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USAID IUWASH Vacancy: Regional Project Accountant, based in Jakarta

The Indonesia Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH) project is a sixty-month program (2011 – 2016) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented under the leadership of DAI. IUWASH works with government, the private sector, NGOs, community groups and other stakeholders to improve access to safe water supply and sanitation in Indonesia’s urban areas. The overall goal of IUWASH is to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in making significant progress in achieving its safe water and sanitation Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets by expanding access to these services. 

To achieve the above, assistance provided by the project is divided under three main technical components, including: 
  1. Mobilizing demand for WatSan service delivery; 
  2. Improving and expanding capacity for WatSan service delivery; and
  3. Strengthening policy and the financial enabling environment for improved water supply and sanitation service delivery.
IUWASH will apply different approaches and interventions with its local partners, such as local Water utilities, local and national government institutions, NGOs and communities to address water, sanitation and hygiene. To achieve these objectives IUWASH need high caliber incumbent to fill the positions of

Regional Project Accountant, based in Jakarta. Job Code: RPA-WJDB/JKT
The Regional Project Accountant will manage West Java, DKI and Banten (WJDB) transactions related to IUWASH project. S/he will ensure that the outlined financial policies and procedures are implemented and followed in the assigned area.  The Regional Project Accountant is responsible for providing complete and accurate field reports to the Jakarta Office for field office financial activities. S/he will provide support in other finance areas as necessary and maintain a positive working relationship with IUWASH project staff.

Tasks
Accounting
·    Understand the chart of accounts and ensure that field costs are coded correctly.
·    Provide complete and accurate financial reports on a regular basis.
·    Review and send field reports to the Jakarta Office in a timely manner.
·    Complete the Field Data Processing Request (FDPR) form, which summarizes cash movements and total expenditure costs for the FERs and submit to Jakarta Office
·    Ensure timely transfers of cash to and financial reporting from IUWASH field offices to IUWASH Jakarta.
·    Complete bank reconciliations in accordance with the schedule.

Financial Management
·    Oversee budgeting processes in the region,
·    Collaborate closely with component technical staff and administration department for tracking accruals, commitments, upcoming expenses and budgetary inputs and changes.
·    Track field costs to ensure that the field office costs do not run over budget.
·    Manage cash availability in local bank accounts and request wire transfer from Jakarta office
As part of the Grants Management Task Force, assist on the reviewing grant financial report from the grantee and coordinate closely with Procurement and Grant Assistant and Grant Manager

QUALIFICATIONS:
·         Diploma or Bachelor degree in Accounting with at least 3 years’ experience in applicable field.
·         Good computer skills in Microsoft Excel a must.
·         Good communication skills both in English and Bahasa Indonesia, written and verbal.
·         Some experience with USAID programs/projects highly desirable.
APPLICATION SEND
Interested applicants are invited to send a complete application with 3 references to IUWASH_recruitment@dai.com by latest 2 weeks of the advertisement. Please write the job CODE in the subject line of the email. We regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.