Finance Officers

Cowater International is an Ottawa-based Canadian management consulting firm
specializing in international development. We work primarily on projects funded
by donors. You can learn more about us at www.cowater.com.
We are currently seeking to recruit two BASICS Finance Officers to help
implement for a CIDA-funded project, Better Approaches to Service Provision
through Increased Capacities in Sulawesi (BASICS). The project purpose is to
link planning and budgeting processes in a participatory, pro-poor, gender equal
and environmentally sustainable manner leading to improved MDGs/MSS-based social
services provision in selected districts/cities in Sulawesi.


Duty station will be Kendari or Manado.

Job Description

Reports to: Provincial Coordinator

The Finance Officer will report to the Provincial Coordinator. S/he will be
responsible for processing and reporting on all BASICS related expenses in the
respective province.


Key responsibilities will include:
· Preparing monthly expense reports on all BASICS expenditures;
· Preparing monthly advance requests to support BASICS activities;
· Monitoring the financial aspects such as bank balances, journals, and
reporting the same to the Provincial Coordinator and/or BRI Coordinator;
· Preparing cash/bank reconciliations;
· Provide support to facilitate BASICS audits and other monitoring and
evaluation;
· Assist in delivering training and orientation to the Provincial
Sub-Committee and to the District Administration & Finance Assistants.

Key Desired Qualifications
· Education related to accounting and financial management;
· Experience in preparing daily/monthly accounts for expenditures, including
petty cash daily/monthly journals;
· Experience in preparing cash/bank and travel advance reconciliations and
· monitoring bank balances;
· Experience with budget control mechanisms;


Interested candidates should submit an e-mail highlighting their relevant
qualifications with the subject line “BASICS Finance Officer” and with a
complete c.v. attached to info@basicsproject.or.id


All applications are appreciated, but only suitably qualified candidates will be
contacted.

The closing date for applications is October 15, 2010.