Field Finance Specialist

World Central Kitchen (WCK) is seeking a Field Finance Specialist to provide a broad range of operations, finance, and accounting support in the field during emergency relief activations under challenging conditions. Part of a high performing and highly motivated finance team, the successful candidate must possess a high level of reliability, precision, and attention to detail, thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, and dynamic environment, and have the demonstrated ability to be effective both independently and as part of a team.

This role will report primarily to the Senior Manager, Field Financial Operations and Compliance as well as to the Response Director while in the field. This role requires a sincere commitment to WCK’s mission, the ability to travel immediately to relief activities worldwide, approximately 70% travel, the availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays, and the flexibility to account for time zone differences. This role is a full-time exempt position.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy as needed to a Disaster/Emergency area as the Finance representative.
• Support WCK Relief teams with their finance-related needs while deployed.
• Accountable to ensure field finance activities are executed as per WCK standards.
• Effectively organize, facilitate, and coordinate field finance tasks and activities directly and remotely.
• Efficiently collaborate with the onboarding of vendors, restaurants, and contractors.
• Effectively manage field time sheets, cash ledgers, and debit cards – including both executing transaction entry and ensuring team accountability.
• Work with the finance team and Response Director to gather, develop, and share cost projections for activation operations.
• Recruit and train local individuals to absorb long-term ownership of activation financial operations.
• Contribute key insights into After Action Reports to improve Relief Operations with an emphasis on Finance.
• Oversee compliance with existing financial policies and procedures for operational efficiency related to finances, including expense control, ordering, procurement, and vendor relationships.
• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned.