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Head of Finance Kahuzi Biega National Park, DRC

Wildlife Conservation Society
On-site
United States

Job Summary 

The Head of Finance leads and manages finance and administration and ensures that it operates as a cohesive, functional unit that provides high-quality, responsive, timely and cost-effective services to the Park while remaining compliant with local laws, WCS policies and procedures, and donor requirements for the implementation of project’s activities. She/he performs efficient budgeting, expenditure monitoring, pipeline analysis, and reporting duties in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and grant requirements for the Park and keeps strict control on the resources allocated. 

He/she will maintain appropriate communication and close relationships with KBNP Heads of unit, WCS DRC staff, major donors and funding agencies, and local government institutions. He/she will be responsible for all financial and administrative matters (financial control, reporting, etc..) for the Park.   

  

The Head of Finance is based in the field and lives permanently at the Park's headquarters in Tshivanga. He/she supervises the finance team in Tshivanga and reports to the KBNP Site Director, with a dotted-line report to the Country Finance Director based in Goma. 


Internal Qualification Requirements
Qualifications and experience required: 

Bachelor's degree in business administration, preferably with a specialization in accounting.  MBA or CPA a plus. Proven ability to develop and implement financial policies and procedures. 

Significant experience with the financial management of government and agency grants and contracts; experience with KFW, EU, US Government grants a plus. 

At least three years' experience managing a financial sector for a business or non-profit organization. 

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical accounting skills 

Ability to live in a remote environment 

Interest in wildlife conservation and environmental issues  

Experience with the Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) 

Ability to manage multiple tasks with different (tight) deadlines and stakeholders 

Good communication skills, both written and oral, strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills as well as strong analytical skills.  

Proven management skills and ability to work as part of a team within an organization. 

English and French required. 

SAP experience a plus