Finance Assistant

Position: Finance Assistant
Period of Performance: Long-term (beginning August 2018)
Place of Performance: Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Project Background:

Nathan Associates Inc. is implementing a USAID project in Vietnam to support the adoption and implementation of a risk management approach to customs, which will facilitate the implementation of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement of which both Vietnam and the United States (U.S.) are members. Nathan Associates Inc. will work with The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) to ensure simplification, harmonization, professionalization, and adoption and implementation of risk management customs approaches at the national and provincial levels to expedite cross-border trade and to enable Vietnam to implement WTO TFA commitments. The Project team will work with the GDVC, private sector and other Government of Vietnam (GVN) agencies to simplify policies and across GVN units, foster stronger linkages between national and provincial levels, and improve coordination and implementation at the provincial level.

Overview:

As a Finance Assistant, the candidate will report to the Finance & Operations Director and assist with financial administrative support for the program.

Responsibilities and Tasks

The Finance Assistant will be responsible for the following:

• Provide general finance administrative support (documents filing, getting quotes from service providers, preparing budgets for meetings/workshops/travel, etc.)
• Provide support in preparing payment/receipt vouchers;
• Assist the Finance and Operations Director, and Field Accountant in preparing financial reports;
• Other tasks directed by the Chief of Party, Finance & Operations Director or Administrator/Senior Secretary.

Qualifications:

The Finance Assistant should have the following qualifications:

• University degree related to finance, management, accountancy or a related field
• Experience working on a donor-funded project;
• Familiarity with USAID rules and regulations;
• Strong problem solving skills;
• Fluent English in speaking and writing;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and be flexible; ready help to start up project will be an asset;
• Possess good time management, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills and work strategically and effectively in a team;
• Able to handle confidential information appropriately.
• Discretion, trustworthiness, team working, independent, deadline-oriented and proactive;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc).
• Outstanding interpersonal skills.

Reporting:

The Finance Assistant will report to the Finance & Operations Director.

Application Submission:

Interested applicants can submit their CVs/Resumes through https://tinyurl.com/VietnamTFPJobs. The deadline of applications is July 25, 2018 at 6:00 pm Hanoi Time. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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