Vacancy announcement " Finance Assistant " Makasar, South Sulawesi

Cowater International is an Ottawa-based Canadian management consulting firm specializing in international development. We work primarily on projects funded by donors.  You can learn more about us at www.cowater.com.

We are currently seeking to recruit Finance Assistant to help implement for a CIDA-funded project, Better Approaches to Service Provision through Increased Capacities in Sulawesi (BASICS).  The project purpose is to link planning and budgeting processes in a participatory, pro-poor, gender equal and environmentally sustainable manner leading to improved MDGs/MSS-based social services provision in selected districts/cities in North Sulawesi & Southeast Sulawesi.
Position: Finance Assistant
Duty station will be in Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan.
Overview:

The Finance Assistant will be responsible to assist the Finance Manager in various financial administration tasks that includes budget preparation, execution (cash/bank disbursement), monitoring (bank/cash, and travel advance reconciliations), and financial reporting. S/he will assist in preparing quarterly report and monitor the on-going project expenditures on a monthly basis, producing accurate projections for expected expenditures. S/he will support the Finance Manager to establish and oversee systems for managing and reporting on project disbursements, interpret project activities and expenses in a narrative format and ensure filing systems in place to support audits and donor requests for information. S/he reports to the Finance Manager.

Key Desired Qualifications
·     Bachelor degree in accounting 
·     Min3 years experience in accounting/finance
·     Local residence preferred
·     Good communication in English
·     Ability to work independently, efficiently, and in an organized manner
·     Attention to detail and good analytical skill
·     Honest, carefull and hard working
Interested candidates should submit an e-mail highlighting their relevant qualifications with the subject line “Finance Assistant” and with a complete c.v. attached to info@basicsproject.or.id  
All applications are appreciated, but only suitably qualified candidates will be contacted. The closing date for applications is January 5, 2014.