[DevJobsIndo] Search for Common Ground vacancy – Finance Manager
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FINANCE
MANAGER
MANAGER
SEARCH
FOR COMMON GROUND INDONESIA
FOR COMMON GROUND INDONESIA
Search for Common Ground (Search) is a
non-governmental and not for profit, conflict transformation organization. Our mission is to transform how individuals,
organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial
approaches and toward cooperative solutions. Founded in
1982, Search has headquarters in Washington, DC in the United States and in
Brussels, Belgium. Search has been working in Indonesia since 2004 to support its
conflict transformation and peacebuilding processes.
non-governmental and not for profit, conflict transformation organization. Our mission is to transform how individuals,
organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial
approaches and toward cooperative solutions. Founded in
1982, Search has headquarters in Washington, DC in the United States and in
Brussels, Belgium. Search has been working in Indonesia since 2004 to support its
conflict transformation and peacebuilding processes.
Summary of Position
Search Indonesia is seeking a Finance
Manager to manage all aspects
of finance of the Indonesia program. S/he will be responsible for managing the
overall finance, in compliance with the standards of Search, donors and the
Government of Indonesia. S/he will maintain accounting systems that
ensure proper accounting and recording of organizational resources; provide
budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting; and support in budget
preparation, financial statements and audits. The position will be based in
Jakarta and report to the Director of Finance and Administration. The Finance
Manager will supervise 2- staff members in the Finance Department
Manager to manage all aspects
of finance of the Indonesia program. S/he will be responsible for managing the
overall finance, in compliance with the standards of Search, donors and the
Government of Indonesia. S/he will maintain accounting systems that
ensure proper accounting and recording of organizational resources; provide
budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting; and support in budget
preparation, financial statements and audits. The position will be based in
Jakarta and report to the Director of Finance and Administration. The Finance
Manager will supervise 2- staff members in the Finance Department
The ideal candidate should have at least a
university degree in finance or a professional accounting degree with a minimum
of 3 years’ experience in finance and grants management in the I/NGO sector.
university degree in finance or a professional accounting degree with a minimum
of 3 years’ experience in finance and grants management in the I/NGO sector.
POSITION :
FINANCE MANAGER
FINANCE MANAGER
LOCATION :
JAKARTA
JAKARTA
CONTRACT PERIOD :
12 MONTH
12 MONTH
START DATE :
ASAP
ASAP
STATUS :
FULL TIME
FULL TIME
Duties and Responsibilities
Management and team leadership:
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Responsible for effective overall management of
the finance unit
Responsible for effective overall management of
the finance unit
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Manage/direct the Finance staff for teamwork,
accuracy, timeliness, detail and systems thinking
Manage/direct the Finance staff for teamwork,
accuracy, timeliness, detail and systems thinking
§
Co-ordinate with partner organizations in all
financial / grant issues included Provide advice and guidance in financial
matters to partners, staff, etc.
Co-ordinate with partner organizations in all
financial / grant issues included Provide advice and guidance in financial
matters to partners, staff, etc.
Management of grants, budgets and spending:
§
Create and manage an operational budget for the
program
Create and manage an operational budget for the
program
§
Manage the various grants to ensure accurate
spending, while tracking expenditures and variances
Manage the various grants to ensure accurate
spending, while tracking expenditures and variances
§
Monitor funds, ensuring that up to date records
of expenditures are kept and that they comply with budget allocations and donor
requirements
Monitor funds, ensuring that up to date records
of expenditures are kept and that they comply with budget allocations and donor
requirements
§
Interpret financial information for non-finance
staff to ensure program activities and procurement reflect available budget
Interpret financial information for non-finance
staff to ensure program activities and procurement reflect available budget
Responsible for financial aspects of fundraising:
§
Identify potential shortfalls in funding and
alert country Director and managers as appropriate
Identify potential shortfalls in funding and
alert country Director and managers as appropriate
§
Prepare budgets for new proposals
Prepare budgets for new proposals
Supervise accurate accounting and reporting:
§
Monitor account payables/receivables and provide
monthly feedback
Monitor account payables/receivables and provide
monthly feedback
§
Ensure submission of accurate and timely monthly
finance reports to headquarters, ensuring the HQ ledger matches Search
Indonesia data
Ensure submission of accurate and timely monthly
finance reports to headquarters, ensuring the HQ ledger matches Search
Indonesia data
§
Produce accurate and timely donor financial
reports and maintain correspondence with donors and HQ on financial matters
Produce accurate and timely donor financial
reports and maintain correspondence with donors and HQ on financial matters
§
Review and provide input for all kind of
contracts, initiate and fulfill payments, and assume responsibility for
creditors and debtors
Review and provide input for all kind of
contracts, initiate and fulfill payments, and assume responsibility for
creditors and debtors
§
Ensure Search Indonesia has a smoothly
functioning and efficient Finance Department, optimizing use of IT and FAMAS
software
functioning and efficient Finance Department, optimizing use of IT and FAMAS
software
Audit and compliance of SFCG Indonesia:
§
Ensure Search and its partners have practices
and policies that support easy audits
Ensure Search and its partners have practices
and policies that support easy audits
§
Facilitate timely audit and responses to
auditors, both local and at headquarters
Facilitate timely audit and responses to
auditors, both local and at headquarters
Cash management:
§
Supervise country office cash management,
maintenance of optimal bank balance, monitoring of the interest level, bank
reconciliation, monitoring currency gain/loss, and draft correspondence with
bank
Supervise country office cash management,
maintenance of optimal bank balance, monitoring of the interest level, bank
reconciliation, monitoring currency gain/loss, and draft correspondence with
bank
§
Monitor funds to ensure availability for
disbursements
Monitor funds to ensure availability for
disbursements
§
Ensure timely reconciliation of bank accounts,
advances, and partner accounts
Ensure timely reconciliation of bank accounts,
advances, and partner accounts
§
Maintain correspondence with local bank and
donors for operational matters
donors for operational matters
Competencies and Skills
- Good
knowledge of accounting, as
well as office administration; - Ability
to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments,
manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery; - Familiar with PPH 21, 23 and other
related employment taxes. - Ability
to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change; - Builds
strong relationships with partners,
focusing on impact and results,
and responds positively to feedback; - Consistently
approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; - Demonstrates
openness to change and ability to manage complexities; - Bachelor’s
Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance,
Economics or related field; - 3-5
years of relevant experience at the national or international NGOs in
financial resources management; - Strong
leadership and management skills – Previous
experience in managing staff ; - Experience
in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel,
etc) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages,
experience in handling of web based management systems; - Fluency
in written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia; - Excellent
cross-cultural communication and working skills, enjoys a multicultural
work environment; - Indonesian
citizen.
To apply: please send an updated
CV along with a cover letter stating your history and expected salary to ([email protected]), or through this
link https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=366 before October 26, 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please no phone or email.
CV along with a cover letter stating your history and expected salary to ([email protected]), or through this
link https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=366 before October 26, 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please no phone or email.
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