Finance Director

The Director of Finance plays a vital financial strategic role and guides, oversees the organization's budget planning, and monitoring and provides valuable financial insight, analysis and reports to the Country Director, with a dotted-line report to the WCS Global CFO. The Finance Director is a strategic member of the senior Management Team (SMT). The primary objectives are:

• Establishing and overseeing efficient financial management systems,
• Compliance of internal controls,
• Conducting/coordinating financial reviews of project sites with frequent travel to field sites,
• Cash management for the country's program operations.
• He/she will communicate appropriately with WCS project leaders (Directors, Managers, and Administrators), key donors, funding agencies, and local governmental institutions (e.g., Ministries of Finance, Labor etc.). He/she will coordinate and consult regularly with Central Africa Regional and New York HQ offices to manage the timely and accurate submission of reports.

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