USAID IUWASH Job Vacancy : Project Accountant (PA)

 The Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH) Project (or, the
“Project”) is a sixty-month program funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of
DAI. IUWASH works with government, the private sector, NGOs, community
groups and other stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and
sanitation in Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to
assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in
achieving its safe water and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG)
targets by expanding access to these services. The expected results to be
achieved are: 2 million people in urban areas gain access to improved water
supply; 200,000 people in urban areas gain access to improved sanitation
facilities; and the per unit water cost paid by the poor in targeted areas
decreases by at least 20%. To achieve the above, assistance provided by the
project is divided under three main technical components, including:

1.     Mobilizing demand for water supply and sanitation service delivery;
2.     Improving and expanding capacity for water and sanitation service
delivery; and
3.     Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for
improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.

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*Objective*

The Project Accountant will manage all transactions incurred from the
IUWASH Jakarta Office. S/he will audit all vouchers for reasonableness,
allow ability and allocability and ensure backup documentation is complete.
The accountant will record all transactions in the field accounting system
in a timely manner and assist the Finance Officer in overseeing the
regional financial transactions.  In addition, the accountant will manage
travel advances for project staff and backstop for the Finance Officer as
required.

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*RESPONSIBILITIES*

Detailed responsibilities of this position will include, but not be limited
to, the following:

   - * **Cash Management*
   - ***Auditing *
   - ***Expense Reporting*
   - ***Travel Advances*
   - *Coordination with Regional Accountants*



The full position description is available at http://
*www.iuwash.or.id*<http://www.iuwash.or.id/>
 *QUALIFICATIONS*
·         Bachelor degree in Accounting with at least 3 years’ experience
in applicable field.
·         Hands on knowledge of all taxes matters specially article 21 and
know-how of JAMSOSTEK withholding processes.

·         Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel a must.

·         Excellent communication skills both in English and Bahasa
Indonesia, written and verbal.

·         Some Experience with USAID programs/projects highly desirable.





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*APPLICATION GUIDELINES*
Interested applicants are invited to send a cover letter and complete
curriculum vitae stated 3 referees to IUWASH.recruitment@gmail.com.
Please indicate the code of position you are applying for in the title of
the email.



Deadline for Applications: October 25, 2012



We are regret that shall be unable to acknowledge receipt of you
application and unable to respond to those applicants who have not been
short listed and we apologize for this in advance. If you do not hear from
us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not
been shortlisted. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.