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WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER

The Senior Bank Reconciliation Accountant plays a critical role in the Bank Reconciliation Shared Services workstream which is a key component of the Bank Reconciliation Center of Excellence (\"BRCE\"). The Shared Services workstream supports the advancement of TNC\'s goals: sharpening our focus, strengthening our culture, and driving operational excellence. This role will have the opportunity to support organization-wide operational excellence through the optimization of people, processes, systems, and compliance via performing and delivering core finance services/workstreams in bank reconciliations. BRCE sits within the central Finance Business Unit (BU), allowing for more standardized processes and creating more efficiencies and synergy across the core finance services/workstreams.\ \ Specifically, the Senior Bank Reconciliation Accountant will provide highly specialized account reconciliation services to the BRCE.\ \ Open to all international locations in countries where TNC may hire staff with preference for Kenya, Tanzania & Australia. Position will mainly provide support to the Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe regions.\ \ The Senior Bank Reconciliation Accountant is responsible for preparing reconciliations of cash and investment accounts, reviewing bank reconciliations performed by others, monitoring, and reporting the timeliness and quality of bank reconciliation performance, and reviewing transactions necessary to address reconciling items. This role serves as a technical expert on reconciliation issues and is a liaison between Worldwide Office and business units to ensure compliance with internal and external financial, accounting, and administrative policies and procedures. As part of this liaison function, the Senior Bank Reconciliation Accountant is expected to communicate deficiencies in bank reconciliations promptly and assist the bank reconciliation preparers with corrections and resolution of reconciling items. The Senior Bank Reconciliation Accountant will be responsible for updating and maintaining templates and procedures necessary to complete bank reconciliations and will occasionally be responsible for providing and explaining documentation to internal and external auditors, including responding to moderately complex questions and problems from these audiences. The Senior Bank Reconciliation Accountant is also responsible for implementing and communicating new accounting/financial procedures to non-financial audiences as well as auditors.\ \ RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Reviews and/or prepares complex bank reconciliations and ensures reconciling items are communicated and resolved timely.
• Builds and maintains strong internal working relationships across different countries, cultures, and time zones.
• Resolves or escalates challenges through established proper channels.
• Routinely reviews and updates process documentation to ensure they are current.
• Provides recommendations to improve information flow, process efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards, and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
• Participates in projects.

\ WE\'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We\'re looking for someone with strong experience in working with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.\ \ The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and experience in management of controls and reports of a business unit. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ngoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of our team!

The ideal candidate will have all or some of the qualifications. If you don\'t have all of them, please apply anyway and tell us about your skills and experience:

• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
• Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret data.
• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task.
• Non-profit accounting experience.
• May require technical expertise on complex accounting/financial issues.

\ WHAT YOU\'LL BRING

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience preparing and reviewing moderately complex bank reconciliations.
• Experience with accounting/financial issues and analysis.
• Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems, such as Agresso Business World (ABW) or Workday.
• Technical experience with spreadsheet programs, general ledger reports, and financial management tools.
• Experience with GAAP and fund accounting principles, practices, and regulations.

\ WHAT WE BRING

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