Thursday, May 27, 2010

Education Development Center (EDC), Finance Officer, Deadline June 09, 2010.


Finance Officer, USAID PAS project, Timor Leste

Position Description
Education Development Center is seeking a Finance Officer for a USAID-funded youth program called Prepara Ami ba Servisu (PAS). The position is for four months and will report to the Finance and Administration Manager.

Project Description
PAS will provide minimally-educated rural men and women, ages 16-30, with a 8-month workforce preparation program that combines off-the-job instruction with on-the-job training. Elements of this program include literacy/language learning, employability and life-skills training, entrepreneurship training, and vocational skill building.  The program combines formal instruction with on-the-job training in some of the country’s most rural areas.

Job Responsibilities
  • Collect, review, and process payment requests
  • Collect and verify timesheets
  • Prepare and transmit monthly accounting reports to the home office
  • Assist with asset management
  • Assist with budget tracking
  • Help to ensure all transactions are properly authorized
  • Reconcile and manage office petty cash box/accounts
  • Reconcile travel advances
  • Maintain files with copies of supporting documents
  • Maintain QB accounting system
  • Perform other accounting duties as assigned

Organizational Relationship
  • Supervisor: Finance and Administration Manager

Required Job Qualifications
§  University level/degree in Accountancy or related course with at least 2 years of accounting experience
§  Experience working with USAID-funded projects preferred but not required
§  Familiarity in the use of Quick Books Accounting system

For this position candidate must be Timorese citizen.  All applications are due by June 9, 2010 and should be sent to PAS@edc.org