What We Can Achieve Together:
The Finance Specialist provides highly specialized finance, accounting, and private award -related support to programs of the Caribbean Division. They provide specialized services in accounting, financial management and reporting, private grants administration, or similar financial activities for programs across the Caribbean Division. This includes supporting the development of project budgets, tracking and analyzing actuals and variances, maintaining and supporting accounting activities and system processes, and preparing a variety of financial reports for staff and donors. They have a high level of expertise in their area of specialization and provide support to staff in their specialty area. The position administers and maintains finance/accounting activities in accordance with TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial management. They respond to moderately complex financial questions and issues based on advanced knowledge of subject area. The Finance Specialist reports to the Division Finance Director for the Caribbean.
Responsibilities:
Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
Reinforces consistency in the organization's policies and procedures and provides support related to relevant field.
Reviews and approves invoice payment requests.
Provides guidance on employee expense reporting.
Generates internal financial reports and conducts research on expense and income recorded to the financial system.
Performs budget variance analysis.
Monitors monthly accounting reports and key asset and liability account balances.
Prepares journal entries and financial adjustments as needed.
Prepares monthly bank reconciliations.
Supports local tax filing processes and interacts with local accounting firms.
Reviews and approves international payroll and prepares payroll journal entries to TNC’s central office.
Demonstrate sensitivity in handling confidential information.
Manages cash receipting and reporting.
Provides support during internal and external audits.
Supports project related donor reporting, including financial management of private awards.
Performs financial monitoring of private grants out to partners.
Supports internal TNC´s annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
Collaborates with other members of the Caribbean finance and operations team to ensure comprehensive and consistent support.
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.
The ideal candidate has strong experience in accounting; providing financial support in the areas of budgeting, forecasting, ongoing financial management, and internal and external reporting; and strong collaboration and communication skills. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation in the Caribbean, while sharing and learning with our multi-cultural team!
What You’ll Bring:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field and 3 years' related experience or equivalent combination.
Experience with accounting/financial issues and analysis.
Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
Experience with GAAP or International Accounting Standards and fund accounting principles, practices, and regulations.
Communicates clearly via written, spoken, and graphical means in Spanish and English.
Experience with fiscal requirements in one or more countries in the Caribbean.
Technical command of spreadsheet programs, general ledger reports and financial management tools.
Ability to manipulate, analyze, and interpret data.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel.
Strong organizational skills.
Accuracy, attention to detail and…