VACANCY – FINANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a French non-profit organization working in over 30 countries worldwide to provide emergency response, early recovery, and development assistance to communities in need. ACTED's interventions seek to cover multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local, and adapted to each context.
ACTED's vision is to establish emergency, rehabilitation, and development. ACTED aims to guarantee the sustainability of relief interventions carried out during crises by remaining in the field after the emergency to engage in long-term support to communities in food security, health, education, economic assistance, microfinance, advocacy, and cultural promotion. ACTED's actions are needs based and identified in a participatory manner with communities in the areas where we are present. ACTED has been active in Indonesia since April 2005, assisting those affected by the tsunami and Nias earthquake and is now working to support livelihoods, community-based disaster risk reduction, and child protection in North Sumatra, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), and elsewhere.
Currently ACTED has an immediate need for qualified and experienced staff to be part of our RADKOM-DRR project in southern Belu District, NTT. ACTED, in partnership with CIS Timor, proposes to establish a community radio and provide training that will contribute to improving communication and capacity among southern Belu communities in order to improve the timeliness and nature of response to multiple coastal hazards. The intervention will also work to raise awareness of and integrate environmental management into risk reduction among communities and the government, expanding their focus and planning from simple emergency response to longer-term strategies of disaster preparedness and mitigation.
ACTED is recruiting for the following position to be based in the Betun (Belu District) project office. In order to apply, please submit (1) cover letter stating how your experience and qualifications meet the desired criteria and Terms of Reference, and (2) your Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English labeled with your name (maxiumum file size 200KB).
Applications must be submitted by e-mail to belu.finance@acted.org
jakarta.administration@acted.org> by Monday, February 18th, 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
IMPORTANT: as the position as to be filled in short notice, and that a handover will be conducted at field level, ACTED will initiate the recruitment process as soon as applications are submitted if they meet the minimum technical profile. All potential applicants are therefore advised to apply within a short timing period.
FINANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
The Finance & Compliance Officer is responsible for managing project finance at field level including producing and filing financial documentation, authorizing payments, cash requests, accounting, budget tracking, and maintaining Finance, Logistics, and Administration Team (FLAT) folders for audit compliance. The Finance & Compliance Officer also submits monthly finance and related reports to country finance management. The Finance & Compliance Officer will serve as a focal point among the team to ensure that ACTED and donor procedures and standards are met and that project audit documentation is updated on a monthly basis.
Professional Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business or other relevant educational background required;
- At least four (4) years previous work experience in financial management work that involved in the preparation, justification or management of an organization's budget and compliance auditing in humanitarian organization;
- Ability to read and understand basic documents in English required (fluency desirable);
- Meticulous attention to detail and documentation required;
- Problem-solving skills, result-oriented and sensitivity to gender issues;
- Good computer knowledge (Windows, spreadsheet, word-processing, e-mail and internet);
Personal Qualities:
- Flexible and adaptable, willing to learn new skills and conform to new systems and situations;
- Honest, responsible, self-motivated and able to take initiative under minimum supervision;
- Ability to work as part of a team in a cross cultural environment;
This position is based in Betun, Kabupaten Belu, West Timor. The remoteness of the area is important, and each applicant has to consider their willingness to work in such environment.
