Finance & Grant Associate - Global Operations - United States - Remote

Finance & Grants Associate - Global Operations

Full-time position, flexible/remote, location -  USA

About Cascale

Cascale is a global, non-profit alliance of 300 leading apparel, footwear, and textile brands, retailers, manufacturers, sourcing agents, service providers, trade associations, NGOs and academic institutions.

Formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, we are stepping into a new era of impact with a new name, new look, and same enduring vision. The SAC was incorporated as a 501(c) 6 nonprofit organization and launched the groundbreaking Higg Index suite of tools in 2011. In May 2019, the SAC spun-off the Higg Index technology platform to Higg, now Worldly, which delivers tools and services that help consumer goods businesses accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future. As of 26 February 2024, we are now officially known as Cascale. For more information, visit www.cascale.org.

Together, we are working toward a shared vision of an industry that gives back more than it takes — to the planet and its people. Through multi-stakeholder engagement, our mission is to transform business for exponential impact through groundbreaking tools, collaborative partnerships,and trusted leadership for industry sustainability.

To reach this shared vision, we have developed the Higg Index in collaboration with our members, to create a global approach for effectively measuring and evaluating the social and environmental impacts of value chains and products. Our groundbreaking tools enable organizations to identify hotspots, improve sustainability performance, save time and money, and engage with value chain partners to scale systemic change across the industry.

Duties & Responsibilities

Accounts Payable: 

• Support with maintaining financial relationships with service providers, addressing inquiries, issues, and facilitating payments.
• Assist with setting up vendors for payment, ensuring all necessary documentation is complete.
• Maintain a tracker for all vendor contracts and collaborate with staff on contract renewals.
• Assist with the review of purchase orders, pricing, payment terms, and other charges for accuracy.
• Assist with the monthly processing of expense reports and employee reimbursements.
• Assist with filing 1099 forms at year-end.

 

Accounts Receivable: 

• Assist with creating and issuing invoices to members and stakeholders in accordance with GAAP and internal policies and procedures. 
• Assist with maintaining and updating member and stakeholder files, including name or address changes, mergers, or mailing attentions. This includes updating tools such as Salesforce and QuickBooks Online. 
• Assist with maintaining, copying, filing, and retrieving materials for accounts receivable as needed.

 

Grant Management/Support:

• Assist with grant administration and liaise with project teams for reporting and issue resolution. 
• Monitor and track grant expenditures, ensuring compliance with grant guidelines and regulations. 
• Maintain records of all grant-related documents and correspondence.
• Assist in grant budgeting, reconciliation and financial planning for grant-funded projects.
• Generate financial reports for grantors and internal stakeholders.

 

General Financial Reporting and Administration:

• Maintain organized records, files, and documentation.
• Assist in month-end close procedures.
• Support the preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring they are timely, accurate, and compliant with agreement terms.
• Assist with keeping accounts payable & receivable policies and procedures up to date while maintaining historical records.
• Assist with annual financial audit requirements.
• Familiarization with accounts payable and receivables processes for potential operational backup.

Qualifications & Experience

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in finance, accounting or related field with at least 2-3 years of relevant experience;
• Experience in financial management of projects and/or grants;
• Good understanding of accounting, including revenue recognition and audit requirements;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities.
• Capability to work independently while collaborating with staff.
• Keen attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Required expertise in computer and business software, including platforms such as Excel, QuickBooks Online, and G Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) applications.
• Preferred experience with financial software such as Bill.com, Salesforce.com and Navan.com.

Cascale seeks a candidate who is: 

• Mission-driven: Is motivated by sustainability and the mission of the organization.  
• Team player: Has team-oriented experience and approach.
• Tech-savvy: Has the ability to understand and manage a variety of technology and software platforms to support the organization.
• Organized and detail-oriented: Is able to effectively manage many different moving parts (information, projects, software) to help keep the organization running smoothly.
• Excellent communicator: Is able to interact with people of all levels in a confident, professional manner.

Reporting Structure

This is a full-time role, reporting directly to the Director, Global Operations & Finance. 

 

Compensation and Location

This role is remote, based in the US. The salary range is $50,000 - $55,000. Please note, SAC is a global organization, and as such, Cascale staff sometimes work early or late hours.

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Cascale is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization’s achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Apply

Maybe you don’t tick all the boxes above— but still think you’d be great for the job? Go ahead, apply anyway. Please. We know that experience comes in all shapes and sizes—and PASSION can’t be learned. To be considered for this position, please apply  here. Apply