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Position:                                           Finance and Administration Assistant (Thai National)

Closing Date:                                    8^th June 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 financial documents are photocopied monthly.
• Maintains the finance filing system electronically and hard copies.
• Receives all cash returns on staff advances and deposits it weekly at the bank.
• Supports program staff in payments on the field during activity implementation.
• Support the Thailand Program Managers to prepare monthly projection for approval by the Thailand Country Director.
• Review Daily Expense Logs submitted by Project Officers/Program Managers and ensure accurate coding in addition to verification of receipts.

• Responsible for project accounting and financial report to ensure the accuracy and time frame and transparency
• Prepare financial report to support project budgeting as necessary

• Assist FO in the process of internal/external audit for headquarters, country offices and donors, when required;

• Coordinate with the FO and other staff in all countries regarding finance and accounting issues, and provide necessary support/solutions when required and;

2. Logistics support

• Work together with the Logistics Officer to ensure assets are labelled and register updated regularly.
• Verify items received in store agrees with local purchase orders and delivery note.
• Ensure all purchase documents are well documented and followed according to policies.
• Receives and compiles monthly approved time  sheets of staff as well as vehicle log books before sending to FO for reviewing and onwards submission.

3. 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

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 “Finance and Administration Assistant” and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter.

For more information, please visit: www.righttoplay.or.th  

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)