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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
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Job Title |
Finance Coordinator |
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Department |
Program/Finance |
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Employment status |
Full time |
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Number of Position |
2 posts |
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Location |
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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Travel |
Up to 50% of work time |
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Reports to |
Finance Manager |
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Reporting to this position |
N/A |
Community Partners International (CPI) is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering vulnerable communities in Asia to meet their essential health, humanitarian and development needs. Founded by U.S. doctors in 1998, the organization has grown to serve more than one million people each year. Community Partners International focuses on helping communities affected by conflict, violence, and displacement, in remote and hard-to-reach contexts, and marginalized by poverty and exclusion.
Primary Responsibilities
Work closely with Finance Manager and program staff to coordinate pre-award assessments of subrecipients
Coordinate with the relevant program staff in reviewing partners’ proposed budgets and budget narratives to ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations and CPI policy
Coordinate with the program team to develop subcontracts/letters of agreement
Regularly monitor and review partner’s submitted financial reports together with CPI program focals, and provide feedback on findings as required
Review expense documentation/transactions and receipts for completeness and accuracy to ensure that partners’ expenses are in line with their approved budget, well documented and supported by receipts, and comply with donor rules and regulations and CPI policy
Ensure that partners’ payment requests are checked against their approved budgets, costed work plans. Provide feedback to partners as needed, and facilitate timely payment transfers to partners.
Ensure sound record keeping of finance and grants-related documents, and ensure that partners’ financial data are accurately recorded in a timely manner in the accounting software
Support internal and external project audits of project subrecipients
Any other task assigned by the Finance Manager
Partner Support
Conduct oversight including financial monitoring visits to partners’ offices and implementation sites, and provide technical support to partners to ensure that their financial management systems comply with donor rules and regulations and CPI policy
Provide training, guidance, and ongoing technical support to CPI LEARN staff and assigned subgrantees to ensure full understanding of and compliance with CPI policy and donor rules and regulations related to financial procedures and budgetary controls
Essential Skills
Bachelor’s degree in administration, accounting, finance, or related field
Minimum 4 years of experience working with accounting/finance/grants in non-profits on donor-funded projects, preferably USAID
Demonstrated knowledge of non-profit financial management, subgrant management, budget development, and monitoring
Experience in capacity strengthening and a strong commitment to partnership
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Burmese.
Ability to establish priorities in a time sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality.
Proven ability to multi-task, work collaboratively across diverse teams, work independently, and deliver results
Flexibility to allow for travel (up to 50% of work time), variable working hours, and some modifications of tasks and responsibilities as team and project needs change
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
All interested and qualified candidates are requested to send an Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae to:
Email: recruitment@cpintl.org
The closing date for application is 17:00pm, (10-Nov-22, Tuesday), Yangon, Myanmar.
Please clearly mention the Position and Location you are applying for in the email Subject Line.
CPI’s Value
At CPI, we believe that all people have right to live their live free from sexual violence and recognized that there are unequal power dynamics across the organization. CPI does not tolerate discrimination and harassment under any circumstances and will take disciplinary action, which may include dismissal, against any worker who discriminates or harasses any worker. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, at all times (both during work hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.
CPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability.
Note to Candidate
Candidates are required to declare in advance that should there be any relative or family member currently being employed in CPI. Failure to do so can lead to termination of the employment contract even after successful selection.
Because of the large volume of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Contract and position are contingent upon successful award of the project and final approval by the donor.
Closing Date : 19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)