounting.
• You have experience managing restricted funding: budgets, spending oversight and financial reporting to institutional and private funders.
• You have a working knowledge of payroll, tax and statutory compliance in more than one country. Experience with employer-of-record providers or international payroll is an asset.
• You are hands-on and comfortable working directly in the books, the payroll and the spreadsheets, with strong attention to detail.
• You have a sound understanding of internal controls, segregation of duties and documentation, and you build processes that others can follow.
• You have experience supervising and developing staff.
• You learn new entities, systems and regulatory environments quickly, and you are comfortable in a role whose scope will grow and change over time.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and can explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues, leadership and Boards. Proficiency in other languages, in particular Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese, is an asset.
• You have excellent interpersonal skills and have experience collaborating with people from different backgrounds, countries, cultures and languages.
• You are proficient with cloud accounting systems (e.g. QuickBooks Online) and advanced Excel, and comfortable using Zoom, MS Teams and SharePoint. You are open to using new tools, including AI, to improve how the team works.

Location: This is a full-time remote position within the range of Eastern Time (ET) to Central European Time (CET). The candidate must be available for flexible working hours, including meetings in CET and ET.

Applicants contacted for evaluation will be asked to provide proof that they have the legal right to work in their country of residence. Maintaining such legal right to work in their country of residence is a condition of employment.

Salary

Competitive, commensurate with experience.

Contract

• One-year term contract (renewable)

How to apply

Please submit in English:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Unedited writing sample of no more than five pages.

Please apply through Bamboo HR at https://pathways.bamboohr.com/careers/62 by November 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST to be considered for this position. 

Equal opportunity employer

Pathways International is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from qualified candidates of all genders and from all national, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, including persons with disabilities and those with lived experience of forced displacement. We will provide accommodation upon request during the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.