Assistant Finance and Administration Officer

RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Assistant Finance and Administration Officer

Views: 3270|Published on: Oct 01, 2021

Accounting / Finance

Top Level

Full Time

Vacancy: 1

Experience: Not Required|

Not Disclosed

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities of this job

Specific tasks and duties

Assistant Finance and Administration Officer (AFAO) will be a staff member of the Finance and Administration Unit of RECOFTC-Nepal. Under the overall supervision of the Country Director, the successful applicant will work closely with the Corporate Services (CS) Unit in the Main office in Bangkok and relevant RECOFTC team members to support the administrative and financial management of the country office in Nepal.

Assistant Finance and Administration Officer’s (AFAO) main duties will be:

Focal point of CPF for Corporate Services (CS) unit in main office in Bangkok;
Maintain all account related documents of Center of People and Forests (CPF) and RECOFTC Main office, both electronic as well as hard copies;
Process all payments and maintain all financial records through appropriate supporting documents under compliance with the CPF’s and RECOFTC’s policies and procedures;
Process all payments and maintain all financial records complying taxation rules and regulations of Government of Nepal when processing CPF’s transactions;
Prepare financial report as required by RECOFTC Main Office;
Regularly update the account and admin related information on to RECOFTC’s Main office integrated information system;
Record all the financial transactions in Tally software;
Employee will be a focal person to communicate with Bank and other financial institutions in Nepal to acquire necessary information on time;
Provide accounting and logistic support while organizing meeting, training and workshops led by CPF;
Maintain soft copies of all the formal communications with other CPF members, consultants, partners and donors;
Keep inventory and level of/on all the assets of CPF and ensure they are in good order of work;
Arrange on travel, visa, accommodation and relevant necessary tasks that required domestic as well as international visits for CPF and RECOFTC Main Office staffs;
Handle office administrative tasks as well as logistic tasks to ensure office management running smoothly with a good environment;
Supervise the office support staffs and make sure the work is completed and;
Perform other tasks that may be assigned from time to time by the Managing Director of CPF

Job Specification

Required qualifications for this job

Required Education Level:Under Graduate (Bachelor)

Required Experience:Not Required

Other Specification

Qualification and Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Studies , Business Management or related field from a recognized university;
S/he should have good oral and written English proficiency;
Computer operating skills including word, excel, and some information technology are mandatory;
At least one year experience in managing financial transactions in any company. (Competent freshers will also be considered for the position with less than one year experience)
Proficient in using ‘Tally’ software to record all financial data of CPF;

Additional Preference

Previously worked in I/NGO in finance will be an advantage;
Candidate with a valid driving license with two wheeler is an added advantage.

Skills Required

Required skills for this job

Financial Reporting

Tally Accounting Software

MS Word

MS Excel

Salary

Offered financial and non-financial compensation for this job

Offered Salary:Not Disclosed

Applying Procedure

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Apply Before: Oct 14, 2021

About the organization

RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Jwagal, Patan, Central Development Region, Nepal

At RECOFTC, we believe in a future where people live equitably and sustainably in and beside healthy, resilient forests. We take a long-term, landscape-based and inclusive approach to supporting local communities to secure their land and resource rights, stop deforestation, find alternative livelihoods and foster gender equity. We are the only non-profit organization of our kind in Asia and the Pacific. We have more than 30 years of experience working with people and forests, and have built trusting relationships with partners at all levels. Our innovations, knowledge and initiatives enable countries to foster good forest governance, mitigate and adapt to climate change, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

RECOFTC is implementing its program in Nepal through its local entity- Center for People and Forests known as RECOFTC Nepal. Center for people and forests - RECOFTC Nepal is inviting applicants for the position of Assistant Program Officer (APO). The successful applicant will be based in the RECOFTC Nepal office in Lalitpur, Nepal. The contract duration is for 12 months with a possibility of extension subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance.