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.