Position: Finance Unit Head (Premium Job)

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Lead overall finance unit effectively and efficiently in client and team-oriented manner
• Ensure the delivery of timely and compliant centralized accounting service to entire GIZ Nepal
• Support programmes in financial management by providing required reports, rebooking of cost as per project request, advise on rules and solutions for resolving financial issues
• Communication with relevant GIZ Office/Project and HQ staff on financial management related issues
• Ensure accurate and timely payments to project, staff, suppliers, consultants, local, subsidy aggrements, and finance aggrements partners
• Monitor unsettled items and obligations; and coordinate with relevant GIZ Office and project staff for timely settlements
• Ensure adequate control over acquisition, retention and disposal of financial records
•  Provide periodical reports regarding the financial status and cash-flow versus the set targets 
• Ensure that Internal Control is functioning as per GIZ rules and implement Internal Control recommendation relevant for financial management and vehicle management
• Ensure timely settlement of checked invoices, travel claims and all other periodical and contractual payments
• Ensure that obligation is correctly liquidated in the system in coordination with Procurement Unit, HR Unit and GIZ Projects
• Provide training and orientation to GIZ Staff on financial rules of GIZ and provide in depth knowledge about the financial management system and process of GI to finance staff
• Ensure that all VAT receivables are submitted to Tax  Office for VAT Refund within three years from invoice data and coordinate with Tax Office for timely recovery of VAT claims
• Report to Head of Administration on status of unsettled items, cash flow vs target, VAT recovery from tax office
• Check vehicle log for all vehicles of GIZ Offices on monthly basis and ensure that it is maintained as per GIZ Rules
• Check vehicle log for all vehicles of GIZ Offices on monthly basis and ensure that it is manitained as per GIZ Rules 

Job Specification

• Master's degree in Managment/Business Studies/ busimess Administration 5 years of professional experience in accounting and finance management, preferably in an international organization 
• 3 years of experience in leading and supervising staff
• Good knowledge of GAAP and Nepali taxation and public levies regulation and procedure
• Ability to work independently, with solution and service oriented attitude, under pressure and meeting of deadlines and performance standard
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) in Nepali and English and working knowledge of German (preferred)
• Advanced computer and office software skills especially with in depth knowlegde of spread-sheet based databases

Apply Instruction

The salary and social benefits will correspond to the rule applicable to GIZ national personnel in Nepal. Especially women and candidates from undreprivileged groups are encouraged to apply. 

Interested Nepali citizens are requested to send a complete applications including Cv and two referees to the email address <[email protected]> by 24 April 2019. Only applications sent by email will be accepted. 

(Please write in the subject line while applying by position: for "Finance Unit Head, Ref Nr 19003.")

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for sn interview. No telephone inquiries will be entertined. The organization reserves the right to cancel or postpone the whole recruitment process without providing any reasons whatsoever.