Sri Lanka: Finance and Grants Assistant, Support for Professional and Capacity Enhancement (SPICE)
Country: Sri Lanka
Closing date: 08 Sep 2013
Finance and Grants Assistant, Support for Professional and Capacity Enhancement (SPICE) Program, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Company Profile:
MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Sudan. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
The Support for Professional and Capacity Enhancement (SPICE) project is a 3-year initiative to support civil society strengthening, citizen participation, gender equality and corporate social responsibility in Sri Lanka. SPICE is implemented by MSI and funded by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID)/Sri Lanka. Its main office is in Colombo with regional offices in Batticaloa and in the Northern Province.
MSI is seeking fixed term staff for donor funded project strengthening the capacity of local civil society organizations to deliver participatory development and strengthen citizen-government interactions around development issues. Gender will be a significant focus. The program will be national in scope but will also have specific regional emphasis.
Position Summary:
The Finance and Grants Assistant will support the finance and grant unit in all areas of Finance and Grant activities of the project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Finance and Admin Manager and will report to the Senior Finance and Admin Manager and the Senior Grants Manager. The Assistant will also work closely with SPICE grantees in the region. This will be a full time position based in Colombo with substantial travel to other districts within the country.
Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Sri Lankan citizenship will be considered.
Responsibilities:
Finance
- Assist in preparing petty cash reconciliation, vendor payments, employee expense reimbursements, inventory report, financial statements, and projections for submission to MSI headquarters.
- Prepare travel advances, meals & incidental expenses, and payments of local staff.
- Assist in Payroll activities and preparation of EPF/ ETF/ PAYE Tax documents for relevant government departments.
- Periodic inventory review on inventories.
- Support staff, grantees and partners understand and comply with USAID and MSI financial regulations and procedures in collaboration with the Sr. Finance and Admin Manager and Sr. Grants Manager.
- Ensure adherence to MSI/USAID rules and regulations and Sri Lankan laws.
- Review budgets for the field activities, in collaboration with Sr. Finance and Admin Manager.
- Support in all administrative and clerical functions related to the financial department
Grants
- Assist in conducting pre-award assessments of potential grantees.
- Assisting Sr. Grants Manager to complete and update files for all grant activities.
- Support grantees in the country to complete required forms and reports.
- Monitor grant expenditures against budget
- Assist Sr. Grants Manager to maintain the grants tracker and database
Qualifications:
- Degree or certification in related field required.
- Minimum one to two years of experience in financial accounting and/or auditing, preferably in an international development organization.
- Knowledge of intermediate accounting principles and procedures with strong working knowledge of Excel.
- Fluency in English and one national language required; proficiency in a second national language desired.
- A good understanding of and commitment to gender and diversity considerations
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
How to apply:
Apply Here: http://www.Click2apply.net/jmb3swz
