HEAD OF ACCOUNTING

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cameroon is looking for a Head of Accounting. Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth? Working with WWF could be the opportunity of a lifetime: All around the world, people are waking up to the deepening crisis of nature loss. A growing realization that nature is our life-support system. And that nobody will be spared from the impacts of its loss. Here at WWF, we are helping to tackle this enormous global challenge. Our people come from hugely diverse backgrounds and with a variety of expertise, ranging from HR and finance to advocacy and conservation science. We welcome applications from anyone who believes they can help us create a better future for people and wildlife. What we do: We are an independent conservation Organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business and government, we are part of a growing coalition calling on world leaders to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. Together, we seek to protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainable. For our Country Office in Cameroon, we are looking for a dynamic and committed Head of Accounting. Reports to: Finance & Administration Manager. Location: Yaoundé. Duration: Unspecified. Mission of the department: In a spirit of excellence, integrity, and dedication, the Finance Department is committed to providing timely, accurate, clear and complete information, and support for Conservation Department’s overall goals to be achieved by the Cameroon Country Office (CCO). Major functions: Support the FAM in the delivery of corporate tasks and objectives, assuming responsibility for the completion of a range of duties designed to achieve the accurate and timely processing of CCO’s financial transactions and the production of monthly statements. Major Duties and Responsibilities: ● Manage the day-to-day operations in the full spectrum of accounting services, including accounts payables, accounts receivable, application of cash receipts, accounts reconciliation, billing, monthly closing of accounts, bank reconciliation, preparation of audit reports, forecasting, consolidation and year-end closing of account; ● Provide support for financial operations to be executed in accordance with the Financial Operations Manual, donors’ guidelines and ensure that proper and accurate accounting records are maintained at country level; ● Support the FAM in the budgeting and forecasting processes specifically related to CCO core income and expenditures; ● Ensure monthly statements of accounts are maintained to allow the personnel responsible for the respective budgets to easily monitor work in progress and availability of funds; ● Manage the cash position of bank accounts and coordinate the financial closure for entrusted imprest accounts; ● Perform cash flow forecasting, working closely with the operations and project teams; ● Oversee the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, review monthly journal entries and the general ledger and coordinate the monthly and annual closing of accounts; ● Coordinate internal audits and liaise with external auditors performing audits; ● Prepare and send audit confirmation letters to partners or third-parties selected by Auditors; ● Reconcile payroll account balances (e.g. time sheets, direct deposits, wages attachments, benefits, voluntary and involuntary contributions, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring accuracy of records and employee payments; ● Provide training to new and existing staff as needed and, act as senior level resource for other members of the Corporate Acc