Accountant at USAID BERSAMA

 

Position Description

POSITION TITLE:                              Accountant

PROJECT:                                         USAID Bersama – GBV Prevention Program in Eastern Indonesia

LOCATION:                                       Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

REPORTS TO:                                  Senior Finance, Administration and Compliance Manager

Position Summary:

The Accountant will assist in implementing and maintaining in-country policies, procedures, forms, and record maintenance systems that adhere to Winrock International and USAID standards and requirements.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Accounts Payable: Assist Senior Finance, Administration and Compliance Manager (SFACM) to generate, record, execute and reconcile payments through all stages, including preparation of purchase orders, generation of check and wire requests, data input into QuickBooks, and bank statement reconciliation.
• Accounts Receivable: Assist SFACM to develop monthly projections for cash flow needs and prepare request to Winrock; follow through receipt of funds and bank reconciliations.
• Advance Management: Maintain an advance tracker for all advances given to sub-awardees and Bersama Project staff. Review supporting documents submitted relating to advance settlement.
• Expense Reporting: Help review all expense receipts for accuracy, relevance, and legitimacy; create prescribed monthly expense reports for Winrock HQ.
• Bank Reconciliations: Reconcile all banks accounts and petty cash numbers?
• Grants Management: With SFACM and Grants Management team, help review subgrant fiscal reports for compliance with budget and documentation requirements; prepare detail and summary reports for COP and/or Winrock HQ.
• USAID fiscal requirements: Assist in the preparation of USAID-requested projections, estimates, VAT tax forms, budget modification requests, etc. on routine schedule and as requested by SFACM.
• Records Retention: Organize and maintain all records and files in accordance with Cooperative Agreement, Winrock policies and procedures and USAID requirements.
• Audit: Prepare all accounting records in accordance with the Cooperative Agreement, Winrock policies and procedures, and oversee on-site work with auditors, as appropriate.
• Ad hoc reporting: Prepare documents, ad hoc reports and analysis, as requested by SFACM.
• Other: Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to demonstrate the highest level of ethical standards at all times;
• Minimum five (5) years’ accounting and/or bookkeeping experience, including financial management of grants.
• Knowledge and understanding of Indonesian accounting for non-profit and audit rules and requirements.
• University degree (Sarjana Ekonomi or higher) in a related topic.
• Be able to identify priorities within multiple assignments in a high-pressured, short-deadline environment, and be able to work with diplomacy and efficiency in such an environment; 
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and basic English skills required;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Excel and Word required; QuickBooks preferred;
• Preferred: knowledge of USAID regulations and requirements.

• APPLICATIONS:

 

Applicants should submit a current resume and cover letter to the following email:

Management.Bersama@winrock.org 

 Interested applicants are encouraged to apply ASAP, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Qualified Indonesian nationals, especially women and those residing in Eastern Indonesia, are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are short listed will be contacted

Closing date for application is on June 9, 2018, COB GMT +9