Senior Finance Manager
Handicap International
Total years of experience :14 years, 9 Months
Under the direct line management of Program Director (Country Director) major responsibilities are
- Direct all accounting and financial services associated with the mission.
- Manage the mission’s financial balance and financial strategy.
- Monitor adherence to Handicap International’s and donors’ guidelines/procedures as well as adherence to local laws in Pakistan.
- Ensure Handicap International’s mission financial tools properly used and adhered to.
- Participation in defining Handicap International’s mission strategy in drawing up projects financial aspects and in assessing the resources needed for all activities.
- Act as a trainer to the team on financial aspects.
- Act as an advisor to Program Director (Country Director) on all financial aspects.
Note: Detailed job description can be provided upon request.
- Preparation of budget follow ups and budget forecasts.
- Preparation of monthly cash forecast for the mission.
- Monitoring and controlling budgets.
- Preparation new budgets to be submitted to potential donors.
- Help administrative coordinator and HQ on budget reporting.
- Preparation of financial statements for statutory audits in Pakistan.
- Expedition of statutory audits of financial statements.
- Supervise monthly consolidation, closure and exportation of accounts to the HQ.
- Liaison with the HQ and field on accounting matters.
- Liaison with the banks for all bank matters.
- To manage and follow all contracts/agreements ( lease, consultancy,
Insurance etc.)
- Ensure the compliance with tax legislation.
- Consolidation and closure of monthly accountancy in accordance with the HQ guidelines.
- Technical supervision and support to the base on all accounting matters.
- Correspondence with the banks.
- Making sure that my organization complies with all legislation relevant to all withholding tax and social contributions.
- Checking of original vouchers and provide feedback on quality of them.
- Send original vouchers to the HQ and archive copies in Islamabad for audit purposes.
- Posting of expenditures in ALPHAK (accounting software) according to appropriate budgets and budget lines.
- Preparation withholding tax (WHT) and employees’ old age benefits (EOBI) files.
- To make payments of WHT and EOBI to relevant institutions within stipulated time.
- To consolidate and close monthly accounts and send to the HQ.
- To liaise with the bank on all bank matters.
- To supervise cashier and petty cash management.
- Reconciliation and closure of monthly accounts in accordance with the HQ guidelines.
- Management of petty cash including cash advance and settlement of cash advances to staff, daily cash payments, postings in cash ledger etc.
- Management of bank payments, writing cheques, deducting withholding tax on qualifying payments, disbursing cheques to the suppliers, postings in bank ledger etc.
- Posting all cash and bank payments in ALPHAK (accounting software).
- Preparing vouchers with all necessary procurement documents.
- Helping administrative coordinator in closing monthly accounts.
- Scanning and archiving of vouchers.
I am a qualified accountant with membership of The Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) UK. I also have Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification from International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan