Global Director, Finance

vor 2 Wochen

Wien, Österreich WWF-België Vollzeit

Posted on_ May, 03 2024_

LOCATION: Zeist, Woking, Vienna, Gland, Nairobi

Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth? Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime.

What we do

We are an independent conservation organisation, 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.

1 MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

Enabling WWF mission delivery through continuous pursuit of optimum balance between efficiency and effectiveness with respect to internal systems, tools and processes. This will be achieved via a delivery of a high standard of: strategic financial management, effective digital solutions, proactive risk management, quality guidance, advice and communication of both regulatory and internal standards requirements all through an inclusive people centered lens.

2 MAJOR FUNCTIONS

Responsible for leading all financial operations of the organization including accounting and treasury, financial planning and analysis, contract and grants management and procurement. Playing a hands-on role in stewarding the elevation of the finance function to support the evolving needs of decision makers in the global Secretariat, Regions, and Countries that WWF-International operates in.

3 MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Financial Advice and Business Partnering:

- Provide strategic financial analysis, advice and insights to the Executive Team (ET) on all finance, accounting, and resource allocation related matters,
- Present regular financial updates, recommendations and strategic insights to management and sub-committees of the International Board (IB)
- Drive a client-centric business partnering model with respect to financial advisory and support services provided to managers and budget owners

Financial Risk Management:

- Develop and implement robust financial risk management and mitigation strategies.
- Ensure internal controls, assurance mechanisms, finance related policies and audit processes are fit-for-purpose to provide effectively fiduciary oversight of the global operations of WWF-International
- Manage relationships with internal and external auditors and ensure timely implementation of agreed recommendations arising from assurance engagements

Accounting Practices, StatutoryReporting, and Regulatory Compliance:

- Ensure adherence to agreed accounting and statutory reporting standards
- Oversee timely preparation of consolidated financial statements and supporting reports
- Drive increased transparency in public disclosures of financial information for the organisation
- Ensure continuous compliance with relevant regulatory requirements with respect to reporting and disclosure of financial information

Financial Planning and Analysis:

- Accountable for overseeing integrated institutional planning and budgeting processes to create annual and rolling multi-year budgets aligned with strategic plans, priorities and objectives of the organisation
- Manage teams leading on providing financial insights and advisory services for decision makers within the organisation
- Steward the development and ongoing refinement of interactive information dashboards for management, funders and governance oversight stakeholders
- Collaborate with leaders across the organisation to institute rolling forecasting systems and processes

Grant Management and Procurement:

- Oversee financial contract management processes
- Manage procurement activities in alignment with organisational goals.

Relationship Building:

- Build and manage internal and external networks
- Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing within the WWF Network finance community.

Systems, Technology and Data:

- Commit to continuously streamline business processes, systems and tools in support of best-fit value-for-money practices in the financial management of the organisation.
- Partnering closely with the Global Technology and Digital Solution (GTDS) teams, to ensure effective and cost efficient utilisation and maintenance of financial systems and technology to democratise access to data and information for decision makers.

Team Leadership and Development:

- Participatory leadership in ensuring the best fit-for-purpose organisational structure of the finance teams is in place to support the strategic objectives of WWF-International
- Ongoing management, recruitment and development of key finance roles to ensure sustainable high quality delivery of key services and support.
- Drive a continuous improvement culture supported by transparent and outcomes based performance management.
- Disseminate information and promote an inclusive culture aligned with

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