Location: Main Office in Birendranagar, Surkhet with frequent travels in the Project Palikas of Karnali Province
Immediate Supervisor: Chief Administration and Finance Officer (CAFO)
Duties and Responsibilities:
A. Support Municipalities in financial matters: backstopping and on-the-job training
- Preliminary audit, induction and training
- Supervise preparation of Annual work plan of all municipalities, check with MWF budget (once a year)
- Facilitate Municipalities in using and solving problems in SUTRA
B. Support Municipality in Preparing Audit and Follow up on Audit Report with Municipalities; Internal Audit
- Spot checking of financial transactions and book-keeping in the Project Municipalities
- Check expenditures against AWP and PIM/Guidelines
- Reduce the risk of fraud and mismanagement of funds, unsettled amounts of released advances and
- support timely reporting
C. Coordination in PSU and Municipalities
- Check Municipality's contribution status and bank details GA 1.4
- Check and aggregate the request of installment
- Check and aggregate the monthly sutra report
- Maintain close cooperation and sound working relationship between Municipality, Project Support Unit and
- Project Coordination Office
- Identify and communicate the areas for improvement of financial operation and management
- Support CAFO in day-to-day project financial and administrative work as deemed necessary
D. Support Water Users' and Sanitation Committees (WUSCs)
- Train Water Users’ and Sanitation Committees (WUSCs) in financial matters: backstopping and on-the-job
- training (procurement and bookkeeping)
- Coordinate financial monitoring of Water Users’ and Sanitation Committees (WUSCs) in expenditures
- Coordinate financial monitoring of Water Users’ and Sanitation Committees (WUSCs) in expenditures
- Check expenditures against Planning and Guidelines in communities
Reduce the risk of fraud and mismanagement of funds in communities, unsettled amounts of release advances and support timely reporting - Identify and communicate the areas for improvement of financial operation and management
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field
- Experience in the related field for at least two years
- Must be organized, detailed oriented and disciplined, with well-developed administrative skills
- Competency in MS Office-Excel and Access in particular
- Knowledge of operating SUTRA accounting software is a must
- Willingness to travel to remote areas is a must
Shortlisting will be done on the basis of your answers while applying, please answer the questions carefully. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.