Duty station: PCO, Surkhet with frequent visits to programme districts

General scope of the position:

• The FFME will be responsible for effective management of ASDP’s various investments funds and contracts with programme beneficiaries including financial and all procurement activities in coordination with programme management team.
• S/he is also responsible for managing/streamlining programme accounting procedures using computerized accounting software to ensure the regular flow of funds thus meeting the financial reporting standards of Government of Nepal and IFAD.
• S/he also ensures collection of required financial information, consolidate them, prepare withdrawal applications and programme financial statements/reports for submission to IFAD for reimbursement.

Academic Qualifications and Work Experiences:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or ACCA with Masters’ Degree and at least 3 years of experience working with financial operations and contract management positions; OR  Master’s degree or higher in finance, financial accounting, economics, business administration, or equivalent with at least 5 years of experience working with financial operations and contract management positions;
• Practical experiences of preparing withdrawal applications, programme financial statements and other periodic financial reports  of donor funded project/programme;
• Sound Knowledge of Nepalese and International Accounting Standards, MS Office suite including MS Excel and computerised accounting software including ERP software;
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and facilitate the working of other team members;
• Excellent communications skills - spoken and written, both in English and Nepali and possess good report writing skills;
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of institutions.

Age limit: The upper age limit for all the positions at the last date of submission of application will be 55 years (the applicant needs to submit a copy of certificate which certifies the date of birth)

Contract: For all positions there will be initial contract for one year with a probation period of six months. The annual contract will be extendable up to the programme period based on satisfactory performance in the preceding contract.

Salary and benefits will be as per the approved guidelines of the ASDP.

Preferences will be given to women candidate; candidate from disadvantaged groups (Dalit, Janjati/Indigenous, Madheshi, Muslim); candidates from Backward/ ASDP districts.

Detail ToR (including salary and benefits) can be downloaded from the link below.

The applicant needs to submit cover letter, C.V. and self-attested copies of required testimonials compulsorily that verify the CVs. The application should be submitted within 15 days of the first date of publication of the notice i.e. 24^th March, 2019 (2075-12-10) to the Email: asdp@kantipurjob.com or by post to the address mentioned below.

Kantipur Management Pvt. Ltd.

Panchayan Marga, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone: +9771451572, 4251599

PO. Box No: 1672,

Email: asdp@kantipurjob.com