Accounts Assistant

Center for International Forestry Research

Bogor, Indonesia

Experience: 0 to 3 Years

Skill Required: Finance & Accounting

Our work focuses on innovative research, partnering for impact, and engaging with stakeholders on policies and practices to benefit people and the planet. Founded in 1993 and 1978, CIFOR and ICRAF are members of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food secure future dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Processing Advances for staff, consultants, and workshop/conference participants for Bogor.
  • Process travel advances and advances for workshops and any other official advances.
  • Make sure the completeness of supporting documents before processing the advance.
  • Make sure that previous advances are clear before preparing new requests.
  • Review and journalize consultancy payments and ensure that all supporting documents are properly attached, approved, and are in line with policies and procedures.
  • Ensure that commitments and accruals are cleared upon completion/payments of contracts.
  • Accrue consultancy contracts that meet the criteria stipulated in the finance policy manual.
  • Generate payment runs to process the amounts due in payable accounts as per agreements with the consultants.
  • Timely preparation and submission of audit schedules.
  • Respond to audit queries in a timely manner during both External and Internal Audit.
  • Key contact support for both internal and external audits.
  • Implement internal control systems that ensure CIFOR-ICRAF attains its objectives, produce accurate and reliable data for decision making.
  • Ensure compliance with policies and safeguard of CIFOR-ICRAF assets.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
  • 1-3 years professional experience in an accounting role is required.
  • Experience using Microsoft Excel and Outlook is required.
  • Familiar with accounting system, preferably UNIT4 Agresso System.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English.

Source: https://www.cifor-icraf.org/career/206844000046129482/accounts-assistant-consultants/