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Position:                   Assistant Finance Officer

Closing Date:                            Monday, 4th January 2016

Organization:                                    Right To Play Thailand Foundation

Department/Division:                     Finance, Country Office

Work location:                                  Bangkok, Thailand                             

BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organization, using the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play helps over one million children learn through play to create better futures, while driving lasting social change in more than 20 countries each week. Founded in 2000 by social entrepreneur and four-time Olympic gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national fundraising offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Regional offices are in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and 14,400 local volunteer Coaches.

JOB SUMMARY:  

The Assistant Finance Officer reports directly to the Finance Officer (FO) and is responsible for providing supports to the FO in financial tasks such as data entry, processing transactions, ensuring all transaction supporting documents are complete and properly filed and reconciling bank accounts entries..

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job Responsibility #1: Accounting   (75% of Time)

Receives all cash returns on staff advances and deposits it weekly at the bank.

Records petty cash transactions received from the petty cash focal person into ACCPAC.

Conducts spot checks on the petty cash focal person and submits signed petty cash count sheet to the FO.

Supports program staff in payments on the field during activity implementation

Job Responsibility #2: Logistics Support  (15% of Time):

Work together with the Logistics Officer or Logistics Assistant to ensure assets are labelled and register updated regularly.

Verify items received in store agrees with local purchase orders and delivery note.

Job Responsibility #3: Office Management  (5% of Time):

Receives and compiles monthly approved time sheets of staff and sends for FO’s review and onwards submission

Job Responsibility #4: Performs other duties as assigned  (5% of Time)

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

Required (must have):

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related discipline

Technical Skills

Proficiency in use of Microsoft applications, including Excel, Word

Good skill at using financial software applications

Skilled in maintaining documentation

Good written and oral communication skills

Good knowledge of accounting practice, policies and procedures

EXPERIENCE:

Required (must have):

3 years’ experience in accounting, grant management or directly related areas

LANGUAGES

Fluency in written and spoken English

Fluency in written and spoken Thai

COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Ability to work independently with little supervision

Ability to work well under pressure and deadline

Integrity and details focused

Ability to multitask and work within deadlines

Good analytical skill

Compensation:                 We offer a competitive salary and benefits package

Employment Start Date:    Immediately

Contract Duration:           One Year

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to: thailandhr@righttoplay.com  and kindly include “Assistant Finance Officer” and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter.