Job Title: Accountant Monitoring Officer (Full-Time)
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 released 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 relevant 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.
• Knowledge of operating SUTRA accounting software is a must
• Willingness to travel to remote areas is a must