Ditana Energy Solutions Job Vacancy: Finance and Admin Officer based in Semarang

Ditana Energy Solutions (Ditana) is a newly established social enterprise in Indonesia, a subsidiary company of Differ, a Norwegian-based company that invests in renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses. Ditana sells affordable, clean and fuel-efficient Prime cookstoves, products that are manufactured and wholesaled by Prime Cookstoves, another subsidiary company of Differ. Prime cookstoves are fuel-efficient biomass stoves that when compared to traditional cooking practices can reduce more than 50% of fuel, reduce the money and time spent by households on meeting their energy needs; reduce negative health effects from indoor air pollution; and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and black carbon.
Ditana is one of the selected Market Aggregators (MA) for the Clean Stove Initiative (CSI) or Tungku Sehat Hemat Energi (TSHE) program, a national initiative which is implemented by the World Bank in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Ditana aims to wholesale 4,000 highly fuel-efficient Prime Biomass Stoves in Central Java during the initial CSI pilot phase. This will be achieved through the recruitment of local agents, such as individuals or formal and informal groups.

To support our business in Central Java, Ditana is currently recruiting:
Position: Finance and Admin Officer.
Place of work: Semarang, Central Java with regular travel to regencies within Central Java.
Job description
The overall objectives of the position are i) to ensure timely and correct delivery of financial reports to project management, ii) cash handling and reporting, iii) implementation and handling of administration system. The Finance and Admin Officer will report to Ditana’s Business Development Manager Indonesia and Area Manager for Central Java.
The position will be of a dynamic character and require flexibility and determination from the successful candidate. As operations in Central Java are currently being established, the Finance and Admin Officer will have the opportunity to have significant influence on the business model and processes.
Tasks include • Administration of financial system for Ditana.
• In close collaboration with Sales Coordinator and Sales Representatives, collect and monitor the collection of payment of the cookstoves from the agents.
• Estimation and submission of budget requests for coming period.
• Compiling and submission of receipts for incurred expenses.
• Complete monthly accounts statements of cash fund (cash book, monthly reconciliations).
• Complete monthly accounts statement for bank account (bank book, monthly reconciliations).
• Preparation of monthly expense summary based on the project's cost categories.
• General cash handling.
• Preparing and submitting required tax and financial reports.
• Assisting for annual financial audit of the CSI operations.
• Creating and maintaining customer, employee and agent databases.
• HR tasks.
• Other tasks required by Ditana management staff.

Qualifications
• Relevant university degree (Accounting, business, finance, admin).
• Lives in or comes from Central Java with good understanding of regencies of Central Java.
• Work experience from accounting and/or finance in Indonesia.
• Knowledge of Indonesian taxation laws and procedures.
• Knowledge of Indonesian labour regulations and HR.
• Determination and entrepreneurship.
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented.
• Ability to work in an international and interdisciplinary environment.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa.
Salary: Between IDR 3,000,000 to IDR 5,000,000 per month depending on experience and qualifications.
Start date: 1 April 2015.
Application and CV with 3 references should be emailed to: lincoln.rajali@ditanagroup.com. Please mention the position applied in the subject of the e-mail.
Application deadline: 6 March 2015.
Interviews: Scheduled for 1st and 2nd week of March 2015.