Financial Accountant – Treasury at Nature Conservancy

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of our team! The Financial Accountant – Treasury provides specialized financial-related services to the Africa Business unit to ensure smooth financial operations and compliance across all countries. They administer and maintain finance activities by internal policies and procedures, donor and local government requirements, and best practices in finance. 

Specifically, the Financial Accountant- Treasury

• Gather payroll inputs from HR and supervisors for various approvals, which include overtime and variable pay.
• Call for and obtain payroll information from staff, including bank deposit changes, contributions for insurance, and other savings, and ensure timely action in payroll processing.
• Record payroll transactions, Journals and reconcile payroll liability accounts, labor distribution reports, and staff vacation reports ensuring that they are accurate and consistent.
• Participate in registering Journals for payroll transactions and ensure the information on payments, payroll, and statutory deductions is filed in a box folder for reference and audit trail.
• Timesheet Management.
• Prepare monthly staff leave days schedules and share the same with HR and annually liaise with payroll vendors and compile leave day balances, substantiate them and upload for leave day accruals during year-end.
• Performs any other finance tasks deemed necessary for the smooth operations of finance functions.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field with four years of related experience.
• Experience in an international non-profit organization is an added advantage.
• CPA/ACCA qualification required.
• Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
• Experience in supporting multiple projects in various locations and countries.
• Experience in payments and payroll processing and audit.
• Experience in manipulating, analyzing, and interpreting data. 
• Experience in Microsoft Excel.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Non-profit accounting experience preferred.
• Analytical and quantitative skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.