DescriptionDirector of Audit & Risk Management
Reports To: General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Location: Hybrid Alexandria VA
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Type: Full-Time
Good360 is Closing the Need Gap to Open Opportunity for All
Join a fast-growing organization with a strong culture and powerful mission! As the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving Good360 partners with more than 400 socially responsible companies to source highly needed donated goods and distribute them through our network of more than 100000 diverse nonprofits that support people in 360 is the link between organizations with so much to give and communities in critical need closing that gap and opening new opportunities for all. Since 1983 Good360 has distributed more than $18 billion in needed goods including more than $3 billion in goods in 2025 alone. Good360 has been named the #2 charity on the Forbes list of Americas Top 100 Charities for 2023 and 2024 and has a 4-star Charity Navigator rating.
The organization has also been recognized as both a top workplace in the Washington DC metro area (by the Washington Post) and as a top nonprofit to work for in the United States (by NonProfit Times).
Position Summary
The Director of Audit & Risk Management will lead the design implementation and ongoing oversight of Good360s internal audit function enterprise risk management (ERM) program and compliance monitoring. This senior-leadership position will partner closely with senior executives and the Board (and its Audit & Risk Committee) to proactively identify assess and mitigate risks inherent in the organizations operational financial compliance reputational supply-chain and disaster-response activities.
The role will also oversee internal control assessments manage external audit and regulatory reviews and drive a culture of risk awareness and good governance across the organization.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following
Audit & Assurance
- Develop and maintain an internal audit plan aligned with Good360s strategic objectives risk profile and operational footprint (including logistics disaster-relief supply chains product donations nonprofit partner network).
- Lead and supervise audit engagements: financial audits operational audits compliance audits information-technology and cybersecurity audits.
- Ensure timely reporting of audit findings root-cause analysis and follow-up on remediation plans.
- Coordinate with external auditors regulatory auditors and other assurance providers; provide support for their work assess their findings and implement recommendations.
- Present audit reports trends and risk-insights to senior leadership and the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board.
Risk Management & Compliance
- Develop and maintain an enterprise risk management (ERM) framework: risk identification risk assessment (likelihood/impact) risk monitoring and risk-mitigation strategies.
- Partner with functional leads (finance operations logistics IT legal compliance disaster-response) to identify emerging risks (e.g. supply-chain disruptions regulatory changes disaster response liability donation-compliance reputational risks) and integrate risk mitigation into strategy and operations.
- Design and implement appropriate internal control frameworks (e.g. policies & procedures segregation of duties monitoring controls) to mitigate key risks in the organization.
- Monitor compliance with applicable laws non-profit industry standards donor restrictions and internal policies (for example guidelines for donated goods distribution compliance best-practices).
- Develop or enhance risk-reporting dashboards key risk indicators (KRIs) and risk appetite metrics for senior leadership and the Board.
Program Leadership & Advising
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO CFO senior management and the Board on governance audit and risk-related matters.
- Lead or participate in enterprise initiatives (e.g. major system implementations disaster-response logistics expansions new program roll-outs) to ensure risks are evaluated and controls embedded proactively.
- Foster a strong compliance and risk-awareness culture across Good360 through training communications and cross-functional engagement.
- Manage the internal audit & risk team: hire develop set goals monitor performance and build capability.
- Ensure the organization is audit-readymaintain documentation processes and tools to support efficient external and internal reviews.
Metrics & Continuous Improvement
- Develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of the audit and risk-management functions (e.g. closed audit findings rate risk-mitigation effectiveness control exceptions trend-analysis).
- Conduct periodic reviews of the audit/risk function to benchmark against best practices in the nonprofit sector and identify improvement opportunities.
- Stay current on nonprofit governance regulatory developments risk-management best practices and assurance methodologies.
Qualifications- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration Risk Management or a related field. (Masters degree or professional certification preferred.)
- Relevant certification such as CPA CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) CRMA (Certification in Risk Management Assurance) or equivalent.
- Minimum of 812 years of progressively responsible experience in internal audit risk-management compliance or assurance rolespreferably within a complex global or multi-state nonprofit organization (or large corporate/multinational environment with nonprofit experience).
- Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise risk management frameworks and internal audit programs.
- Strong understanding of nonprofit accounting regulatory environment (including 501(c)(3) issues donor-compliance grant or in-kind donation dynamics).
- Experience with supply-chain/logistics risk disaster-recovery operations or product-philanthropy/charitable-goods distribution is a plus.
- Excellent analytical conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communicator: ability to articulate risk-and-control issues to executive leadership and Board in clear terms with actionable recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams build relationships across functions and influence change.
- High integrity and commitment to ethical frameworks transparency and good governance.
Competencies & Attributes
- Strategic-mindset: able to see the big picture of Good360s mission operations and risk profile and translate that into audit/risk frameworks and initiatives.
- Operational acumen: comfortable working in a dynamic mission-driven environment where logistics disaster-response and nonprofit partner networks create unique risk exposures.
- Change-agent: able to lead improvements embed controls influence culture and drive continuous enhancement of audit/risk capacity.
- Collaborative: works well across functions builds trust with operational teams business units senior leadership and the Board.
- Resilient and adaptable: able to navigate ambiguity shifting priorities and high-stakes operational environments (e.g. disaster relief mobilization).
- Ethical reliable and mission-aligned: committed to the organizations purpose of reducing waste and advancing social impact through donated goods.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Percentage of audit engagements completed versus plan.
- Time to close audit findings and remediate control deficiencies.
- Number and severity of control exceptions identified (and trends over time).
- Risk-mitigation projects completed on schedule and within budget.
- Risk-profile maturity improvements (e.g. reduction of high-impact/likelihood risks over time).
- Stakeholder satisfaction (senior leadership and Board) with the audit & risk function.
- Training/compliance completion rates across organization.
Benefits
Our team is Good360s greatest asset. We recognize that our team members contribute valuable skills knowledge experience and passion that is critical to the pursuit of our mission and our progress toward closing the need gap. That is why we offer our team members numerous perks and benefits including:
- Heath dental and vision coverage programs (including competitive deductible and reimbursement policy)
- Short-term and long-term disability and life insurance coverage options
- 403B plan with matching
- Generous and flexible paid time off policy
- Volunteer time off policy
- Hybrid work environment
Salary Range
$120000 $140000 annually
Note: Compensation is based on a candidates experience skills education and geographic range is based on Washington (DMV) market data; offers to candidates outside this area will reflect local market data.
Work Location
Hybridbased in our Old Town Alexandria VA office (minimum of two days per week with Tuesday as an anchor day)
Note: While hybrid is strongly preferred we are open to considering fully remote candidates residing inCO DE DC FL GA IL IN KY MD MN NE NV NC OH OR PA TN TX VA WA WV
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