Accounting and Finance Officer

Job Summary:

Coordinates financial/accounting operations, including overall financial monitoring and support/guidance to projects in finance and operations staff, to ensure the fiscal well-being of the organization. Provides financial management and guidance, conducts analyses of financial data, provides budget analyses for project funds, and reviews and prepares required reports to funding agencies to ensure compliance with the donor's requirements.

The incumbent is responsible to conduct financial accounting duties and provide support to the Finance Unit of the FHI 36 Indonesia office.

Accountabilities:

• Analyzes, budget forecasts, regulatory filings and compiles moderately complex data.
• Interprets, analyzes and/or evaluates data, ensures compliance with applicable Indonesia statutes, and uses Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP).
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with internal project team, consultants, and management.
• Interprets and provides explanation for discrepancies and variations in financial data.
• Prepare monthly financial close reports, including bank reconciliations, to submit to Corporate Accounting each month.
• Ensure all financial transactions for assigned portfolio of district-based activities, oversight to ensure transactions are recorded timely into the accounting system and reviewed for accuracy and completeness.
• Responsible for tax calculation and compliance of EPIC project including tax calculation for non-employees.
• Documents complex issues and effectively articulates written conclusions; Interacts with staff officials and executives.
• Uses financial systems to produce reports, financial models and databases.
• Work closely with technical and procurement team to support EPIC project activities.
• Develops or adapts new financial processes and procedures based upon changes in corporate policies, laws and regulations.
• Recommends and develops internal accounting and finance regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Supervise the Finance Officer to ensure the proper record and tracker of all financial documents in EPIC project including the VAT exemption process.
• Supporting Senior Finance Manager to ensure compliance of EPIC project to FHI 360 financial policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Independently interpret and apply thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and their application.
• Apply thorough knowledge of applicable information technology to perform the accounting duties.
• May develop and implement system changes.
• Compile, monitor, examine, and audit various moderately complex financial statements / reports / accounts or budget codes for accuracy, integrity and conformance to accounting and program guidelines.
• Develop, evaluate and implement changes to accounting systems and processes.
• Identify substantive issues and thoroughly and accurately research and analyze them.
• May design data collection, reporting tools and financial models.
• Prepare, disseminate and interpret financial reports.
• Serve as technical advisor on fiscal management and reporting issues.
• Evaluate systems of control and recommend improvements/changes.
• Prepare written and/or technical products which convey concise, comprehensive and accurate findings and conform to guidelines; provide appropriate documentation to support conclusions; may review and edit the work of others.
• Convey and/or consult on issues of a moderately complex nature in a clear, concise, and organized manner.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships that foster organizational success.
• Modify delivery, language, or content to account for the characteristics and needs of the audience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting or related field, and minimum 8 years’ relevant experience in a business setting.
• Proficiency in spreadsheet software required.
• Prior experience working on USAID programs and working in an international NGO environment.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English
• Deltek Costpoint enterprise software system experience is preferred
• Working knowledge of office software, including Word and Excel.
• Must be well organized, self-starter with attention to detail.
• Must be able to work well within a team.
• Experience working as external auditor for minimum 2 years is an advantage.
• Must have excellent communication skills and good command in both written and spoken Bahasa Indonesian and English.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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