DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Head of Financial Services, the Senior Finance Officer, Treasury, will be responsible for the following tasks:

Global Cash Management and Treasury

• Implement host to host electronic-banking for IUCN offices where feasible.

• Implement IUCN’s hedging strategy, including natural hedging through the management of cash balances and through the use of derivatives.

• Prepare treasury reports including monthly foreign exchange analysis, cash balances and other ad hoc analysis as required.

• Manage relationships with IUCN main banking partners with the objective of ensuring a high level of service, reduced risk and competitive pricing.

• Manage information on IUCN bank and deposit accounts worldwide including bank signatories, opening and closing bank accounts.

• Review regional office cash requests and initiate funds transfers to the regional and country offices.

• Develop and implement cash flow forecasting tools.


Financial systems and processes

• Organise finance training for the regional offices especially related to Cash Management.

• Create and/or update sections of the Accounting Manual.


Finance and accounting

• Prepare certain accounting transactions related to investments.

• Complete monthly and quarterly balance sheet account reconciliations (e.g. investment reconciliations).

• For year-end closing and consolidation:
o Manage the year-end bank confirmation and bank reconciliation process
o Support the external audit process by providing necessary documentation, analysis and process information
o Prepare Appendices and Notes to the Financial Statements as required.