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Position:                         Assistant Finance Officer

Closing Date:                      23^rd January 2017

Organization:                       Right To Play Thailand Foundation

Department/Division:        Country Office

Work location:                     Bangkok, Thailand                                    

BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organization, using the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play helps over one million children learn through play to create better futures, while driving lasting social change in more than 20 countries each week. Founded in 2000 by social entrepreneur and four-time Olympic gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national fundraising offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Regional offices are in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and 14,400 local volunteer Coaches.

JOB SUMMARY:

The  Assistant  Finance  Officer  reports  directly  to  the  Finance  Officer  (FO)  and  is  responsible  for providing support to the FO in financial  tasks such as data entry, processing transactions, ensuring all transaction supporting documents are complete and properly filed and reconciling bank accounts entries.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 

The position is based in Bangkok, with occasional travel to Right To Play offices around the Thailand, for the purpose of supporting and training project and field teams in Financial matters, and reviewing financial records. Thus, the successful candidate must be willing to travel out of Bangkok for several days at a time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Accounting

• Performs three-way  match  in  comparing  invoice  with  purchase  order  and

goods received note before processing any payment.

• Ensures that  all  documents  are  complete  with  the  appropriate  supporting

documents, reviewed and approved before processing for payment.

• Defaces all transaction supporting documents with “PAID” stamp
• Reviews transaction-supporting  documents  to  ensure  that  all  are  complete

and filed accordingly.

• Ensures that all payments are made on time and prepares cheque payments.
• Follows up on bank transactions to ensure all are processed; files hardcopies and generates reports
• Posts all financial transactions into the RTP Daily Expenses Log (DEL) and then imports all data to ACCPAC. .
• Ensures that all financial documents are photocopied monthly.
• Maintains the finance filing system electronically and hard copies.
• Entries daily  cash, bank payment transactions, Journal and receipt voucher

into ACCPAC.

• Produces monthly bank reconciliation statements and consolidates these in

hard copy for review by the FO.

• Provides support to the FO on other Trial Balance Reconciliations in ACCPAC.
• Receives all  cash  returns  on  staff  advances  and  deposits  it  weekly  at  the bank.
• Records petty  cash  transactions  received  from  the  petty  cash  focal  person into ACCPAC.
• Conducts spot  checks  on  the  petty  cash  focal  person  and  submits  signed petty cash count sheet to the FO.
• Supports program  staff  in  payments  on  the  field  during  activity

implementation.

2. Logistics support

• Work together  with  the  Logistics  Officer  or  Logistics  Assistant  to  ensure

assets are labelled and register updated regularly.

• Verify items received in store agrees with local purchase orders and delivery

note.

• Ensure National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and Taxes are filed and up to date.
• Ensues all purchase documents are well documented and followed according to policies.

3. Office management.

• Receives and compiles monthly approved time  sheets of staff and sends for
• FO’s review and onwards submission.

4. Performs other duties as assigned by the Finance Officer.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION: 

Required (must have):

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related discipline

Desired (an asset):

• Proficiency in use of Microsoft applications, including Excel, Word
• Good skill at using financial software applications
• Skilled in maintaining documentation
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good knowledge of accounting practice, policies and procedures

EXPERIENCE

Required (must have)

3 years’ experience in accounting, grant management or directly related areas.

LANGUAGES:

            Fluency in written and spoken English and Thai

COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Ability to work well under pressure and deadline
• Integrity and details focused
• Ability to multitask and work within deadlines
• Good analytical skill

Compensation:                   We offer a competitive salary and benefits package

Employment Start Date:   Immediately

Contract Duration:             One Year

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to: thailandhr@righttoplay.com   and kindly include “Assistant Finance Officer” and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter.

For more information, please visit: http://www.righttoplay.com/moreinfo/careers/Pages/default.aspx