Job Title: Loisaba Community Trust Financial Controller
Location: Loisaba Conservancy (Central Laikipia, Kenya)
Status: Salaried
Summary: The Loisaba Community Trust Financial Controller is responsible for the Finance and/or Accounting activities of the Trust and all its subsidiaries; Oryx Ltd (management and operations of Loisaba Conservancy) and Colcheccio Ltd (land holding company).
Essential Functions: The Loisaba Community Trust Financial Controller is
responsible for managing the activities and personnel for the
Trust. Summary: The Loisaba Community Trust Financial Controller is responsible for the Finance and/or Accounting activities of the Trust and all its subsidiaries; Oryx Ltd (management and operations of Loisaba Conservancy) and Colcheccio Ltd (land holding company).
Generally responsible for the
management, maintenance and reporting of financial data and/or the monitoring
of management controls and processes to ensure compliance with institutional
policies and procedures, relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and
financial/management best practice.
Responsibilities & Scope
- Manages functional activity towards the
Trust’s strategic goals.
- Works toward meeting the strategic priorities
of the organization by developing and coordinating tactics for approved
plans, completing and/or overseeing day-to-day tasks.
- Implements and manages new initiatives.
- Manages and implements multiple projects.
- Ensures the programmatic work is collaborative
and well-integrated across the organization.
- Works within a budget, negotiating and
contracting with vendors.
- Decisions may bind organization financially
and legally.
- May supervise one or more administrative or
professional staff.
- Ensures programmatic commitments,
organization’s policies and procedures, financial standards and legal
requirements are met and managed for compliance.
- Reinforces consistency in the organization's
policies and procedures, develops and institutionalizes new policies and
controls as appropriate and provides the necessary support to all levels
of staff across the organization.
- May manage or participate in complex
negotiations.
- Produces financial reports and comprehensive
analysis to leadership on activities of the Trust including those of
subsidiaries’.
Minimum
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or
Business Administration and 5 years' related experience or equivalent
combination.
- Experience with accounting principles,
practices and regulations.
- Experience recruiting, supervising and
developing staff.
- Experience with GAAP.
- CPA or CIA may be required.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills &
Experience
- Technical expert on complex
accounting/financial issues. Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience monitoring for and ensuring
compliance with organizational policy, applicable law and regulation, and
finance/accounting/management best practice.
- Experience analyzing a regulatory framework
and applying it to the situation at hand.
- Expert knowledge of GAAP and/or relevant
regulatory framework.
- Experience evaluating the adequacy and
effectiveness of management controls; interpreting guidelines and
analyzing factual information to adapt or modify processes as needed.
- Ability to resolve complex issues
independently within program area.
- Experience acting as a resource to others to
solve problems.
- CPA or CIA may be preferred.
Organizational Competencies
Accountability for Outcomes
- Pushes for excellence.
- Establishes challenging goals for self and
others to drive performance in support of the Trust’s mission.
- Rewards behavior that achieves these standards
and is aligned with the organization’s mission/ values.
- Takes action to address performance problems
in a timely and appropriate manner.
Builds Organizational Capability
- Builds or adapts organizational structures to
accomplish the mission and to improve performance.
- This includes reorganizing organizational
systems, structures, processes, procedures, communication channels or
reporting relationships.
- With the Trust’s strategic filter in mind,
determines who can contribute, gets the right people involved, and builds
bench strength for the future.
Collaboration &
Teamwork
- Shows a willingness to put the needs and goals
of a global organization before personal/local/departmental
needs.
- Works with others across organizational
boundaries.
- Makes decisions, sets priorities, and
allocates resources to help the organization as a whole achieve results.
Communications
- Effectively expresses messages verbally and in
writing.
- Actively listens to others.
- Fosters open exchange of issues.
- Is timely with information.
Courage & Decisiveness
- Makes decisions and stands by them.
- Makes timely decisions even under pressure and
when lacking complete information.
- Has the courage to modify decisions and admit
why and how they were wrong.
Flexibility & Innovation
- Flexible to changing circumstances.
- Takes innovative approaches towards
work.
- Takes calculated risks and makes dependable
decisions in the fact of uncertainty.
Influences for Results
- Achieves results by persuading, convincing, or
influencing others.
- Adapts approach to the individual or group and
knows how and when to use complex influence strategies.
- Uses success stories and passion for the
mission to generate enthusiasm and support.
Open to Learning
- Versatile learner and committed to
self-improvement
- Employs strengths effectively
- Willingly shares knowledge with others.
- Seeks coaching on areas needing improvement.
- Adjusts behavior/performance as needed.
- Views mistakes as learning opportunities.
Organizational Awareness
- Understands the basics of our business.
- Knows how local job relates to the big picture
& contributes to the overall strategy.
- Knows how/why things work inside TNC.
- Easily moves through internal networks and
channels for success.
This description is not designed to
be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.
How to Apply:
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please
submit a resume/CV and cover letter to Africa@tnc.org subject line: Loisaba
Community Trust, Financial Controller.
Applications must be submitted by
Friday, July 10th, 2015 to be considered.