Treasury Financial Officer
Vacancy n°: 7729
Organization: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Location: Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, San José, Costa Rica
Reports to: Regional Finance Coordinator
Percentage of Work: 100%
Grade: P1
Expected Start Date: 21 November 2026
Type of Contract: Indefinite
Closing Date: November 6, 2026
INTRODUCTION
The position of Treasury Financial Officer belongs to the Finance Unit and is responsible for carrying out all cash management, bank reviews, payroll control, project liquidity, accounting records and supporting financial reports to project cooperators.
The Financial Officer will carry out the accounting operation in a clear and precise manner and will ensure that the registration and management of bank accounts are carried out correctly, up-to-date and in accordance with international accounting standards, of the IUCN and those of our Coordinators. The information under their responsibility must be reliable and truthful so that it can be of value and support to the Financial Unit.
Due to the nature of their functions, they must carry out their responsibilities in coordination with the operational support units and with the headquarters offices. This position will be under the direct supervision of the Regional Finance Coordination.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Regional Treasury role is intended to contribute to the proper administration, availability, control and safeguarding of IUCN's financial resources in the region, through efficient and timely management of cash, bank accounts, payments, reconciliations and disbursements related to donors and projects.
The position plays a key role in strengthening internal controls and implementing good treasury practices, ensuring that financial operations are executed in accordance with IUCN policies and procedures, donor requirements and applicable provisions. It also provides supervision, guidance, and technical support to the Country Offices in the region in matters of cash management and treasury operations, promoting the standardization of processes, the mitigation of financial risks, and compliance with established controls.
The person occupying this position must maintain permanent coordination with the relevant financial and administrative units, as well as with the teams responsible for the projects and the counterparties involved in the management of disbursements, in order to ensure the traceability, timeliness and adequate documentation of financial operations.
MAIN FUNCTIONS:
Bank Management:
1. Responsible for the entire process of management and control of the Organization's
cash handling 2. Enter and control all monthly bank account movements in the region.
3. Prepare the bank reconciliations of each of the bank accounts on a monthly basis (manual and in systems).
4. Process and prepare membership payments with surrender to our Headquarters.
5. To respond to the requests of the Headquarters with everything related to Cash and Banks
6. Reconcile the balance of Intercompany accounts on a bimonthly basis.
7. Filing of accounting and administrative
documents Payments:
8. Prepare checks and/or bank transfers for the payment of suppliers, utilities, rents, consultancies, disbursements of the ORMACC Office.
9. Verify payment documents are supported following the guidelines and policies established by the IUCN.
10. To carry out the openings, closings, tonnage and withdrawals of the IUCN-ORMACC petty cash.
Form:
11. Prepare the accounting entry (Payroll and Intercompany generated from the spreadsheet)
12. Prepare the entries and bank transfers of payroll payments.
13. Send ORMACC employees the monthly detail for payroll payment.
14. Perform the reconciliation of the transitory accounts of the payroll, Christmas bonus, provisions and salary advances.
15. Review the CCSS and INS forms of the ORMACC Office prepared by RH.
16. Review the biweekly and monthly
forms 17. Make the electronic payment of the form to the CCSS.
18. Prepare and submit the sworn statements of withholdings at source D103, D101, D151.
19. Review of labor settlements of ORMACC employees.
20. Calculate and pay the Christmas bonus annually for all ORMACC.
21. Enter the salary provisions in the NAV System, calculating them in accordance with the labor legislation of that country and verifying the financial content with the person in charge of the project
22. Carry out the reconciliation of the General Ledger with the Subledgers: Receivables, Cash management
Other: Attend to the assignments or any other task assigned by the Regional Finance Coordination in support of the organization.
Please note: These Terms of Reference contain the main responsibilities and duties of this position. However, in an ever-evolving organization like IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to perform other tasks that are reasonably assigned to them but are not part of their usual terms of reference. When any task becomes a regular part of the staff member's responsibilities, the ToRs should be changed in consultation between the manager, the staff member and the Human Resources Unit. Any of the three can start the consultation.
REQUIREMENTS
• University degree in accounting and incorporated into the respective professional
association• Minimum three years of experience in treasury, cash management, bank reconciliations, bank account administration and execution of electronic payments and bank transfers.
• Experience in the use of accounting systems or financial ERP (preferably Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Business Central or equivalent systems) is desirable.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, Power point, at least)
• Ability to organize and plan that allows precision, prioritization of tasks, and compliance with established dates. Skill and experience in working under pressure.
• Possess good interpersonal relationships, initiative, creativity and commitment to a collective and teamwork approach.
• Good oral and written expression in Spanish and intermediate level in English.
• Availability to travel within and outside the country; as well as schedule flexibility.
• Optional: Have a B1 license
APPLICATIONS
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All candidates are required to create an account in the system and provide information about their professional profile. Applications submitted after the closing date specified in the announcement will not be accepted. Applications will be received until 24h00 in Switzerland (GMT +1h or GMT +2h during the summer period / DST). Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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