Position:                       Finance Accountant

Project:                         Berbak Green Prosperity
Partnership (BGPP)

Duty station:                 Jambi,
Indonesia

Contract period:           One year (with possibility of extension)

Donor:                          MCA

Programme Background and
Description

Mott MacDonald currently commencing
implementing the Berbak Green Prosperity Partnership program. In order to ensure the integrity of its
internal control systems, the overall financial management has been structured
to include the role of Finance Accountant.

Job Description

The Finance
Accountant will report to the Finance Manager. Under the supervision of the FM, the Finance
Accountant will be responsible for the following tasks:

1.   Ensuring an adequate treasury. This includes:

a.   Weekly prepare and update cash flow forecasts and arrange petty cash
requirements

b.   Monthly prepare cash flow forecast over the local office
administration and communicate with FM and relevant Mott MacDonald Personnel like
the Office Manager and Cash Administrator.

c.   Assuring at all times sufficient balance in the bank account;

d.   Control of cash and daily journals (IDR and USD);

e.   Undertaking cash transactions to Jambi;

f.    Control of expenditure within the budget

g.   Tax management and planning which includes: ensuring compliance with
periodic tax forecast
preparation, tax payment and submission, tax recording & reporting, tax
document management, annual tax compliance monitoring, corporate and regional
tax claim management, objection at Tax

District Office and if necessary appeal at the Tax Court.

2.   Ensuring adequate accounting. This includes:

a    Verification of all invoices prior to payment

a.   Preparing vouchers, as required, and have them signed for approval;

b.   Enter all transactions in the Budget Control System (BCS) or any
other accountancy software;

c.   Reconciling monthly cash and bank statements and have them checked
by the FM;

d.   Preparing monthly expenditure reports and have them signed by the FM
for approval.

3.   Ensuring adequate filing. This includes:

a.   Proposing filing systems (hard and soft copy) for the programme
discuss with the Team Leader and agree with the TL as required.

b.   Keeping state of the art files with hard (paper) copies and soft
copies (filing genuine supporting documents in the cloud file) .

4.   In consultation with the procurement expert, keep an updated
inventory list

5.   Performing any other duty as
required.

Key Selection Criteria

The
successful incumbent has:

§  Indonesian Nationality

§  a minimum of 5 years’ experience in
financial administration;

§  a bachelor degree in business
administration or related field;

§  previous experience in humanitarian
assistance is an advantage; and

§  Previous experience as a finance
accountant. 

The nature
of the assignment (program, international, deadlines,) requires the following
skills:

§  flexibility;

§  team player;

§  good communicator;

§  responsible care-taking personality;

§  trustworthy;

§  good verbal and written commend of the
Indonesian and English language;

§  computer literate in at least Word,
Excel and Outlook; and proper accountancy software.

Application process

Interested candidates should send their CV and a cover letter. Candidates should indicate in
their cover letter how they fit the Key Selection Criteria, by email to bgpp.recruitment@gmail.com.

Applications must be received by 5 pm (WIB) on the Sunday, 24 April 2016.

Applicants should clearly indicate the position they are applying for in
the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted.