Finance Manager

A Leading Int’l Co. with a Presence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa

Kabul, Afghanistan

Ref: NP215-115

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Typical duties included are, but not limited to:
- Ensure proper account reconciliation with vendors, suppliers and stations to reflect accurate figures in the financial system.
- Develop, implement and comply with effective mechanism for proper checking and approval of stations, suppliers and vendors invoices.
- Prepare sub ledger and general ledger accounts to ensure valid data in the financial system
- Prepare journal entries into Aramex financial software for payments made to suppliers and invoices paid by customers
- Use Sage accounting software
- Prepare vouchers for all company transactions in light of company financial policies and procedures.
- Review the Kabul office journal and make sure that all transactions are posted correctly
- Review the sub office vouchers with their cash journals and make sure that the amounts, coding and exchange rates are correctly recorded. Report any weaknesses to the management.
- Coordinate transfer of cash to the sub offices.
- Prepare bank and cash reconciliations for the Kabul office
- Supervise finance assistants plus cashiers if any.
- Provide day-to-day inputs and support to colleagues on finance matters.
- Prepare mid-term and yearly performance evaluation of the finance staff
- Prepare training schedule and plan of action for staff capacity building in light the yearly performance evaluation of the finance plan.
- Provide day to day training to the finance staff and actively participate in preparation of financial workshops
- Provide inputs and suggestions to the management about financial issues.
- Maintain confidentiality of all accounting records in compliance with finance best practices and procedures
- Comply with local regulations and accounting standards.

Requirements

- Bachelor Degree in Accounting
- English Proficiency
- MS Office Applications (Work, Excel, Power Point & Outlook)
- Knowledge of Accounting Software (preferably Sage)

Competencies:

Conceptual Thinking & Innovation
- When looking at information, sees patterns, trends, or missing pieces
- Notices when a current situation is similar or dissimilar to a past situation, and identifies the similarities and / or differences

Achievement Drive
- Keeps track of and measures outcomes against a standard of excellence not imposed by others
- May focus on new or more precise ways of meeting goals set by management

Developing Others
- Gives detailed instructions and/or on-the-job demonstrations
- Makes specific helpful suggestions

Organizational Commitment
- Helps others get their job done
- Respects and accepts what authorities see as important
- Expresses pride, pleasure, and/or dedication about being part of this organization
- Promotes and /or defends the organization’s reputation with outsiders

Customer Service Orientation
- Takes personal responsibility for correcting customer-service problems
- Corrects problems promptly and un-defensively, even if taking a loss is involved

Integrity
- Takes pride in being trustworthy
- Is honest in customer relations
- Serves all equally

Relationship Building
- Builds or maintains rapport with friends or acquaintances
- Pursues friendly relationships with associates, customers, or others at clubs, Restaurants, sports events etc.

Leadership
- States agenda’s and objectives, controls time, makes assignments, etc.

Teamwork
- Genuinely values others’ input and expertise
- Displays willingness to learn from others, including subordinates and peers
- Solicits ideas and opinions to help form specific decisions or plans

Flexibility
- Demonstrates willingness to change ideas or perceptions based on new information or contrary evidence
- Understands other people’s points of view

Initiative
- Acts quickly and decisively in a crisis or other time sensitive situation
- Acts with a sense of urgency when the norm is to wait, study the situation, and hope the problem will resolve itself.
Skills:
Communication
Problem Solving/Reasoning skills
Attention to Detail
Time Management

About the Company

A leading International Company with a presence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa.

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