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Senior Accountant

Nairobi, Kenya

Coordinator, Treasury & Accounting

Closing: May 20, 2024

11 days remaining

Published: May 8, 2024 (2 days ago)

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MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • To ensure the effective management and control of finances through timely and accurate financial planning, budgeting, accounting and reporting; to ensure compliance with Swiss legal requirements as a result of head office location. To provide guidance and support to the NET, the Network and Practice Leaders on finance related matters. Leads and steers the Finance Community of Practice, and provides best practice guidance and specialist financial support to Network finance practitioners.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS

  • Assists the coordination of the opening, closing and updating of banking arrangements for WWF
  • International and its Secretariat Hubs, Country & Programme Offices to ensure compliance with
  • WWF International policies and procedures.

PROFILE

Required Qualifications.

  • University degree in finance / accounting or minimum a commercial diploma or equivalent, possibly with an emphasis on Accounting and Finance Experience in general administration, preferably in accounting or treasury team in a multicultural environment.
  • Minimum of between 3 to 5 years of experience in general administration, preferably within a treasury or accounting team.
  • Fluency in English, any additional languages an asset.
  • Excellent computer skills: Excel, Word, financial software, MS-PowerPoint.

Required Skills and Competencies.

  • Attention to detail, strong organisational and administrative skills.
  • Flexibility, initiative, ability to work autonomously.
  • Aptitude for clear and concise oral and written communication.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required to work in an organisation with a wide range of staff from different cultures and functions.
  • Adheres to WWF’s values, which are: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.


Responsibilities

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • To ensure the effective management and control of finances through timely and accurate financial planning, budgeting, accounting and reporting; to ensure compliance with Swiss legal requirements as a result of head office location. To provide guidance and support to the NET, the Network and Practice Leaders on finance related matters. Leads and steers the Finance Community of Practice, and provides best practice guidance and specialist financial support to Network finance practitioners.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS

  • Assists the coordination of the opening, closing and updating of banking arrangements for WWF
  • International and its Secretariat Hubs, Country & Programme Offices to ensure compliance with
  • WWF International policies and procedures.

PROFILE

Required Qualifications.

  • University degree in finance / accounting or minimum a commercial diploma or equivalent, possibly with an emphasis on Accounting and Finance Experience in general administration, preferably in accounting or treasury team in a multicultural environment.
  • Minimum of between 3 to 5 years of experience in general administration, preferably within a treasury or accounting team.
  • Fluency in English, any additional languages an asset.
  • Excellent computer skills: Excel, Word, financial software, MS-PowerPoint.

Required Skills and Competencies.

  • Attention to detail, strong organisational and administrative skills.
  • Flexibility, initiative, ability to work autonomously.
  • Aptitude for clear and concise oral and written communication.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required to work in an organisation with a wide range of staff from different cultures and functions.
  • Adheres to WWF’s values, which are: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.


  • Maintains the database of all bank accounts, bank signatories and payment approval thresholds, for all bank accounts held by WWF International and its managed offices, including carrying out an annual review for audit and control purposes.
  • Supports the bank administration process for WWF International and its managed offices in compliance with the prevailing internal and external rules.
  • Maintains an effective relationship with all WWF International managed offices to ensure efficient support on all Treasury related topics.
  • Assists processing bank statements, matches payment transactions and reconciles bank accounts on a regular basis to ensure correct bank balances at any point of time.
  • Supports the preparation of monthly cash flow actuals to facilitate regular cash flow forecasting
  • Supports the implementation of banking related projects, such as treasury management system implementation, when needed.
  • Acts as the back-up of Specialist, Cash management, as and when needed.
  • Performs other duties, special analyses or projects and provides support for various accounting tasks, as and when requested by the Manager, Treasury and Operations Accounting.


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