Proximity Designs is an international social venture dedicated to boosting the incomes of poor, rural families in Burma/Myanmar since 2004. (We were formerly International Development Enterprises or IDE Myanmar.) We design, manufacture and distribute products and services that dollar-a-day rural households can afford. We run our operations like a cutting-edge design company, and treat the rural people we serve as customers and listen carefully to them. Our products are designed to surprise and delight our more than 200,000 customers by dramatically improving their daily lives.
We are looking for a Director of Finance who can bring a strategic, high-level perspective to our organization's finance and accounting needs. The Director of Finance will build our capacity to manage our finances as we grow significantly in size and complexity. The Director of Finance will be an integral member of our senior management team.
The Director of Finance will be responsible for overall financial management of Proximity Designs, including:
- Supervise our six-member accounting and finance team.
- Create, implement and monitor proper accounting and financial management systems according to our internal policies and international standards.
- Create, adjust and maintain budgets for our different activities and organization as a whole.
- Produce monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Provide managerial accounting reports for senior management.
- Create cash flow projections and manage cash flow to meet our organization's needs.
- Perform treasury management functions.
- Oversee major procurement as well as payroll activities for staff and teams.
- Manage working capital requirements for our different product lines.
- Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard our financial assets.
- Oversee grant funds management, produce spending reports for international donors and serve as the financial liaison to our donors.
- Prepare for annual external audit; act as the point of contact for all audit activities and ensure any audit issues are resolved.
Our ideal candidate will have the following characteristics:
- Demonstrated ability to manage finances for a complex venture in a challenging international environment.
- Advanced Degree in finance, accounting or an MBA. CPA preferred or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of social enterprises (nonprofits and for-profit), business models and operations.
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills including demonstrated leadership and team-building skills; ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people.
- Passionate about our mission.
- Exercises good judgment in the midst of much ambiguity.
- Overseas living and travel preferred.
How to Apply:
- Please send cover letter and resume to Debbie Aung Din Taylor at dadtay@gmail.com and indicate "Director of Finance_Myanmar" in the subject line of the email. that looks
