Project Accountant

VIETNAM COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

JOB DESCRIPTION
PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

The Vietnam Cooperative Enterprise Development (VCED) Project is co-managed by SOCODEVI and CMARD2 with the financial contribution of Global Affairs Canada. VCED Project aims to improve Vietnamese cooperative sector contribution to gender-equitable economic growth and to women and men farmers’ livelihood conditions. To achieve this, VCED Project will work at three different levels:

• Establishment and strengthening of sustainable agriculture cooperative enterprises in strategic value chains within the Vietnamese economy to become models of reference for scaling up;
• Improvement of productivity and quality of agriculture production in a sustainable manner at the farm (household W/M) level, with value added;
• Support the Government and stakeholders of the cooperative sector in the establishment of an enabling environment for the cooperative development.

SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Administrative and Financial Officer performs professional accounting work including the bookkeeping, examination, analysis, maintenance, reconciliation, and verification of financial records; develops and implements accounting systems; and performs related duties as required. In the accomplishment of his/her job the Project Accountant will look at the enforcement of the policies and procedures adopted. He/she will propose procedures modifications in order to facilitate and enhance the reliability and quality of financial report. He/she look at delivering and submitting monthly financial report to the Administrative and Financial Officer according to the laid down deadline.

WORKING PLACE: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

DURATION: 1-year contract with extendable ability to 2021.

STARTING DATE: as soon as possible

GENERAL DUTIES:

I) VCED accounting system:

• Implements SOCODEVI’s accounting system and procedures in collaboration with SOCODEVI headquarters’ staff and the Administrative and Financial Officer.
• Uses established guidelines and contracts to analyze and evaluate expenditures and determine the maximum allowable disbursement according to the budget.
• Carry out the bookkeeping and prepare all documents needed for the delivering of the monthly financial report.
• Makes sure that the Project has sufficient funds to operate and prepare the treasury forecast.
• Manages the petty cash. Supervises and controls on a monthly basis accounting operations and expenses done by the project’s provincial offices.
• Reviews and analyzes grants, contracts, and proposals for soundness and adherence to the administrative procedures.
• Prepares a variety of detailed accounting, statistical, and narrative financial statements or reports requiring analysis and interpretation; and works closely with SOCODEVI head office.
• Collaborate with Coop Advisors, Coop facilitators in the field to support and monitoring project’s cooperatives in accounting practices if needed.
• Prepare and submit tax report (quarterly and annually) to tax authorities and register PIT code for new staff and also other tax reports (if any).
• Provide training and coaching to accountants of 5 Cooperatives those supported by VCED project.

II) VCED Human Resource:

• Prepare and coordinate with FOSCO for all paperwork related to human resource.
• Coordinate to prepare full package for submitting HR document and registering new staff to FOSCO.
• Coordinate with FOSCO for reconciling finalization PIT report annually.
• Coordinate and prepare consultant contract with the approved TOR.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy;
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting, experience in international project accounting will be an asset
• Experience in budgeting
• Good knowledge and skills of national laws and regulations regarding labor, tax and others
• Good knowledge and skills of accounting software, knowledge of ACCPAC will be an asset
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Excellent knowledge and skills in English communication and writing.

Please send your application (letter of interest and resume) before Aug 28th 2019, clearly specifying in the “subject box” of your @mail: “Project Accountant position - with your complete name” to the following @mail address: VCEDproject@socodevi.org.

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