1. finance

No. 608, penthouse, bo son pat condominium
corner of merchant road and bo son pat street,
pabedan township, yangon 11041, myanmar.
Tel: 09 - 8553198; 95-1-373221, 378931, 245447
• pactworld.org
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Pact is an international non-profit, non-religious, non-political and non-governmental
organization that is based in Washington D.C, United States. Pact is currently working in
57 countries, implementing more than 100 programs. Pact’s main field offices are situated
in 27 countries from which oversee all the programs around the world. Pact has been
working in Myanmar for more than a decade. Pact implements a wide range of
development programs in Myanmar, which focuses on promoting the lives of the
vulnerable community. Pact in Myanmar is currently working in the Delta Zone, Dry
Zone and Shan Zone on various projects including Micro Credit, Primary Health Care,
HIV/AIDS Education Programs and Livelihoods Integrated Program. Pact in Myanmar
operates its various projects in 51 townships.
Pact in Myanmar is currently seeking a motivated, experienced and dedicated candidate
for the position of Finance Officer _ Field reporting.
Position title:
Finance Officer _ Field reporting
Department:
Finance Department
Number of opening: One Only
Supervisor:
Location:
Senior Finance Officer
Yangon, Myanmar
Pact values and supports a diverse work environment.
Position Summary: The Finance Officer (FO) for Field Reporting supports field
financial management function of PACT Myanmar. S/he is responsible for the review of
the monthly field financial reporting and assists the Senior Finance Officer (SFO) with all
field finance related matters, including areas such as budget management, costs allocation,
transaction review/test, internal controls, on site visit to the field offices, reviewing
compliance with policies and procedures, training and capacity building of the field
finance staff.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
 Assists the Senior Finance Officer in the set-up of the financial and administrative
systems of the field office, monitoring internal controls and suggesting
improvements on the system as necessary
 Performs monthly desk review (both transactional and supporting documents) of
the field office financial data to ensure expenses were properly incurred with
appropriate supporting documentation and are in compliance with PACT financial
policies and procedures
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No. 608, penthouse, bo son pat condominium
corner of merchant road and bo son pat street,
pabedan township, yangon 11041, myanmar.
Tel: 09 - 8553198; 95-1-373221, 378931, 245447
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 Prepares monthly journal entry (JE) to be recorded pursuant to review of
Statement of Expenses (SOE) and supporting documents received from the field,
including general ledger data
 Ensures bank reconciliations are properly completed by the field office and
supported by bank statements
 Ensures cash account balances per field report are reconciled with the
QuickBooks accounting system balances;
 Ensures payroll calculated by Field Finance Assistants are accurate and
compliance with Myanmar law and regulations
 Ensures field offices timely liquidate their outstanding A/R and A/Ps
 Completes monthly quality checklist; provides feedback to the field office finance
staff on the results and follows up any questionable and/or missing items
 Works closely with the General Accounting to reconcile account balances between
QuickBooks and field office records, and initiates corrective actions to ensure
ongoing reconciliation.
 Works closely with Program Team to review field office wire transfer requests,
assessing reasonableness of the request compared with past spending levels and
work plans to ensure that they have adequate funding to carry out programmatic
activities.
 Ensures that the field financial files are maintained properly, are accessible and are
in accordance with Pact policies and procedures.
 Conducts on site visits to assigned field offices and prepares written reports on
finding and recommendations.
 Advises Senior Finance Officer, Program Team and Field Office Coordinator on
budgetary and accounting/financial issues of the field offices
Others
 Donor specific project audit support: prepares necessary schedules with field
office, retrieves supporting documents & obtains responses as needed
 Field Finance Officer transitional backstopping
 Other tasks assigned by the Senior Finance Officer
Qualifications:
 Ability to analyze and problem solve, highly detail-oriented
 Ability to demonstrate a high level of accuracy in assigned tasks
 Extensive experience working with financial software and accounting systems
(QuickBooks preferred) and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook & other
computer-based applications
 Strong oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels of staff
effectively
 Ability to train and coach others in financial management
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No. 608, penthouse, bo son pat condominium
corner of merchant road and bo son pat street,
pabedan township, yangon 11041, myanmar.
Tel: 09 - 8553198; 95-1-373221, 378931, 245447
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 Experience with budgets, projections, and budget tracking
 Supportive approach to supervision, mentoring and delegation
 Deadline oriented
Education and Experience Requirements:
 BA/BS in accounting, finance, business administration or related field.
 Minimum of three (3) years progressive experience in general accounting
(international nonprofit environment preferred)
 Experience in financial management of US Government awards, and sub-awards
is a plus, preferably USAID.
 Absolute integrity, highest standard of ethics and trustworthiness.
Interested candidates are invited to submit an application letter and detail curriculum
vitae, a recent passport size photograph, contact details and two referees addressed to the
following contact not later than November 30th, 2014 (Sunday) before 5:00 PM.
Note:
1) Earlier application is encouraged to every interested person. Position will be filled up
soon after receiving the potential application.
2) Application via email: Please do not enclose the copy of other relevant supporting
documents (such as educational certificate and testimonials) if the application
submitted via email.
3) Only short listed candidates will be notified.
Human Resources Officer
Pact
No. 608, penthouse, bo son pat condominium
corner of merchant road and bo son pat street,
pabedan township, yangon 11041, myanmar.
Email : pactmyanhr@pactworld.org
Tel: 09 - 8553198; 95-1-373221, 378931, 245447 (Ext : 78 & 73)
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