Rainforest Alliance

Coordination of the budgeting and forecast processes:

• Coordinate the process of developing the annual budget, and ensure the integrity of budget data;
• Develop and maintain spreadsheet templates and implement modifications as needed;
• Upload approved budget data reclassifications and adjustments into the accounting system; download and prepare accounting and financial reports;
• Works in coordination with accounting to create/update accounting system cost codes; and
• Serve as a resource for programs and field offices on budget questions.

Production of financial reports:

• Produce standard and ad hoc financial reports for programs and divisions; ensure consistency and adherence to reporting requirements and guidelines;
• Maintain up-to-date coding tree structure; and
• Produce and monitor budget-to-actual reports.

Performs financial analysis:

• Produce indirect cost rate and fringe benefits rate calculations, and work with Finance Managers to identify material variances from the budget;
• Develop and maintain tools to monitor cash flow within both programs and field offices to provide analytics on the data (reports, trends, comparisons, charts, etc.) that support the decision-making process for ensuring adequate control of international cash flows;
• Allocate time charges and benefits/leave, and calculate and apply month-end allocations on a monthly basis;
• Perform calculations of various financial indicators for programs or subunits; and
• Produce monthly time card status report and send out alerts.

Build organizational capacity for financial management:

• Train appropriate staff in the use of budget templates, and the explanation of applicable Rainforest Alliance processes, procedures and tools.

Field Offices Finance

• Serve as key communication conduit between HQ-Finance & Accounting and Field Office Head of Office’s (HOO) and/or local accountants on budget and financial management issues;
• Create country-wide budgets;
• Manage and facilitate the development of field office administrative budgets, provide ongoing oversight and analysis, and monitors budget to actual performance, identifies potential funding issues, and prepares field office budget analysis summaries;
• Facilitate long-range forecasting and financial planning for field offices;
• Assist in the opening of new local offices or closing down offices that no longer have funding to sustain operations;
• Assist Controller as needed with external accounting, banking, insurance and payroll issues and actively participate in the parent company annual audit;
• Perform field office accounting spot checks;
• Work closely with Director of Finance in preparation of organizational budget, providing support as needed;
• Provide finance and accounting training as needed;
• Monitor and evaluate local liability and other insurance coverage; and
• Troubleshoot as needed to help local offices deal with new/unanticipated challenges.