Finance Officer - Water Aid , Nepal

Location: Kathmandu, with regular travel to partners’ offices and programme sites
Level: 3
Duration: 2 years with an initial probation period of six months

WaterAid in Nepal (WAN) is an international NGO. It has been working in Nepal since 1987. Its vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation (WASH). It emphasises (a) scaling up inclusive, affordable and sustainable community-managed water supplies, (b) promotion of sanitation, (c) improving sustained hygiene behaviours, and (d) increasing advocacy work for responsible WASH governance.

Position Description: Reporting to Finance and Administrative Manager, the selected candidate:

• Ensures compliance with WaterAid financial policies and procedures.
• Implements accounts and financial management according to WaterAid accounts manual.
• Acts as the custodian of WaterAid’s cash assets.
• Checks bank reconciliation statements, and internal expenditures/ payment process.
• Makes payment and receives funds according to WaterAid accounting procedure
• Ensures that finance-related documents are complete; prepares the payroll; maintains an advance register, and uploads the transactions accurately on SUN system.

Essential Skills and Experiences

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• A bachelor degree in accounting and/or finance.
• Proficient in using accounting packages, and MS Office software
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Nepali languages
• Able to deliver fair, accurate and completed work on time without close supervision
• A minimum of three years of work experience in financial management, preferably at NGOs /INGOs.
• Able to interpret data, do financial analysis, write short financial reports
• Experienced in overseeing internal controls; able to remedial actions where appropriate
• Proven experience in monitoring budget and NGO partners
• Able to commit to WaterAid’s values

To apply:
For detailed job descriptions, please contact wateraidnepal@wateraid.org before 1st August 2012.

Each interested applicant must submit an application form ( DOC File 100KB) together with a copy of the most recent CV.

Please send your completed applications in a sealed envelope by 2nd August 2012 to: HR Officer, WaterAid in Nepal, Kupondole Lalitpur, P O Box 20214, Kathmandu, Nepal (Please clearly mark your envelope as “Application for the position of ____”). Alternatively, you may email applications to: wateraidnepal@wateraid.org.

WAN is an equal-opportunity employer. It encourages qualified women, Dalits, Janajatis, Madhesis and those with disabilities to apply. Enquiries by telephone will not be entertained. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.