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Position Title: Finance and Accounting Manager

Reports to:      Chief of PREVENTION

Organization: PREVENTION, The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center (TRCARC)in Bangkok, Thailand, is an organization under the umbrella of the Thai Red Cross Society. We provide outstanding HIV/AIDS treatment and care, foster innovative and responsible research, and train health care practitioners in HIV/AIDS.

Job Summary:

        This position is to provide a pro-active, effective and motivational   support to the PREVENTION to ensure sound financial management and planning; and to coordinate all support aspects needed for the development of project proposals and will be responsible for budgeting and financial reporting. S/he is also responsible for the complete cycle of financial management for project-specific activities, including budgeting, payments, accounting, financial reporting, sub-recipient financial management, and coordination of audits. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Management Team (SMT) and plays important roles in setting up the finance strategy plan, strengthening financial systems development of the Prevention Department.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develops and implements the financial strategy plan for long term and short term
2. Develops and implements the financial policy
3. Provides overall financial management to ensure smooth project implementation.
4. Provides expenditure tracking/analysis for all costs incurred by performing variance analysis (Budgets vs. Actuals) and take necessary actions to minimize the variances.
5. Ensures budget and expenditures are in compliance with donor requirements and shares financial information required for monitoring, evaluating and decision making.
6. Reviews financial documents and accounting information (e.g. General Ledger accounts, wire transfers, check requests and journal entries) to ensure costs are allowable, allocable and reasonable.
7. Submits monthly financial report to Chief of Prevention Department within ten working days of month-end.
8. Leads and facilitates management team to conduct the annual budget plan
9. Provides support in the development of annual budgets and coordinates with Grant and Program staff in completion of the budgeting process.
10. Works with program coordinators and/or program officers to resolve problem associated with monthly expenditures and the life-of project budgets.
11. Prepares/Reviews cash flow requirements on a monthly basis.
12. Communicates regularly with Grant and Program staff in the field regarding budget status.
13. Performs periodic site visits to conduct pre-award assessment, pre-audits on all supporting documents for all payments related to activities funded under Prevention Department, to ensure compliance under donor(s) rules & regulations and follows up on issues identified through site visits and financial reporting reviews.
14. Create, update, and maintain financial spreadsheets.
15. Submits required/requested financial reports to donor(s).
16. Coordinates with auditors to ensures that findings and recommendations of auditors are followed up.
17. Builds up capacity of Finance and Accounting team members in accounting, controls, budgeting, and project financial management.
18. Supervises Finance and Accounting team members to ensure smooth financial daily operations and sound working relationship with other relevant departments on all financial related issues (e.g. finance accounting, procurement, and consultant agreements, etc.).
19. Manages resources through technology and relationship building among several organization teams and units and professional organizations to resolve problems and initiate enhancements.
20. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications requirement:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
2. 10 years of relevant work experience that must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above with at least 3 years experience as management role
3. Prior experience working with international NGOs and government organizations will be an advantage.
4. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control theories and practices.
5. Knowledge of general office practices and administrative procedures or the ability to comprehend them.
6. Budget monitoring and general ledger skills.
7. Good command of verbal and written communication skills in English and Thai.
8. Relevant software skills including automated accounting software, database spreadsheets and Management Information Systems (MIS).
9. Demonstrate good analytical skills and the ability to handle financial and quantitative information with accuracy and precision.
10. Demonstrate the ability to manage high volume of work flow efficiently with minimal supervision.
11. Demonstrate the ability to respond to inquiries independently and follow-up on requests in an efficient manner.
12. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and productively within a diverse and multicultural environment.

Please send your full CV, expected salary and recent photo by 30 September 2018 to

Khun Sukanya Yuchuchaimongkol (e-mail: sukanya.y@trcarc.org) Human Resource Officer.
If you want further information related to this position, please contact us via

e-mail or phone: 02 252 9958 Only short-list candidates will be notified