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<h1><span class="emphasis-3">Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.</span></h1><h1><i><b>By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?</b></i></h1><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h2></h2><h1><span class="emphasis"><b>Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!</b></span></h1><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description:</b></p><p>Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.</p><p></p><p>When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.</p><p></p><p><b><span>Where Your Career is a Force for Good!</span></b></p><p></p><p>The American Red Cross is seeking a<b> Senior Finance Consultant </b>to support our Disaster Data Analysis and Modernization teams. This is a work-from-home opportunity and can be located anywhere in the United States.</p><p></p><p><b><i><span>WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:</span></i></b> </p><p></p><p>A Senior Finance Consultant will manage strategic financial analysis initiatives as an individual contributor and lead cross-functional teams of volunteers and employees to execute finance transformation projects. Incumbents will support the disaster finance leadership team by providing advanced data analytics to inform critical decisions.</p><p></p><p>The Senior Finance Consultant will drive the modernization of financial processes and reporting. Oversee the implementation of dashboards and reporting tools to improve financial capabilities that enable data-driven decision-making by senior leadership. They will also continuously work to identify opportunities for cost optimization and automation, while serving as the champion of data governance and ensuring the integrity, consistency, and security of financial data.</p><p></p><p><b><i><span>WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:</span></i></b></p><ul><li>Conduct and document highly complex financial analysis projects utilizing a variety of tools.</li><li>Develop, interpret, and implement advanced financial concepts for financial planning and control.</li><li>Provide monthly revenue and/or expense analyses and reports.</li><li>Monitor operating budget process and allocations.</li><li>Serve as a subject matter expert on analysis to determine present and future performance.</li><li>Develop and maintain financial policies, procedures, and systems.</li><li>Serve as project leader responsible for collecting and analyzing data from cross-functional teams.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><i><span>WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:</span></i></b> </p><p>Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required. CPA preferred.<br>Experience: Minimum 10 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.<br>Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of applicable principles, concepts, practices, and standards. Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Basic proficiency in use of Personal Computer, word-processing, spreadsheet applications, and database applications when applicable. Ability to work on a team.<br>Travel: May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout the Red Cross system.</p><p></p><p><b><i><span>WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:</span></i></b> </p><p>Individuals with a strong data analytics background</p><p>Experience working with Power BI and Power Automate</p><p>Strong Project Management Skills</p><p>Excellent communicator</p><p></p><p><b><span>SALARY INFORMATION: </span></b></p><p><span>The salary range for this position is $123,000- $135,000.  </span></p><p><span>Note that the American Red Cross sets salary ranges aligned to a specific geographic location in which the work is performed. The stated salary range in this posting is an average. The specific salary information will be shared at the time of phone screening based upon your location and qualifications.</span></p><p></p><p><b><i><span>BENEFITS FOR YOU:</span></i></b> </p><p> <span>As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:</span></p><ul><li><span>Medical, Dental, and Vision plans</span></li><li><span>Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts</span></li><li><span>PTO: Starting 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure</span></li><li><span>Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays</span></li><li><span>401K with up to 6% match</span></li><li><span>Paid Family Leave   Employee Assistance</span></li><li><span>Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term</span></li><li><span>Service Awards and recognition</span></li></ul><p></p><h2></h2><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h2><i><b>Apply now!  Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to </b></i></h2><h2><b><i>make your career a force for good!</i></b></h2><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.</i><br>​</p><p style="text-align:left"><span class="emphasis"><i><b>Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.</b></i></span><br> </p><p style="text-align:left"><span><span>AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the <span><span><span class="WCO0"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">workforce. American</span></span></span></span> Red Cross is proud to be an <a href="https://www.americorps.gov/partner/partnerships/employers-national-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EONS</a> </span></span><span><span>partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.</span></span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"><span> </span></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>Interested in Volunteering? </span>Visit<a href="https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/urgent-need-for-volunteers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span><span><span><span class="WCO0"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">redcross.org/volunteertoday</span></span></span></span></span></a> to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here:  <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Summary of Rights</a></p>

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