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| Finance controller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Kabul, |
| Categories | Finance, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-07-18 | Close Date | 2022-07-24 |
| Vacancy No | 020/2022 | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 1 Year |
| Education | ACCA, CPA, Masters’ degree in Finance or Accounting. | Experience | 3+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | |
About Company
About Integrity Watch Afghanistan: Integrity Watch is an Afghan civil society organization committed to increase transparency, accountability, and integrity in Afghanistan. The mission of Integrity Watch is to put corruption under the spotlight through community monitoring, research, and advocacy. We mobilize and train communities to monitor infrastructure projects, public services, courts, and extractives industries. We develop community monitoring tools, provide policy-oriented research, facilitate policy dialogue, and advocate for integrity, transparency, and accountability in Afghanistan. Integrity Watch was created in October 2005 and established itself as an independent civil society organization in 2006. It has approximately 90 staff members and over 3000 volunteers. The head office of Integrity Watch is in Kabul with provincial programmatic outreach in Badakhshan, Balkh, Bamyan, Ghor, Herat, Kabul, Kapisa, Logar, Nangarhar, Parwan, Panjshir, Samangan, and Wardak. Integrity Watch’s work has three major components: (1) Community Monitoring, (2) Research, and (3) Advocacy. Integrity Watch tries to encourage active citizenship and community mobilization through its programs. Our community monitoring work includes development of community monitoring tools, mobilizing and training communities to monitor infrastructure projects, education and health services, and court trials.. Our research work is focused on policy-oriented research measuring trends, perceptions and experiences of corruption and covering wide range of corruption related issues including public finance management, illicit financial flows, extractive industries, anti-corruption institutions, justice institutions integrity and access to information. The objective is to develop new, ground-breaking empirical research in order to set the agenda, influence decision-makers, bring to the public attention non-documented and non-explored issues. The aim of our advocacy work is to enhance Integrity Watch’s pioneering role in advocating for knowledgeable decision-making and informed public debate on corruption and integrity. Our advocacy work includes facilitation of policy dialogue on issues related to integrity, transparency, and accountability. We advocate for issues arising out of our community monitoring and research work and other general anti-corruption issues.
Job Description
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
- Review and check Financial Documents in terms of rules, policies, Procedures, accuracy and completeness
- Review and check Grants Documents in terms of rules, policies, Procedures, accuracy and completeness
- Review and check Implementors Financial reports and Docs in terms of rules, policies, Procedures, accuracy and completeness
- Coordinate with Internal and External Audits
- Follow up on both internal and external Audit observations and findings
- Comply with all (Donor, Internal, and Government) relevant policies and procedures
- Reviewing and initiating Services contract
- Donor Fund reconciliation
- Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance
- Support month-end and year-end close process
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Any other task assigned by his/her supervisor.
Additionally, the finance controller is responsible for
- Ensuring all financial regulations including taxation are adhered to; keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and tax legislation;
- Ensuring policies and internal rules are set up and follow in order to ensure transparency and internal accountability of financial operations;
- Ensuring all policies and contract requirements of donors are respected in accounting, financial management and reporting.
- Facilitating and liaising with internal departments of Integrity Watch and external points of contact within implementing partner and funding organizations.
Job Requirement
Education
- ACCA, CPA
- Masters’ degree in Finance or Accounting.
Experience
- 3+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
- Proven working experience in accounting in NGOs or international organizations.
- Multicultural approach and professionalism.
- Experience with creating financial statements
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures in NGOs and/or international organisations.
- Advanced computer skills on QuickBooks, MS Office, accounting software and databases. High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
- Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner with multicultural contacts and international donors and partners.
Languages
- Good written and spoken English and the ability to understand messages English/Dari and/or Pashto accurately.
Submission Guideline
Please apply by sending a CV and a cover letter that outlines how your experience and education relates to the skills and experience outlined in the Terms of Reference to: hr@integritywatch.org in the e-mail subject line please write “Finance Controller” and your name.
The deadline for applications is 24 July 2022. However, interviews of suitable candidates may begin as applications are received. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.