Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and processes monthly journal entries to ensure the complete, accurate, and timely accounting in the general ledger of the WWF Secretariat
• Ensures that the balance sheet accounts are reconciled and cleared monthly
• Regularly review the account balances with the relevant departments
• Work closely with the Manager of Country Accounting and Compliance to review month-end and year-end trial balances, financial data, and reports from Country Offices, and prepare consolidation adjustments as required.
• Supports the production of mid-year and year-end financial statements and analytical review for the Secretariat stand-alone financial statements and the consolidated accounts
• Provides support and training to preparers of consolidation reporting packages, to ensure compliance with WWF’s accounting policies and procedures
• Identifies common systems issues and optimization opportunities and leads the process of finding, testing, documenting, and implementing solutions
• Monitors open help desk tickets and coordinates quick resolution, calling on regional super users and others where appropriate and liaises with Oracle in resolving system bugs
• Keeps documentation of the set-up, use, and related processes for the designated portfolio of Oracle E-Business Suite modules complete, easy to follow, and up-to-date
• Updates & ensures compliance with the Internal Control System (“ICS”) and liaises with  auditors for the processes under own responsibility
• Act as a key support resource for Oracle GL system users, providing technical assistance to the wider finance team and Country Offices.
• Provides backup for other accounting functions from time to time within the team
• Carries out other duties, as and when required, at the request of the Manager, Financial Accounting.

PROFILE

Required Qualifications.

• A university degree in finance/accounting;
• Minimum five years experience in accounting and reporting, ideally within an international group of companies.