PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
Reporting to the Finance Manager
the Tax and Finance Officer will be responsible for conducting the day to day
operations of the overall finances tax compliance of Indonesia operations. The
Tax & Finance Officer will contribute to Cardno success by providing
professional services support for corporate and project activities within the
International Development Assistance and Engineering Consulting teams.
PRINCIPAL
RESPONSIBILTIES:
- Work as an effective member to ensure the smooth running of the Asia Pacific Finance function.
- Project Tax and Financial Management and Administrative Support.
- Corporate Office Tax and Financial Management and Administrative Support.
Activities - Overall
responsibilities include:
1. Project Tax and Financial Management and Administrative
Support.
- Verify payment request, particularly expenses allocation and validate completeness of supporting documents.
- Prepare payment voucher, bank cheque and bank slips for processing.
- Input the fully authorized vouchers into BST Finance System.
- Assist project finance managers and/or officers in the preparation and submission of project monthly financial accounts and supporting documentation, including tax information required by e-SPT software.
- Prepare monthly income tax submissions for Project staff.
- Assist in the data compilation and preparation of Annual Personal Income Tax Returns (SPT Tahunan PPh 21) for Project staff.
2. Corporate Office Tax and Financial Management and
Administrative Support.
- Verify payment request, particularly expenses allocation and validate supporting completeness of supporting documents.
- Prepare payment voucher, bank cheque and bank slips for processing.
- Input the fully authorized vouchers into BST Finance System.
- Handling petty cash for Corporate Office.
- Support Finance Manager in conducting monthly closing and accounts reconciliation
- Maintain Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Accounts Payable (A/P), staff travel advances and in balance sheet.
- Maintain fixed assets in balance sheet.
- Assist the Finance Manager as required with filing of receipt for cashbooks, photocopying and binding, and other financial and office administration.
- Assist with the administration, data compilation and tax calculation of Cardno Indonesia Representative Office monthly tax returns, including income tax, withholding tax articles 21, 23 and 26, and VAT. This includes preparation of SPT Masa and Daftar Bukti Potong, and administration of Bukti Potong and SSP forms received from various projects.
- Assist in the data compilation and preparation of Annual Personal Income Tax Returns (SPT Tahunan PPh 21) for Representative Office staff and Corporate Income Tax Returns (SPT Tahunan PPh Badan) for fiscal years.
- Ensure that all monthly hard copy and soft copy (e-SPT) tax returns are physically lodged with the tax office in a timely manner.
- File hard copy monthly tax returns in accordance with Cardno procedures.
3. Other
- Provide A/R, A/P, Staff advances and other accounts information to Finance Manager.
- Provide assistance to other areas of the company as requested.
Quality Management System (QMS)
- To follow Quality Assurance procedures and where possible recommend improvements to the Cardno Quality Management System (QMS)
Corporate Responsibilities
- To comply with Cardno’s policies, procedures and guidelines.
- At all times, ensure the financial management reputation of Cardno is protected, and promoted.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor degree in accounting, finance or related discipline.
- A minimum of 3 years work experience in an international organisation.
SKILLS:
- Demonstrated experience in the preparation of compliance returns in respect of Personal Income tax, Withholding tax and Value Added Tax;
- Knowledge of development assistance contracts and projects, in particular those funded by the Department for Foreign Affairs Australian Aid (DFAT) ,USAID the World Bank and/or the Asian Development Bank;
- Knowledge of the operation of project offices for donor-funded development assistance projects and private sector clients;
- Demonstrated financial acumen and ability to understand and effectively use financial information;
- Ability to prioritise, plan and organise workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks, and be flexible with changing priorities;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Ability to interact effectively with national and international personnel;
- High computer skills on MS Office programs, with working knowledge of e-SPT software(s);
- Knowledge of BST or other complex financial systems is an advantage; and
- Good level of proficiency in spoken and written English skills, fluent in Bahasa Indonesia.
QUALITY ASSURANCE:
- Implement and comply with Cardno’s Quality Management system and provide feedback / recommendations where the system may need modification.
WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY:
- Comply with the organisations Zero Harm policy and seeks to continually improve safety across our business.
- Embrace a reporting culture where all safety issues are promptly reported and addressed.
- Follow the required Workplace Health & Safety legislation relevant to the location of your employment.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
- Mature and professional approach to work.
- Reliable and trustworthy nature when dealing with confidential issues and Cardno finance systems.
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Strong Interpersonal skills Understands the importance of safety and embraces a reporting culture where all safety issues are promptly reported and addressed.
AUTHORITY LEVELS:
As per Quality Form QF1-1 Level
of Authority Schedule and QF 11-2 Register of Responsibility Levels, signatures
and Initials.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS:
Career Development Reviews are
conducted annually with your Manager and/or Supervisor. Performance and salary
are discussed at this time. Performance is also monitored informally throughout
the year.
How to Apply :
Please send an email with subject line “ Tax and Finance
Officer “ to emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com
not later than 21 November, 2014.
