1. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Financial planning, designing and monitoring the implementation of projects.
- Critically review financial records of implementing partners and verify authenticity of supporting documents, suppliers, consultants and beneficiaries.
- Financial Management capacity assessment/development of partner organizations.
- Ensure compliance to organizational and Partner Financial Routines and Regulations.
- Assist Finance Manager in preparing Annual Financial Statement (AFS) and donor reports.
2. OTHER TASKS
- Assist Finance Manager in conducting interim and annual audit of organization and partners.
- Support in preparation of budgets for projects in consultation with Program Coordinators.
- Review of partner’s financial reports to support the program staff.
- Advise Finance Manager on tax compliance in line with the local law.
3. SPECIAL DUTIES/FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO THE POSTION:
(Project-, team-, workgroup-leadership/coordination, facilitation, monitoring, relation building etc.)
- · Coordination within the team and with other departments.
- · Compliance with organizational Security routines, regulations and SOPs.
- · Any other task assigned by the supervisor or management.
- · Changes in this job description will take place after discussions between employer and employee, and as a part of the annual PDR follow-up.
4. Qulifications & Experience Required
(Project-, team-, workgroup-leadership/coordination, facilitation, monitoring, relation building etc.)
- Masters’ degree preferably in Finance, Accounting, Audit, Commerce, or Business administration
- Minimum (5) five years’ experience in the field of financial management, audit, accounting, financial monitoring and reporting preferably in International non-goverment organization.
- Physical ability to conduct regular field visits, reporting and follow up work.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision to define priorities.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting on financial performance.
- Ability to monitor and evaluate financial and book-keeping skills of implementing partners through capacity-building efforts.
- Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
- Familiarity and understanding of donor and governmental requirements.
- Ability to manage a large workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Highly organized team player, pro-active and with demonstrated strong personal initiative and decision making ability. Proven solid analytical and problem solving skills.
- Fluency in English required - ability to communicate in local languages an asset.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Project Management software.
- Comply with organizational Security routines, regulations and SOPs.
- Any other task assigned by the supervisor or management.
- Changes in this job description will take place after discussions between employer and employee, and as a part of the annual PDR follow-up.
5. Duration of Job:
- 1 year with possible renewable extension
6. Feild Travel:
- Islamabad based job with upto 50% regular travel to the field areas and partner organizations.