Associate Director Finance at Nature Conservancy

WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER

The Associate Director of Finance is a subject matter expert and serves as a resource to the Africa business unit, including as an advisor to senior-level staff. They manage the functional activities and personnel for all aspects of finance area at the Africa business unit and provides high-level financial analysis to senior business unit and organizational leadership.  Reporting to the Director Finance and Operations and working closely with Business unit leadership and functions in Worldwide Office Finance and with other departments and organizational units as necessary for the effective functioning of the Finance area, the position will supervise about 5-6 staff and will be based at the TNC Regional office in Nairobi Kenya.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone with strong experience in leading a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.  

The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and experience in management of data and personnel. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of our team! 

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day functional activities and personnel in the Africa Business Unit's Accounting, Treasury, Audit and Compliance, budgeting, and reporting areas and provide financial analysis to senior management.
• Responsible for managing, maintaining, and reporting financial data, and monitoring management controls and processes to ensure compliance with TNC policies and procedures, relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and financial/management best practices.
• Co-lead the fiscal year budgeting process, ensuring the accuracy of budgets and their completion within set deadlines with a focus on developing budget templates, alignment to proposed activities, and staffing plans as well as ensuring requisite cost recovery.
• Manages overall financial activities to achieve the Africa program's strategic goals
• Work toward meeting the program's strategic priorities by developing and coordinating plans and related tactics and overseeing day-to-day tasks in the various areas of the finance function.
• Lead and support budget development for proposals, private award management, cost assignments, and award modifications and ensure proposal compliance check, adequate coverage of operational costs, and alignment to donor requirements and TNC policies.
• Provide high-level financial analysis to senior organizational leadership, on budgets, financial performance, and other specific areas.
• Support finance team in periodic financial reporting and annual key tasks – Council, Leadership reports, and annual revenue allocations - to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Co-lead the fiscal year budgeting process with the Conservation Director by overseeing preparation and maintenance of BU multiyear operating budget; ensures cost coverage for operating costs and oversee updates to the operating budget actions, and changes regularly
• They cross-function with other business development activities, which includes tracking business forecasts, and budget performance to ensure alignment with annual strategic plans
• Highlight any key challenges or opportunities influencing the BU’s performance against goals
• Ensure programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards, and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
• Manage, support, and monitor new financial initiatives in the Africa Business unit.
• Reinforce consistency in the organization's policies and procedures and provides support related to the relevant field.

Supervise professional and finance staff and build their capacity.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 7 years related work experience.
• MBA and CPA(K) or ACCA qualification.
• Experience working with computer and information management systems, Excel spreadsheets and databases for financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports.
• Experience recruiting, supervising, and developing staff.
• Experience in developing, managing, and implementing multiple projects.
• Experience managing a large finance department in the not-for-profit organizations.
• Experience working in complex contexts and dealing with complex situations.
• Experience developing budgets, performing high level financial analysis, and recommending corrective action as appropriate.
• Experience acting as an advisor to senior executives.
• Experience with GAAP and not-for-profit accounting principles, practices, and regulations, including government grants accounting and reporting.
• Experience working with U.S. Federal government circulars (OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133) and state and local regulations.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 10 years’ work experience in large international not-for-profit organizations.
• Highly skilled in analysing, manipulating, and interpreting data, developing, reporting, and implementing solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment and build relationships with diverse departments, collaborators, and field staff.
• Technical expert on complex accounting/financial issues.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills and proficiency in other Microsoft Office Suite applications including Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to model and synthesize complex financial information and operating and KPI data into appealing presentations (to a nonfinancial audience) to facilitate understanding of operational results and drive performance improvement decisions.
• Ability to manage finances or budgets of multiple projects concurrently. Ability to quickly come up to speed on new concepts by synthesizing research for deeper analysis.
• Service oriented. Courteous, personable, tactful, and experienced dealing effectively with all levels of staff.
• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.