Head, Treasury & Accounting Operations

Head, Treasury & Accounting Operations

Location:
WWF office in Gland, Switzerland. 

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring excellent team work, motivation, professional development and managing other employment-related issues for the Treasury Operations team
• Develops and oversees implementation of an organisation-wide treasury strategy for WWF International and its Programme Offices
• Supervises cash flow forecasting and surplus cash management as well as foreign exchange risk management for the WWF International Head Office
• Ensures the efficient and effective processing of payables / payments / accruals, receivables / receipts and reconciliation of related balance sheet accounts in accordance with best practices and WWF policies at the WWF International Head Office
• Oversees the development of global standard processes and functionality, documentation and training as well as the global support for the Oracle payables, cash management and receivables modules.
• In addition to treasury related responsibilities, supervises financial statement consolidations for a portfolio of countries
• Supervises the timely and reliable accounting for and reporting on investments
• Participates in various WWF projects as necessary, in consultation with the Financial Controller

What you need:

Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

• An internationally recognised accounting qualification.
• Minimum 8 years experience of treasury and/or accounting operations, ideally within an international group of companies, including the supervision of staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to function in a multi-cultural environment;
• Excellent computer skills: accounting software, spreadsheets, graphs, word processing, MS-Powerpoint. Knowledge of Oracle Financials would be an advantage.
• Aptitude for clear and concise oral and written communications;
• Fluency in English and French;
• Adhere to WWF’s values: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.

Please consult the attached job description for more information on the position.

How to apply?

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Deadline for applications: 20th January 2014

WWF is an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.