Finance & Procurement Officer (GIZ)

Duty station: Ha Noi, Vietnam

Duration: ASAP – 31/07/2025 with the possibility of extension

About GIZ

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work in a variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies and meeting their policy goals. GIZ Viet Nam is currently engaged in three priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use;3)Energy. Gender equality is one of the key values of our company and of the work we do. Fostering gender equality in our project operation and our internal equal opportunity provisions are two strategic pillars of our corporate identity and policy. For further information please visit our website: www.giz.de/vietnam.

About Digital Transformation Center Vietnam

The Digital Transformation Center Vietnam supports our Vietnamese partners in shaping Digital Transformation that is human-centered and sustainable. The project is expected to be continued in 2024 with a possible contract extension.

Three focus areas are:

Green Tech Entrepreneurship
Industry 4.0 (digitalization of SMEs) and Technology policy

Main responsibilities

Supporting the Team Leader in the annual budget monitoring and budgeting process for activities within the assigned area of intervention in coordination with the financial controller of the Cluster
Creating budget forecasts and calculations
Conducting service, event contracts according to GIZ guidelines and commercial codes
Liquidating service, event contracts according to GIZ guidelines and commercial codes
Conducting procurement of goods according to GIZ guidelines and commercial codes
Managing petty cash (cashier), bank accounts including bank account reconciliation
Bookkeeping cash and bank book
Verifying vouchers for payment including account allocation in the line of GIZ rules and regulations and General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Monitoring inventories
Calculating travel costs according to GIZ’s regulation
Supporting logistics to events and visiting of international and/or national experts
Ensuring the filing of project documents according to GIZ filling codes
Ensuring the coordination of all administrative and logistics issues with the assigned counterparts

Minimum requirements

University degree in finance, accounting, business administration or economic preferably in accounting and finance
At least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
At least 3 years in an organization of international cooperation preferably in project/programme / or in the area accounting and finance
Proven in-depth understanding of financial planning and administration
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in working within international teams
Excellent written and oral English language skills; good command of German would be an asset
Very good working knowledge of ITC technologies and computer applications (e.g., MS Office, Onsite Reporting, Accounting software, SAP…)
Dynamic, reliable, self-motivated, service-oriented, teamwork and able to work under pressure

GIZ is committed to create an appreciative work environment, irrespective of age, ethnic background and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation and social background. We ensure human resource processes live up to the diverse competencies and talents of all employees, as well as satisfy our performance expectations.

Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions, competitive compensation and benefits and good policies of training and development.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the GIZ Application Form in English, copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email (to hr-giz@giz.de) or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam) before 23 rd June 2023.

Note: Please state “Application for the position of Officer in Finance and Procurement, DTC - SED Cluster” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.