Finance Assistant

CARE in Vietnam is a Non-Government Organization representing the CARE International network. CARE in Vietnam is a creative and dynamic organization, working with Vietnamese partners in the sectors of health, rural development and disaster mitigation and preparedness.

CARE in Vietnam is looking for an experienced and qualified Vietnamese to fill in Finance Assistant.

Position information:
Position title:    Finance Assistant
Reporting to:     Senior Finance Officer
Contract:    Two years contract with potential for extension
Base in:     Ho Chi Minh City with travel to project sites as required

Position Summary
As a member of the CARE Vietnam finance team, position provides maintains bookkeeping records, support to finance department to ensure submit reports to CARE, donor and government on time.

Main duties
- Being the accountant for HCMC office, check HCMC office receipt and payment  vouchers for Senior Finance Officer (SFO) to verify and Office Manager (OM) to authorize followed CARE and donor's policies and regulations, ensuring the legality, sufficiency and accuracy of supporting documents
- Get approval by OM for payments from field offices where required Prepare and send payment vouchers (PVs) from HCM  for amounts that need HN’s approval and payment via bank transfer
- Review Finsun keying by field offices. Keying Finsun for HCM office expenditures/receipts
- Ensure balances of actual cash in safe and at bank account agree with balances in Finsun record. Reconcile and report to supervisor on any discrepancy
- Maintain HCM office assets and inventory register
- Extract monthly project assets list from SUN and send to projects (Assets focal person) for reconciliation on monthly basis
- Undertake timely filing of all vouchers produced in HCMC office and received from field offices. Ensure all finance document are filed in proper manner
- Review social, health, unemployment insurance calculations sent by the cashier from Ha Noi for HCMC office and field staff
- Reconcile social, health, unemployment insurance data with FOSCO on monthly and yearly basis
- Each month collect timesheets for all staff in HCM office and update timesheet schedule for sending to Ha Noi
- Generate monthly projects expenditure report on timely basis
- Support the FO during internal or external audit (Finding, contact with Ha Noi office for providing programme/ project documents)
- Can be a back up for the Senior Finance Officer when needed

Selection Criteria
- College Diploma in accounting/finance.
- Minimum 1 year of work experience in accounting/finance
- Experience of computer skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Child Protection:

CARE International in Vietnam is committed to protecting the rights of children in all areas we work around the world. Applicants are advised that CARE International in Vietnam reserves the right to screen candidates to ensure a child-safe environment. Further information can be found in the CARE Vietnam child protection policy.

Interested candidates should send a full CV in English and stating the position title to email: [email protected]. Closing date to apply for this position: 9 June 2012

The short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews. Please no telephone contact after submitting the application.