Projects Finance, Senior Associate

at  Rainforest Alliance Colombia

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Projects Finance, Senior Associate provides support with the financial oversight of multiple projects in South America ensuring compliance with budgetary guidelines, monitoring financial performance, and providing accurate financial reports, preparing budgets, projections and reforecasts. This position works closely with country leads, project managers and finance, administrative and/or accounting staff in the countries where RA operates in the region.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University degree, or equivalent, in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field; Master´s degree in related field preferred;
• Proven experience (5 years) with budget management and coordinating administrative and financial activities at the South America regional level;
• Experience in a not-for-profit and international environment in a global organisation is required;
• Written and verbal proficiency in Spanish and English;
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills;
• Experience in organizing and presenting information;
• Ability to track tasks until completion;
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, assess priorities and multi-task with strong attention to detail;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Initiative, self-motivated, resourceful, meticulous, dependability, strong attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook;
  Job Level: 4
  Salary: Commensurate with experience
  Deadline: 27 September 2024
  Notes: Only candidates authorized to work in Colombia will be considered.
  If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: recruitment@ra.org

WHO WE ARE:

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes.
Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.
As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.
At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

• Responsible for accurate and timely reporting and analysis of the region’s projects, based on approved budgets;
• Prepare financial reports for donors such as expense reports, cash advances, projections and accruals and ensure that submitted reports and invoices are reviewed for accuracy and include proper support documentation;
• Monitor expenses and revenues to ensure restricted funds are used according to donor requirements and according to annual plans;
• Preparation of budgets for new proposals or initiatives, in accordance with Rainforest Alliance and donor’s financial guidelines;
• Maintain administrative and financial deadlines set by Rainforest Alliance and donors (i.e. reports, payments);
• Maintain and track project codes in accounting system and provide needed access to staff;
• Support on the annual budgeting and financial planning process (including reforecasts) for the region;
• Support in the preparation of financial information of the Region, for organizational requests (including revenue analysis, leverage analysis, expense, projections);
• Review and submit reclassification requests;
• Maintain schedule of donor billing dates and prepare all necessary documentation and request invoices;
• Facilitate the development, improvement and adoption of RA’s policies, practices and procedures to ensure that implementation is in conformity with the provisions and requirements of the donors;
• Handle subgrants including pre award questionnaires, negotiation memos and financial financial monitoring;
• Follow up and monitor active consultant agreements and sub-awards payment schedules;
• Support in the preparation and of contracts log for all projects;
• Keep management advised of situations which have potential negative impact on financial performance;
• Provide training and guidance to staff on donor budgets formulation;
• Other duties as assigned.