Accountant

Accountant, based in Ha Noi
(one year contract with possibility to extend)

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Vietnam is looking for an Accountant/Admin, based in Ha Noi with travels to provinces for project “Developing High Quality Tea Value Chains for Poverty Reduction for Ethnic Minorities in Northern Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar”. The Project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and has the objectives to improve livelihoods for ethnic minority tea producers through well-developed value chains. 

SPECIFIC TASKS

• Carry out bookkeeping of the project accounts to ensure that the management is compiled with the requirement of the specific donor.
• Enter data into the accounting system.
• Consolidate quarterly and yearly the project accounts requested by authorized persons, including auditors.
• Provide accounting information as to timely report to the project manager and financial manager.
• Sign on bank transfer forms and cheques.
• Control cash flow both between SDC, HELVETAS
• Support project manager and finance manager to monitor financial flows with project partners.
• Check all contracts before approval in accordance with budget, policies and prevailing tax rules, and prepare respective payments.
• Prepare quarterly, half yearly and yearly budgets, and provide budget comparison to the manager.
• Manage and follow up quarterly fund request orders to SDC according to the annual plans approved by SDC.
• Finalize financial statements and invoices to the donors as required.
• Coordinate with project team for logistics arrangement of project events, field trips.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree and relevant field experiences in financial and/or accounting
• At least 3-5 year direct working experience in financial and/or accounting field
• Practical experience with accounting software and Computer literate on MS office software.
• Good command of Vietnamese and English. Good communication and writing skills.
• Willingness to travel toremote places upon request.
• Team oriented spirit with inter-personal and cross-cultural communication skills and outcome orientedspirit. Ability to adapt to fast and dynamic changing context

Interested candidates should send applications (CV plus motivation letters and copies of diplomas) to Ms Trieu Tu Anh at: [email protected] or post to 298F Kim Ma Street, Hanoi by 3rd March 2015. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.