Admin and Account Officer
Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) is a policy research institute based in Kathmandu, Nepal. SIAS aims to utilize its research to create state-of-the-art knowledge on environmental, socio-economic and political issues in the South Asian region to understand and influence policy challenges and sustainable development. It operates in research-policy-practice interface, covering various themes: natural resources management; climate change, water, and urban resilience; livelihoods and economic development; and democratic processes and local governance. SIAS works with range of donors, partners and collaborators. For more details, please visit: www.sias-southasia.org.
SIAS invites applications from qualified candidate who are highly motivated, pro-active, committed and result-oriented for the position of Admin and Account Officer-1 for the office based in Kathmandu.
Major Responsibilities
- Maintain proper record of tax and timely deposit, financial records including petty cash, reconcile bank statements, support in TDS and VAT entry, prepare cheques and vouchers, settlement of advances
- Provide administrative support and manage office logistics including reservations, vehicle book maintenance etc
- Deal with banks for fund transfer, cheque encashment, cheque deposit and opening staff’s salary accounts etc
- Maintain staff CIT fund, insurance, leave records, office library, stock books assets record book, physical verification of Inventory and reporting
- Prepare vouchers and bills filing, documentation of day-to-day transactions and reports
- Support to procurement of goods and services and assure maintaining record of assets
- Follow up the renewal of office-related contracts as per the expiry and necessity
- Identify areas of improvement of cooperatives and capacitate with appropriate feedback for strengthening their systems/ policies and contribute in their capacity building.
- Perform other necessary task allocated by line Manager
Duration and duty station
Initially for 1 year with the possibility of extension for longer term according to the performance.
Qualifications and skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Management (Finance and Accounting) with minimum three years of experience in account and finance management in NGOs or Private Company. Prior experience on handling administration is preferred
- Good command in computer application such as accounting software (Tally) and MS office.
- Good knowledge of audit requirements, Tax and VAT regulations of Nepal
- Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
- Good teamwork and communication skills in written and oral in Nepali and English languages
- Candidate having two-wheeler driving license are strongly encouraged to apply
Salary
- Salary will be commensurate with experience and proven track records.
To apply
To apply for this position, please e-mail your updated CV and a cover letter by outlining your
a) capacity, b) reasons for applying for this job, and c) expected salary by 15 Nov, 2021 to sias-info@sias-southasia.org
SIAS is an equal opportunity employer and maintains workforce diversity.
Only short-listed candidates will be called for further recruitment process. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained and may lead to disqualification of the candidate.
