Finance Manager Full Time

Accounting and Reporting

• Maintain and update accounts to ensure an efficient financial information system compliant with international standards and legal requirements.
• Review accounting transactions (e.g., vouchers, invoices, journal entries) before entry into the accounting system.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Provide guidance and coaching to accounting staff to ensure accurate, correct, and complete transaction recording.
• Supervise monthly and yearly closing processes.
• Ensure timely financial reporting to Park Management, APN, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and discuss periodic financial performance reports with Park Management.

Treasury and Cash Management

• Prepare monthly cash flow projections and monitor fund availability for operations and projects.
• Reconcile disbursement accounts, intercompany accounts, petty cash, and bank balances with records, ensuring reviews and sign-offs by Park Management.

Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting

• Assist in the planning, budgeting, and forecasting process, ensuring compliance with assumptions, guidelines, and policies.
• Monitor departmental budget performance and recommend improvements.
• Provide cost data to program personnel for budget preparation and updates.

Fixed Asset Management

• Conduct annual inventory of fixed assets to determine their location and condition.
• Ensure accurate depreciation in accordance with APN’s policy and adequate protection of assets.
• Prepare requests for approval to dispose of missing, lost, stolen, damaged, or obsolete equipment.

Internal Control

• Continuously review internal controls to ensure accurate financial information, asset protection, adherence to policies, and smooth implementation of plans.

Payroll

• Ensure systems and procedures for accurate payroll preparation and disbursement in compliance with statutory requirements.
• Review and sign off monthly payroll, verifying amounts to be paid to staff.

Due Diligence and Audit

• Coordinate external audits with the Head of Finance, prepare draft financial statements and necessary notes, and draft responses to audit management letters.
• Ensure the closure and resolution of audit findings.

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] by Monday, 15 July 2024. Please mention the position name in the subject line of the email.

In case you do not hear from us within two weeks after the closing date, this means that your application was not successful. We thank you for your interest in working for African Parks.

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