NOTE: The above Pay Range only applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified by CRS as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll would follow the respective Country pay range. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your anticipated work location during the candidate selection process.
** This is a Global Remote position. Candidates based in countries CRS is registered to work at will be prioritized.
Job Summary
The Officer II, Global Programs Finance and Operations provides finance and operations support to a defined portfolio of global projects, with a particular focus on new awards and contracts. The role supports project start-up, implementation, and close-out by applying established CRS systems, procedures, and donor requirements. Working closely with program teams, country programs, and global teams, the Officer II supports financial management, reporting, and compliance activities, and escalates complex issues as appropriate.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Financial Management
Serve as a key point of coordination on award financial matters with program teams, country programs, subrecipients, and HQ Finance.
Monitor spending against budgets and funding ceilings; support limitation-of-funds tracking and flag potential risks.
Support project start-up, implementation, and close-out by providing finance inputs, tracking milestones, and coordinating routine award-related actions.
Coordinate routine financial transactions (e.g., reclassifications, accruals, vendor payments) and review country-level transactions, advising on needed corrections.
Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including quarterly forecasts, using Oracle (ERP, ePBCS, SmartView).
Financial Reporting
Prepare and review financial reports to support reconciliation, monitoring, and donor requirements.
Support preparation and internal review of donor and prime awardee financial reports, including confirmation of payments and coding.
Provide routine guidance to country program staff on standard reporting, budget, and spending requirements.
Financial Compliance
Support audit processes and track follow-up actions for global awards.
Coordinate routine compliance requirements for assigned awards (e.g., Host Government Tax reporting, SRFMP monitoring).
Update compliance systems (e.g., Gateway, dashboards) and communicate standard donor requirements to award staff.
Support financial closeout processes by coordinating documentation and follow-up with country and HQ teams.
Cost Application development
Support development of cost applications for new awards and contracts, ensuring budgets are accurate, reasonable, and aligned with approved activities and donor requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
Knowledge of Oracle enterprise systems
Contracts experience
Ability to develop new systems/templates to streamline current systems.
Ability to work in a complex environment and to lead and work with multi-cultural teams
Strong communications and analytical abilities.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Desire and proven ability to work in a collaborative, proactive, and multicultural team environment, but able to work independently.
Ability to maintain strong customer service.
Strong knowledge of MS Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
Required Languages - Fluency in written and spoken English required; ability to work effectively in French or Spanish a plus.
Travel - International and domestic travel (less than 10%)
Supervisory Responsibilities - none
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.
CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.
CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
General Requirements
CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.