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| Finance Manager | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Kabul, |
| Categories | Finance, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-06-27 | Close Date | 2022-07-06 |
| Vacancy No | VA/2022/GIZ/17 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | ASAP to December 2022 (with the option to be extended) |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree certified by the Ministry of Higher Education in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required; Masters preferred | Experience | 8 years of relevant experience in accounting and financial and procurement management. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | According to GIZ's Salary Scale | Salary Band 4 |
About Company
About GIZ-Afghanistan: GIZ Background: As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ operates throughout Germany and in more than 120 countries worldwide. Our registered offices are in Bonn and Eschborn. We have more than 19,500 staff members around the globe, some 70% of whom are employed locally as national personnel. With an international remit and a multicultural working atmosphere, we are successful because we share knowledge across disciplinary frontiers. Your professional and personal development is important to us. Whether it is the multifaceted day-to-day challenges or the considerable scope for applying creativity in your work – there are plenty of good reasons to join our motivated team. As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ operates throughout Germany and in more than 120 countries worldwide. Our registered offices are in Bonn and Eschborn. We have more than 19,500 staff members around the globe, some 70% of whom are employed locally as national personnel. The Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) project aims at restoring forests and at increasing resilience in communities in six provinces of Afghanistan. Participatory landscape management plans are developed at village level. By establishing and working with local, regional and national NRM structures for participatory and conflict-resolving land use planning and the restoration of forest landscapes, conflicts at the local level are be reduced and a multi-stakeholder dialogue initiated. Sector-specific training products are developed in order to enable various actors in the forest sector and in the management of natural resources to implement forest-related landscape systems as independently and sustainably in the future. With an international remit and a multicultural working atmosphere, GIZ is successful because we share knowledge across disciplinary frontiers. Your professional and personal development is important to us. Whether it is the multifaceted day-to-day challenges or the considerable scope for applying creativity in your work – there are plenty of good reasons to join our motivated team.
Job Description
- Overall Responsibilities
- Support the international Finance manager in all relevant admin/finance issues as well as Grant Agreements and Local Subsidy Contracts,
- To support and advise local project partners in admin/finance issues on GIZ specific financial contracts and GIZ specific accounting and documentation procedures,
- Tasks
- Ensure that all transactions are processed in accordance with GIZ regulations,
- Advise and coach FLR partners in financial management,
- Supervise all local travel claim procedures and documentation,
- Supervise all project procurements and the inventory/maintenance of all equipment, materials, and supplies necessary to the execution of project activities,
- Verify invoices and deliveries and ensure that all supporting documents are received and correct. Maintain equipment inventory, verifying all inventory items,
- Supervise and manage financial and accounting operations including but not limited to preparing payment vouchers, maintaining, or verifying petty cash transactions, reconciling petty cash balances at least once a week, maintaining bank balances up-to-date and reconciling accounts on a monthly basis, and requesting funds,
- Leadership Responsibilities
Not applicable
Job Requirement
Required Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree certified by the Ministry of Higher Education in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required; Masters preferred
Professional Experience:
- 8 years of relevant experience in accounting and financial and procurement management,
- Previous experience with GIZ financial instruments preferred,
- Preferred work experience in other international development organizations,
Other experiences and skills (e.g., language, IT-skills, social and personal skills, etc.):
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills,
- Computer skills at operator level, especially with MS Office packages, Excel,
- Fluency in English and Dari and/or Pashto, both written and spoken,
- Able to work independently, as a team worker, analytical, and troubleshooting skills,
- Experience of planning, reporting in international projects,
- Ability and willingness to travel to the project sites within Afghanistan (GIZ/RMO).
- Honest, proactive, and well mannered.
Submission Guideline
Submission Guideline:
You are kindly requested to fill in GIZ-Afghanistan’s job application form and send it along with your updated CV and letter of motivation with complete contact details to our HR recruitment unit by applying through the link below:
Link for the position in GIZ’s job website: https://www.giz-jobs.com/#id=6b588abf-c9d6-4998-adb7-6011b7d8b355
You can download the GIZ’s job application form from our jobs website (www.giz-jobs.com) or from the Job Applications section of ACBAR website (http://www.acbar.org/applicationform). We will not consider and review the applications without the job application form (for internal candidates, filling the form is optional).
Please do not send us your working certificates, educational certificates or any other additional documents while you are applying for the post. We will ask you for these documents if you are selected for the next steps of our recruitment.
Only those candidates will be invited for written test or interview who meets the qualifications and requirements for the mentioned job vacancy.
We would like to encourage female applicants to apply for our vacant positions.
For more information about German Cooperation with Afghanistan and GIZ Afghanistan Projects, please visit our websites:
https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/358.html
Please press the below Apply button to start your application process.
Submission Email
https://www.giz-jobs.com/#id=6b588abf-c9d6-4998-adb7-6011b7d8b355