Save the Children is an
international NGO and the world's top independent charity for children
in need. Since 1919, we have been fighting for children's rights, saving
their lives and providing hope for brighter futures worldwide. In
Indonesia, Save the
Children currently works in eleven provinces, has staff of
approximately 150 local professionals, and programming in Child
Protection, Education, Health and Nutrition, Disaster Risk Reduction,
and Humanitarian Response. Save the Children in Indonesia is seeking
to fill the following position:
Finance Assistant
1 position, based in Jakarta Country Office
Code : FA-CO
As a member of the Finance
team, the Finance and Budget Assistant shares in the overall
responsibility for the direction and coordination of the finance duties
and responsibilities.
Budgets
- Assist building and updating project budgets.
- Prepare timely budget versus actual reports (BVA) and analysis of spending trends so donor funds are used in the most efficient manner and to avoid overspending.
- Assist in preparing and updating the country office master budget in a monthly basis.
- Alert the Finance and Budget Manager when a grant runs the risk of being over or under spent.
- Support preparation of donors' financial reports
Assist in the preparation of payments process:
- Assist processing making payments, accounting correctly for expenditures, accruals and prepayments. Ensure that procurement policies and procedures and donor regulations have been followed.
- Assist preparing vouchers and getting signatures from the appropriate persons; ensuring an efficient and fast processing of payments.
- Assist for preparing monthly country office cash request.
- Assist FMS related work, so that Finance team can complete their job timely and run the system properly.
Assist with the recording of financial transactions related to programs activities and operations.
- Entering transactions onto General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheet (GLACOS) in order to helping for quick processing of reporting.
Other
- Provide other financial and budget management support as and when required by Finance and Budget Managers
- Contribute to ongoing development of improved emergency response policy and practices.
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATION
- Education Degree in Accounting and/or Finance Management
- Work Experience (in years) 3 to 5 years
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and AGRESSO Financial Management System
- Good command of English, verbal and written
- Experience with financial and grants management
- Ability to solve problems, show initiative and work independently
- Respond to requests, queries in timely and customer oriented manner
- Good communication skills
- Attention to detail, particularly with regards to expense transactions and financial reporting
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles;
Updated CV and application letter should be sent to recruitment.indonesia@savethechildren.org
Please fill the "subject" column of the e-mails in this format:
<FA-CO><your name>
Closing date for application is up to 27 March 2014
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)
Save
the Children encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of
religion, race, gender, sexual orientation or disability
All recruitment practices and procedures reflect Save the Children's commitment to protecting children from abus
