Regional Finance Manager

Job description / Role

About Panthera Corporation

Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to the conservation of the world’s 40 species of wild cats and the vast ecosystems they inhabit. Our team of biologists, data scientists, law enforcement experts and wild cat advocates studies and protects the seven species of big cats: cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards and tigers. Panthera also creates targeted conservation strategies for the world’s most threatened and overlooked small cats. With our supporters around the world, we inform the public about the plight of wild cats, help local communities live in harmony with wild cats, protect wild cats and their prey from poaching, fight the illegal wildlife trade and safeguard the precious landscapes wild cats need to survive.

Position title: Regional Finance Manager
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Reports to: Regional Director


Position Overview

The Regional Finance Manager will help to coordinate, administer, and support activities that are critical to the functioning of the Finance and Accounting team for the regional management hub. They will interact closely with the Regional Director; Finance and Accounting staff affiliated with the regional hub (including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Species Directors working in the region); and Panthera’s global finance team based in the United States of America. The position will work closely with these teams to oversee the accounting, annual budgeting and planning, donor financial analysis and reporting, procurement and subcontracting, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, donor requirements, and Panthera procedures. This will include but not be restricted to the following duties:

Principal responsibilities and duties:

International Entities

Accounting

- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements;
- Manage entity audit and tax; support global organization audit and tax; issuing tax-deduction receipts to donors in coordination with Business Development;
- Oversee all accounts and ledgers, process and approve transactions;
- Monthly close, reconciliations, and production of organization financial statements;
- Manage banking relationships;
- Monitor cash flow and oversee subsidiary advance requirements;
- Monitor cash flow and oversee subsidiary advance requirements;
- Manage inventory, expense reports, leases, assets;
- Provide oversight and guidance on financial policies and procedures;
- Manage donor specific audits;
- Administer and/or support payroll as needed, either internally with Human Resources or with an external service provide.
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Manage annual budgeting and planning;
- Administer monthly budget forecast updates;
- Perform Budget vs Actual variance analysis for the regional portfolio.

Contract Financial Management

Donor Contracts

Manage donor award “grant accounting” to submit budgets vs actuals reports to contacts leads; donor financial reporting, donor award financial information management in finance systems;
Work closely with Business Development to cost proposal negotiations; process donor award reclasses as required by program.

Sub-contracts

- Ensure compliance with Panthera’s sub-recipient monitoring policy;
- Ensure security screening and due diligence of potential sub-recipients;
- Advise Program on procurement in accordance with Panthera’s and donor-specific policies;
- Ensure recordkeeping of sub-recipient files such as financial reports and agreement documents;
- Assist Panthera with review of financial report submissions from sub-recipients.

How to Apply

Interested applicants may submit their most updated CV online.

Qualifications and experience required

- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar field;
- At least five years’ work experience in financial/administration management;
- Experience with budget development and oversight;
- Experience in donor environment;
Experience in accounting practices and in country compliance;
- Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills in both French and English;
- Proficient computer skills, notably with the Microsoft Office suite, and preferably experience with accounting software such as Netsuite.

Attributes

- Integrity, detail oriented, analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making, resourcefulness, innovation;
- Ability to coordinate and manage staff globally;
- Task management and ability to meet tight deadlines;
- Inspirational, team leader

About the Company

Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to the conservation of the world’s 40 species of wild cats and the vast ecosystems they inhabit. Our team of biologists, data scientists, law enforcement experts and wild cat advocates studies and protects the seven species of big cats: cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards and tigers. Panthera also creates targeted conservation strategies for the world’s most threatened and overlooked small cats.

With our supporters around the world, we inform the public about the plight of wild cats, work closely with communities living alongside these iconic species, protect wild cats and their prey from poaching, fight the illegal wildlife trade and safeguard the precious landscapes wild cats need to survive.

If you love wild cats, then you’re in our pride. Welcome to the movement to protect these captivating creatures and secure them for future generations.