Officer – Accounting

International Rice Research Institute

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Under the general supervision of Associate Manager, maintains the day to day financial administration and transactions of the office, responsible for properly maintain financial documents and make all kind of payments related to operation of IRRI-Thailand Office. Provide financial reports to the management and provide documentation for audits as necessary. Coordinate and communicate with stakeholders regarding finance and accounting issues.  

This position will be based at the IRRI Thailand Office and may only be filled by permanent citizens of Thailand.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Prepare monthly financial reports of IRRI Thailand Office (ITO) including all bank reconciliation
  • Responsible for General Ledger (GL) management in the system (ocs)
  • Handle all kind of ITO staff’s bill payment such as Travel bill, NRS Medical reimbursement and others bill
  • Process the office payroll and other activities related to payroll management (e.g. staff income tax withholding and provident fund)
  • Provide cash advance, process reimbursement , and petty cash management
  • Data administration, filling vouchers, archive management
  • Maintain inventory of ITO property for insurance coverage and keep updating the ITO Asset addition and Disposal to HQ
  • Maintain vault, bank records, and cheque books
  • Ensure the financial accounting environment in the ITO is in compliance with IRRI policies and procedures, donor regulations and local legal requirements
  • Prepare monthly financial reports and submit to the Associate Manager for review
  • Assist internal and external auditors by providing the supporting documents
  • Bank reconciliation report, Manual Ledger, ocs validation report, cash advance report
  • Monitor budget, prepare, and analyze budget variance report as required
  • Organize and process financial data with scan supporting documents onto ocs
  • Issue timely accurate payments and receipts that follow IRRI policy and guidelines
  • Prepare and process monthly and annually income TAX withholding receipt of payment
  • Prepare, ensure, and maintain financial files including hard and soft copies of vouchers
  • Maintain the accuracy and integrity of accounting systems
  • Ensure financial and budget data are complete and accurate
  • Ensure accuracy, speed, and efficiency of transactional processing   

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance / Management or related field with 3 years work experience in accounting, audits, cash management, financial management, budgeting, taxing or related field 
  • Master’s degree in Accounting / Finance / Management or related field with 1 year work experience in accounting, audits, cash management, financial management, budgeting, taxing or related field

Skills Required

Mandatory

  • Has extensive knowledge of accounting systems, bookkeeping, financial reporting, and bank reconciliation
  • Has good interpersonal skills
  • Is able to explain clearly to project staff, suppliers, consultants, and grantees the requirements for financial and reporting compliance under donor funded project
  • Has advanced computer skills (MS Word, Excel, accounting software, etc.).
  • Has good organizational and multi-tasking skills

Source: https://www.irri.org/talentlink/details.html?id=Q7LFK026203F3VBQB79QWQWAS&nPostingID=1862&nPostingTargetID=3411&mask=irriext&lg=EN

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