WWF Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 24 2024

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, May 04 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
The Chief Finance Officer will work on the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) covering Uganda, DRC and Rwanda. S/he will lead on all aspects of financial management and administration policy and procedures, put in place viable mechanisms and systems of internal control to identify and manage risk and ensure compliance, review and send approved financial reports to audit committee, coalition offices and donors and ensure legal compliance and efficient operations of IGCP in all Branch Offices. The position is a member of the Senior Management Team.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic planning and financial sustainability:
• Lead development and implementation of a financial sustainability plan

• Coordinate preparation of annual operational/project budgets and forecasts for IGCP in accordance with the annual planning cycle and in close collaboration with the Deputy Director and Country Branches

• Support the director in preparing timely and accurate financial reporting to the Audit Committee and the Board in accordance with financial guidelines
• Monitor funding pipeline and perform financial due diligence check of all project proposals before these are submitted for external funding

Compliance and reporting:
• Ensure adherence to IGCP finance and administration policy and procedures and countryspecific tax and labor laws in all countries where IGCP is registered
• Ensure compliance to donor-specific terms and conditions and grant reporting, including monthly, grant, and year-end financial closing

• Report to IGCP coalition offices and donors, and maintain complete files on all grants and records of financial and technical reports

Required Qualifications and Experience
• A university degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration or related field
• An MBA or equivalent post-graduate in a Finance / Accounting field
• Full accounting qualification, i.e., CIMA, ACCA, CIS or equivalent
• 10 years working experience with at least 5 years in a senior finance and accounting position preferably in a major international organisation/NGO
• Demonstrated skills in developing, managing, and evaluating financial and administrative plans and policies;
• Experience with project level accounting, management and reporting;
• Experience working with government and donors;
• A thorough knowledge of, and dexterity with, accounting softwares (e.g. Sun Systems, ORACLE and ACCPAC) will be an added advantage)

Required Skills and Competences
• Strong leadership abilities
• Excellent inter-personal skills, including the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels, within WWF UCO/ IGCP and, as required, with external stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of French or Swahili is an added advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural, multi-interest, multi-ethnic environment; • Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task under limited supervision

Working Relationships:
Internal:
• While reporting to the Director, the CFO will work closely with the Deputy Director to ensure an aligned approach to financial management support of branch offices