Vacancies: One (1)

Location: Surkhet, Karnali Province

Supervisor: Provincial Manager/Health Governance Lead

SSBH provides strategic technical support for USAID’s Health Direct Financing Project. In Karnali Province, this activity is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development and Health Services Directorate and selected municipalities across four districts (Surkhet, Jajarkot, Salyan and Dailekh). Technical support interventions are tailored to the needs of the province and municipalities, focusing primarily on evidence-based planning and budgeting, management and oversight for delivery of quality health services, overall strengthening of health systems, and coordination between all three levels of government for effective implementation of the government-to-government (G2G) support in health.

Under the supervision of the Provincial Manager/Health Governance Lead, the Finance and Administrative Officer will report directly to the finance team in Kathmandu, and will be responsible for recording financial transactions, preparing periodic financial statements and reports, maintaining up-to-date accounts, and assisting in day-to-day operations and ensuring that assets are regularly accounted for. 

Specific duties and responsibilities include the following:

Finance and Accounting: 

• Verify all invoices and supporting documents to ensure that they are accurate, legitimate, and related to program expenditures.
• Prepare payment vouchers and corresponding banking transactions. 
• Ensure books of accounts are up to date, orderly, well kept, and readily available for reference and audit as required.
• Record expenditures, income, and other related transactions into accounting software.
• Check petty cash payments and periodically reconcile petty cash balances.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Ensure collection of VAT invoices from all the parties and report to the Kathmandu finance team accordingly.  
• Assist in preparing monthly Remote Office Vouchers (ROV) in accordance with Abt Associates procedures and policies.
• Prepare monthly cash requests and advise on action required to cover estimated costs.
• Liaise with the Kathmandu office finance on all aspects of financial procedures and any other issues.

  Administration: 

• Ensure day-to-day administrative running of the office.
• Supervise and guide Administrative Assistant. 
• Ensure that a periodic inventory of the fixed assets of the company is conducted.
• Safeguarding organizational assets through security procedures and continuous accounts reconciliation.
• Assist in the implementation of internal control systems and financial procedures of the company.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial and other sensitive information.
• Travel field office to support and guide program staff as required. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, or other relevant fields.
• At least five (5) years of professional experience in accounting and financial management.
• Experience working with international development programs; experience at USAID-funded programs highly desirable.
• Experience in petty cash management, financial reporting, and budget tracking. 
• Experience in inventory management is desirable.
• A self-starter that is able to perform under pressure.
• A strong command of financial software and other computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Quicken, Access, etc. 
• Good spoken and written English.
• Ability and willingness to work in a team-oriented environment with excellent interpersonal, organizational, and mentoring skills.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates from Karnali Province.

SSBH is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and culture. Women and Individuals from minority groups and differently-abled persons are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Canvassing at any stage of the process shall lead to automatic disqualification.