Project Accountant (Thai National)

document.getElementById(“page-title”).innerHTML = “Vacancies”;

.region-content {
padding-top: 0 !important;
}

Position Title: Project Accountant (Thai National)
Open Period: 20 May – 19 June 2022
Position Description:

The Project Accountant, reporting to the Project Director through the Project Coordinator and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, provides accounting and operations support to the project, with guidance from Head- Operation Support Department

Duty station:

RIMES Regional Facility, AIT Campus, 59 Moo 9 Paholyothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120 Thailand.

Type of Contract:

Full-Time Contract

Minimum Qualifications:

.li-bull li {background: none !important;
padding: 0px !important;
border-bottom: 0px !important;
list-style: disc !important;
line-height: 30px;

}

Knowledge:

  • At least Bachelor’s degree in accounting
  • Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles
Experience:

  • At least 3 years of experience, preferably in a development organization environment
  • Experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and accounting software
Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong analytical, presentation, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong service orientation
  • Good attention to detail
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English language
Personal Qualities:

  • Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results
  • Takes ownership of all responsibilities of the position
  • Excellent work ethic

.li-abc li {background: none !important;
padding: 0px !important;
border-bottom: 0px !important;
list-style-type: lower-alpha !important;
line-height: 30px;
margin-left:50px;
}
}

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Accountant shall:

  • Contribute to the development of the project’s accounting system and manual
  • Assist in the selection of the most appropriate accounting software for the project
  • Review, process, and record payments to vendors, contractors, and consultants
  • Review and process staff time sheets, advance requests, and travel expense reports
  • Ensure that all payments made under the project are timely and according to contract terms and conditions as well as relevant Bank guidelines, regulations, legal agreements, and other applicable documents
  • File and archive accounting documentation
  • Review and process staff time sheets, advance requests, and travel expense reports
  • Ensure that all payments made under the project are timely and according to contract terms and conditions as well as relevant Bank guidelines, regulations, legal agreements, and other applicable documents
  • Undertake month-end and year-end closing of accounts
  • Perform monthly reconciliations of bank account balances with project accounts
  • Prepare financial statements, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
  • Maintain an assets register for equipment bought using project funds
  • Support annual audit
  • Back up all financial data in separate secured database, with access only to authorized personnel
  • Perform any other relevant duties as required
Reporting:

The Project Accountant will be under overall supervision of the Project Director. S/he will report on accounting and operations issues to Head- Operation Support Department and work closely with the Finance and Account Officer

Contract Duration:

The contract will initially be for one year and will be extended upon satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary term and each annual performance review.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application letter and resume, salary expectation to rimeshra@rimes.int by midnight of 19 June 2022, Bangkok time. Please state Project Accountant in the Subject line of the email.

Ms. Dusadee Moya
Head-Operation Support Department
Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System
AIT Campus, 58 Moo 9 Paholyothin Rd., Klong 1,
Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120 Thailand.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

RIMES promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Well-qualified applicants particularly women are encouraged to apply.