The Finance Officer position specifically provides financial support in the development and implementation of the LINKAGES Project in Thailand.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Monitors monthly expenditures of projects by analyzing financial data and producing monthly and ad hoc reports.
- Reviews all areas of financial and accounting for accuracy and proper report content and coordinate with Finance Administrative Team of FHI/APRO on relevant issues (e.g. finance accounting, procurement, and consultant agreements, etc.).
- Provides financial and technical guidance to all implementing agencies (IAs) on a regular basis and as required.
- Oversees, maintain and update financial files, travel approval from USAID and level of effort (LOE) tracking.
- Conducts pre-audits on vouchers, invoices, and all supporting documents for all payments related to activities funded under the LINKAGES Thailand project to verify correctness and completeness.
- Maintains the LINKAGES Thailand project's accounting system to provide management with financial information required for monitoring, evaluating and decision making, and submits the monthly accounting report to HQ.
- Provides expenditure tracking/analysis for all costs incurred related to the LINAKGES Thailand program, and conducts pipeline analysis for LINKAGES funded activities to ensure effective financial management.
- Reviews accounting transactions, e.g. General Ledger accounts, wire transfers, check requests, and journal entries.
- Assures completeness of coding, documentation, and calculates withholding tax and submits payments to Revenue Department on a monthly basis.
- Prepares cash flow requirements and submits toAPRO on a monthly basis.
- Coordinates with auditors, FHI/APRO and HQ on program and IA audits and ensures that findings and recommendations of auditors are followed up.
- Conducts pre-award and site visit reviews; supports the development of and amendments to IA budgets and training of IA finance staff; reviews Recipient Monthly Financial Report (MFR) and follows up on issues identified through field visits and MFR reviews.
- Prepares annual budget for USAID submission in USAID format.
- Ensures CO budget and expenditures are in compliance with USAID contract regulations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Coordinates with APRO and HQ Finance Manager – LINKAGES project in information sharing, provides required financial reports and serves as a point person for communicating in resolving financial issues
- Prepares program’s fiscal year budgets, projections and pipeline analysis.
- Creates, updates, and maintains financial spreadsheets
- Prepares proposal outlines
- Assists with monitoring budgets
- Develops budgets, including staff time allocations
- Communicates regularly with study investigators in the field regarding budgets
- Works with project leaders to resolve problem associated with nonthly expenditures and life-of project budgets.
- Prepares financial guidance memos to field offices with special attention to recurring problems.
- Submits monthly cash requests to APRO/Finance within ten working days of end-month
- Submits monthly financial report to FHI/APRO within seven working days of end-month.
- Submits required/requested financial reports to donor(s).
Educational Background:
Bachelor or Masters degree in Accounting or Finance
Skills/Experience:
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control theory and practices.
- Knowledge of general office practices and administrative procedures or the ability to comprehend them.
- Budget monitoring and general ledger skills.
- Relevant software skills including automated accounting software, database spreadsheets and Management Information Systems.
- Resourceful through technology, research skills, and relationship building among several organization teams and units and professional organizations to resolve problems and initiate enhancements.
- Ability to respond to inquiries independently and follow-up on requests in an efficient manner.
- With minimal supervision, manage high volume of work flow efficiently.
- Ability to handle financial and quantitative information with accuracy and precision; resourceful in gathering, verifying and analyzing financial data.
- Ability to interpret financial information and reports
- Ability to work collaboratively and productively within a multidiscipline and multicultural environment.
- 5-7 years of related experience that must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.
- Computer spreadsheet experience required.
- Prior experience working with international NGOs and government organizations will be an advantage.
Compensation/Benefits:
We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 13 2017
Active Until:
Oct 14 2017
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit