Finance Officer (1 position for Thai national only)

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Position title: Finance Officer (1 position for Thai national)

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Initially one year contract with 3 months probationary period and possible extension

Work hours/days: Full-time (7.5 hours/day), 5 days per week except for Saturdays and Sundays

Place of work: IGES Bangkok Regional Centre, Thailand

Duties and Responsibilities

Handle all financial aspects especially for all funders at IGES BRC;

Review and verify programme financial transactions, activities, and documentation;
Collect, verify and present information and data for use in the planning of financial resources and the formulation of program work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements and execution modalities;
Track the appropriate and timely use of financial resources and month-end closure requirements including through the preparation of Monthly Delivery Status Report and investigate any overspend;
Input data and monitor status, take appropriate action to ensure accuracy of information;
Prepare reports on financial status, procedures, exchange rates, costs and expenditures;
Provide technical advice to programme partners on financial reporting;
Monitor expenditures, and prepare revisions according to the needs of the programmes;
Ensure the maintenance of the control mechanism for development programmes through monitoring budgets preparation and modifications and budgetary status;
Undertake corrective actions on un-posted vouchers, including vouchers with budget check errors, match exceptions and unapproved vouchers. Frequently review and investigate payment vouchers which are in error;
Follow-up on audit recommendations to monitor implementation of corrective actions;
Organises and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
Support Programme Manager and Finance Manager to ensure continuous monitoring of the Programme delivery, and budget re-phrasal as required;

Competencies

Thorough knowledge of financial rules and regulations and accounting principles;
Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
Ability to administer and execute financial and accounting processes and transactions.
Client oriented approach to work;
Skills to manage relationships and communicate.

Required Skills and Expertise

Advanced (Masters) University Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting, Business or Public Administration, or a professional accounting qualification from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy;
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in accounting and financial management at national or international level in large public and/or not-for-profit organizations; in an international and/or corporate organization;
Experience of managing regional/multi-year programmes is highly desirable;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
Fluency in English is required