Finance Officer - jakarta

Vacant Position: Finance Officer, German Red Cross

Location: Jakarta with traveling in Indonesia

Contract duration: 15 August – 31 December 2009

Contract type: IFRC fixed-term contract

Line Managers: Finance Delegate based in Jakarta

General responsibilities:

1.Support processing of financial data, end-of-month closing and cash counting in Country Office Jakarta, supervising bookkeeping and cash boxes with respective Budget Holders and Finance delegates.

2.Prepare and submit financial reports including bank reconciliations, bank journal, cash counts, advance book, summaries of financial activities, organizing vouchers for all expenses according to GRC standards and, if necessary, specific donor’s requirements.

3.Take part in cash flow management and relation with banks with transfer processes.

4. Maintain a good and orderly filing system covering all aspects of financial transactions, ensuring respect of GRC financial procedures and guidelines.

5. Provide technical support for budget elaboration, cash request, planning and monitoring, if necessary with field visits in coordination with PMI /involved partners.

6.Support internal / external Audits and financial evaluation if required.

7. Support financial management and bookings of Cost Center 217.038 (Jakarta Delegation), 217.021 (DP Schools Aceh), 219.024 (CAP), 215.124 (Schools Teunom) as well as support Cost
Center 215.126 (Medan Ambulance) in coordination with respective field officers, under guidance of responsible GRC Delegate (as budget holder) and Finance Delegate based in Jakarta.

8. Focal point for monthly HHRR payroll, including follow-up local staff leaves and TOIL, as well as processing IFRC billing.

9. Prepare necessary financial statements to be attached to Delegate’s regular narrative reports.

10.Strengthen permanent technical communication / coordination with counterpart Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI) and in specific with its Finance Department at national level in ongoing and future capacity building, disaster management and relief projects / activities.

11.Provide technical support to PMI Financial department, supervising and monitoring financial documentation and ensuring timely reporting and justification in close coordination with DM officers based in Jakarta and/or field offices.

12. Facilitate linking / coordination between involved PMI departments (Organizational Development, Disaster Management, Health and/or Youth) and GRC DM officers, ensuring
that financial obligations and procedures stated in Project Agreements are adequately carried out.

13. Support implementation of GRC procedures in view of better control and risk management,
reporting to the responsible Finance Delegate if any irregularities are discovered.

14. All other tasks due to the upcoming work which are not mentioned above.


Qualifications:

D3/S1 degree, accounting or finance background

Experience in finance/accounting of a minimum one year

Autonomous

Ready to spent time in field missions

Excellent communication in English (oral & written)

Should have experience in nongovernmental organizations management

Experiences within Red Cross Movement is preferred

Please send application, in English, together with CV and salary expectation to:
job@grc-indo. org and cc to: finance02@grc- indo.org latest on 3rd August 2009.