Palladium Job Vacancies 2020
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental, and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies, and most importantly, people's lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organization, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Project Overview and Role:
Palladium’s Health Technical Assistance (BANTU) is a five-year project (October 2015 – October 2020), which provides USAID and the Government of Indonesia (GOI) with a flexible mechanism to effectively and efficiently mobilize the technical expertise needed (offered either through subject-matter experts or organizations) to advance national and global health priorities set forth in USAID’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS).
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is a full-time position for 8 months to support the Senior Operations Manager and the Senior Finance Officer. This position will play a key role in supporting the successful implementation of the BANTU Project. This position has responsibility for two key areas: financial administration and bookkeeping, and project fund tracking systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare documentation for all payment transactions, including but not limited to vouchers, checks, and transfer forms. Ensure that appropriate documentation and approvals are obtained
- Regularly maintain and update financial records including checking, verifying, and recording the project’s financial transaction
- Reconcile financial transactions on-line and ensure that all expenditures coded and charged correctly and code items to approved budgets
- Ensures employees/consultants’ travel and other advances are managed in a timely manner, a summary of the advance payment is updated and monitored on a weekly basis and all outstanding advances are reconciled in a timely manner
- Develop the Bi-weekly Projection and Fund Transfer Request, and Field Voucher report; ensures the field vouchers are prepared accurately, supporting documents are in place, and all transactions are coded in accordance of the chart of accounts and cost code
- Develop accurate and timely project monthly and quarterly financial reports, projection and other documentation as required by the contract, and as requested by the Client or HQ
- Maintain the project’s accounting files system. Make sure all vouchers are in order, completed properly and have bank slips/copy of checks attached
- Scanning, duplicating, and shipping of field vouchers to the US Office every month
- Relevant bachelor’s degree required
- At least 3 years relevant experience working in accounting and bookkeeping
- Proven experience and knowledge of USAID procurement, and financial policy and systems
- Demonstrated ability to be proactive in managing work priorities, juggle competing priorities and work with minimal supervision
- Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a small team
- Attention to detail and accuracy in the work products developed
- Well-developed and effective organizational skills, including to ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, and work in a high-pressured environment
- Willingness to “go the extra mile” to ensure that the job is completed in a timely and accurate manner
- Sound understanding/experience in financial processing and management
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia required
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Experience in basic accounting software will be an advantage
- Only local Indonesian candidates will be considered for this position.
