Finance Officer (FO)

Caritas Czech Republic (CCR) is currently looking for qualified staff to fill the following positions:

Position : Finance Officer (FO)

Duty Station : Banda Aceh/Meulaboh

Reports to : Finance Manager

Expected duration: November 2011 – 31 March 2012

Main Duties:

· Supervise and coordinate the activities of the finance department staff in each of the field offices.

· Check and review the weekly report from all district offices and give feedback for any single transaction need correction.

· Review and verify financial transactions, documents and financial statements of the agency ensuring their integrity and compliance with policies, regulations and generally accepted accounting principles.

· Participate and supervise timely submission of weekly and monthly financial report from each district to Banda Aceh office.

· Coordinate with all district offices in order to consolidate the monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reports in time manner.

· Check and review the compliance of CCR and donors financial procedure of each transaction which reflected in finance documents.

· Provide technical assistance to finance staff.

· Communicate relevant finance issues with the finance manager.

· Responsible for ensuring that all finance procedure & policies and internal control system are implemented and taking action. Internal control for cash disbursement, advances, etc;

· Monthly backup to server

· Cash and bank management in consultation with the Finance Manager;

· To maintain and file bank and receipt documents;

· To maintain the float and advise supervisor as necessary;

· Photo all Finance document and put into the server and sent to HQ

· Oversee finance assistant and conduct technical assistance as needed;

· Maintain recapitulation of petty cash, and prepare petty cash report for cash count

· Assist all staff to prepare and liquidate the travel allowances

· Coordinate with bank for opening accounts, cheque balance, and activate cheque books;

· Other specific responsibilities can be assigned.

Requirement:

Education: Bachelor’s degree for accounting, business, or economic.

Experience:

Minimum five (5)years experience in finance in non-profit organizations

Extensive knowledge of computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheets and database programmes, including the ability to operate and tailor programmes to particular needs.

Knowledge of fund accounting, procurement, control and financial management of donor funded projects

How to apply:

· Application must include a cover letter in English and current Curriculum Vitae (CV) with the position code as the subject of the email.

· CV must include 2-3 page professional resume with education, and work experience (English only) , full contact details of the applicant, and 3 professional references (excludes family members/relatives)that includes name, job position and working phone number for the reference.

· Qualified candidates must send their application to caritas.ceko@gmail.com by COB 7 November 2011.