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| Finance Assistant | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Kabul, |
| Categories | Finance, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-11-13 | Close Date | 2022-11-19 |
| Vacancy No | CRS/KBL/23/109 | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | One year with three months probationary period. |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration is a plus. | Experience | Minimum of two years’ work experience in a similar role with some familiarity of standard accounting practices. Experience with an international organization is a plus. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per CRS salary Scale |
About Company
About CRS: CRS began direct operations in Afghanistan in early 2002. CRS maintains four main offices throughout the country: Kabul, Herat, Ghor, Bamiyan and Daikundi, with sub-offices in all these provinces. CRS strategic plan for Afghanistan focuses on poverty and risk reduction, human development, and emergency response in rural areas in western and central Afghanistan. CRS works to support: People, especially girls and women from marginalized communities, gain basic education. Poor rural and peri-urban households to have increased livelihood security. Vulnerable communities to survive shocks without long-term negative impact on their livelihoods.
Job Description
The finance Assistant will efficiently provide comprehensive information, clerical, and accounting services to assist the Finance Department in executing processes and delivering service needs that support high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. As part of an experienced finance team, you will deliver quality support in your role, applying clearly defined accounting and financial reporting processes, procedures, and service standards.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Tax Management:
- Filing CRS Afghanistan’s tax obligations on monthly basis via Ministry of Finance’s online portal, e-filing within appropriate deadlines.
- Ensure tax deposits are transferred to government’s account in a timely manner.
- Ensure all tax correspondences are filled electronically and in hard copies so as they are easy to access and retrieval, reliable and auditable.
- Assist in responding to tax audit inquiries.
- Responding to tax inquiries to vendors and staff upon submission of a formal request and in coordination with HR and Supply chain units.
- Assist in responding to tax audit inquiries.
- Preparing monthly reports of taxes withholdings.
Financial Management:
- Provide administrative and clerical support to financial transactions processing. Prepare, type, photocopy, and scan related documentation.
- Prepare daily transactions within Insight System as Account Payable (Prepayment, Standard, Debit Memo, Credit Memo, Update bank books and weekly expense templates) supported by adequate required documentation.
- Properly verify that all payments including PO with correct POET, and amounts are current and in correct currency (Afghani or US dollars) within Insight System.
- Ensure documents & signatures are valid, filling, attached Invoice Cover sheet, (prepared by requesting employee, reviewed by related supervisor, verified by SFO, and reviewed by SFO, countersigned by related budget holder, and authorized by Head of Office).
- Ensure that accounting all invoices and support documentation are marked and stamped as PAID after proper authorization and processing and labeling files and archiving financial files.
- Obtain signatures on checks and wire transfers and Submitting checks to concerned vendors/Staff.
- Assist in the daily payment and/or liquidation process of financial transactions.
Job Requirement
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration is a plus.
- Minimum of two years’ work experience in a similar role with some familiarity of standard accounting practices. Experience with an international organization is a plus.
- Familiar with NGO tax clearance requirements
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Head of Office, Operation Team, and Programming Staff
External: Office visitors, vendors.
Required Languages – Intermediate-level English, Native Dari speaker and excellent Pashtu (writing, reading, and speaking)
Computer Skills:
- Microsoft office 365 basic knowledge (Outlook, Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams, Oracle ERP (Insight).
- Microsoft OneDrive usage, or any other similar cloud-based technology usage experience.
- Basic knowledge of internet security and data privacy (phishing, Spam, Malware, Virus, Content Filtering).
- Understanding of basics on Intranet usage and protocols
Travel - must be willing to travel in the districts as needed (20%)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail.
- Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented, and results oriented. Able to meet deadlines.
- Strong customer service ethic and abilities. Ability to work collaboratively.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using MS Office packages, in particular Excel and Word. Hands-on experience with data entry into online databases and forms.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
EOE/M/F/D/V - CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Protection Acknowledgment: CRS prohibits all forms of abuse and exploitation towards children and vulnerable adults. As a professional candidate, you commit to adhering to the Agency’s policy on the protection, rights, and dignity of children and vulnerable adults and to safeguard them from abuse and exploitation as defined in CRS’ Safeguarding Policy.
Submission of Applications:
Applications comprise a one-page cover letter to explain your interest and suitability for the post and your CV. Please do not attach your education documents and work certificates unless requested.
Dear Applicants!
The process of submitting a CV/Application has been changed to the online system. Therefore, interested candidates are encouraged to apply using the link provided below. Applications sent to any other email address or location will not be considered. Please ensure to rename your application file according to your name entered on the first page of the application forms.
Please note that applications received after the closing date (i.e., November 19th, 2022), will not be given consideration. Only short-listed candidates whose applications respond to the above criteria will be contacted for tests and interviews.
Submission Guideline
Interested candidates can submit their applications by clicking on this link.
Submission Email
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