Account Officer

Job Description

National Federation of the Disabled Nepal (NFDN) is the national umbrella organization of persons with disabilities representing more than 335 member organizations throughout the country. NFDN is seeking for qualified personnel for the following position to work in its province offices and federal office:
Surkhet (Karnali province), Butwal (Province 5) and Kathmandu (Federal office)

Number of Staff: 1 Duty Station: NFDN’s Federal Office – Kathmandu with field visit too as the need of programs and project

Key duties and responsibilities

• Manage the NFDN’s central financial accounting system as per the financial guidelines and the provision mentioned in the constitution of NFDN.
• Manage the financial and accounting system of project the project.
• Prepare the annual budget, expenditure details and complete financial status of project and submit to the treasurer, admin manager and other relevant authorities as needed.
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• Prepare the monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual financial reports and submit to concern authority and stakeholders according to organization’s policy and partnership agreement.
• Take the responsibility of petty cash management and keeping up-to-date record of its expenditure.
• Ensure financial management of the project according to financial and administration policy, partnership agreement, approved plan and budget. In this regard, up-to-date records of financial transaction of project activities should be kept.
• As per requirement and budget availability, procure necessary goods according to organizational policy, also keeping up-to-date record of the expenditures.
• Make the accounting system of NFDN scientific, transparent and smooth through computerized system and strengthen the financial mechanism.
• Produce all financial details and reports of projects as per the need of organization.
• Support project coordinator in planning and preparing annual/detail budget of the project.
•  Maintain inventory of office properties; maintaining personal file record, leaves, and project planning records.
•  Support in internal and external financial audit.
• Prepare the budget of new projects to be submitted to different agencies or partners as per need.
• Ensure that, all necessary supporting documents related to each financial transaction such as income and expenditure, payable and receivable, assets and properties etc. are available and the legal compliances of each document are ensured in line with the system developed by the 
• organization, financial provisions guided by the constitution of NFDN, financial guidelines of organization and national laws and rules.
• Update the bank balance of bank accounts of organization and make the bank reconciliation every month.
• Update the financial status of organization every month.
• Get all the financial transactions of organization audited within every fiscal year according the constitution and financial guidelines of organization.
• Promote good governance in the financial activities of NFDN.
• Perform other activities related to financial transactions as assigned

Job Specification

Required qualification, skills and experiences

• At least bachelor degree in management or financial accounting or business studies.
• At least two years’ experience in the relevant filed.
• Very good working experience of handling accounting software.
• Very good working experience of budgetary control, financial planning and budgeting.
• Experience in leading the financial account keeping, handing accounting software.
• Very good skill of account keeping in standard accounting system.
• Sound Knowledge in budgetary control and financial planning.
• Very good knowledge and skills of handling computer applications such as Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Good skill in using internet and email.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in both English and Nepali language.
• Positive attitudes towards disability and persons with disabilities.
• Have ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality concerning financial document

Apply Instructions

HOW TO APPLY

•  Interested candidates has to do as following to apply
  a) Fill the short form and send it to us in the given mail address. To download the form please click here.
  b) Submit a Cover Application letter and your Updated CV
  c) Submit all three documents (short form, cover application letter and updated CV) via email in vacancy@nfdn.org.np
• Last date of submission : 22nd February, 2020
• Each candidate should clearly mention the name of position and duty station where he or she wants to apply in the cover letter and in subject line of the email as well.
• One candidate can apply for only one position.
• The application submitted without mentioning the name of position for which he/she wants to apply for and applying for more than one position, will automatically be disqualified.

Note: Only short listed candidates will be called for written test and interview. Qualified and Competent Persons with Disabilities, Women, Dalits and people from marginalized communities will be given special privilege.

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