Grant Auditor for International Jewish Foundation

Grant Auditor

Headquartered in New York with additional offices in Israel and Germany, the Claims Conference is a global, non-profit organization committed to providing a small measure of justice to Holocaust Survivors. Since our founding in 1951, the Claims Conference has secured more than $90 billion from the German government in indemnification for Survivors. For 2023, the Claims Conference will distribute approximately $625 million in direct compensation to over 260,000 survivors in 83 countries and allocate approximately $750 million in grants to over 300 social service agencies worldwide that provide vital services for Holocaust survivors, such as home care, food, and medicine. Our Research, Education, and Documentation (RED) funds contribute toward global efforts to educate the public and preserve the memory of the Holocaust through teacher training programs, exhibitions, and films such as Son of Saul, an Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film. At the Claims Conference, we honor history while making history.
We are looking for a full-time grant auditor who is ideally based in NYC. The ideal candidate has strong analytic and inter-personal skills, is highly observant, and is a self-starter. The candidate should have experience in internal or external auditing.

Up to 40% travel is required. While not travelling, this position works out of our NYC office two days per week.

Responsibilities:
• Reviewing grantee compliance with Claims Conference funding requirements and guidelines;
• Planning and performing audits, as assigned by Manager of Grant Audit, of Claims Conference globally financed organizations ;
• Evaluating the effectiveness of controls for ensuring the safeguarding of funding, compliance with grant policies and reliability of financial and operational reports and the detection of fraud;
• Identifying potential areas of compliance liability and risk;
• Assisting in issuing of required reports to the German Government Ministry of Finance.

Qualifications:
· Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance;
· 2+ years experience in Internal or External Auditing;
· Strong interpersonal and professional skills;
· Russian language skills a plus;
· Excellent analytical skills;
· Advanced Oral and Communication skills
· Advanced knowledge of Excel;
· Ability to work independently;
· Must be willing to travel (domestic and international) up to 40%.

Claims Conference offers generous benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and competitive salaries based on geographic location. Our target salary range for Grant Auditor in the New York City market is $75,000 - $80,000. This salary range represents Claims Conference’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of posting. The final salary for this role will be determined based on careful consideration of a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s exact location, experience in similar roles, and expertise related to the qualifications. This information is offered in support of our commitment to transparency.

The Claims Conference is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of any category protected by law, including (without limitation) race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.