Finance and Administration Officer at CRDT _ Deadline: 17-Feb-2012

The Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT) is a local NGO established in 2001, undertaking community development and natural resource management projects throughout the North East of Cambodia. It has the joint vision of poverty alleviation in support of environmental conservation. The CRDT team has high technical expertise and experience in environmentally appropriate agriculture development, water and sanitation, renewable energy technologies, income generation, and community empowerment. CRDT work in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces in communities along the Mekong, in rural southern Kratie, and in the biodiversity conservation zone in Mondulkiri empowering and mobilising indigenous Phnong.

CRDT is now seeking applications from qualified and experienced Cambodian Nationals to fill the following positions:

Finance and Administration Officer 
(1 position: Starting salary range $300- $360 per month)
Based in Kratie town with some travel to field offices


Main Responsibilities:

• Prepare and organize all financial and administrative documentation related to the project activities of CRDT
• Prepare account transaction such as : Payment voucher, receipt voucher, Journal voucher, bank receipt voucher, bank payment voucher (cash transfer/expense)
• Prepare and disperse finances to Project Managers for project activities
• Check and coding all invoices/bills of expenditure submitted by Project Manager and Office Staffs and conduct the internal control
• Produce monthly expenditure reports and budget controls and reconciliation statement/bank reconciliation
• Prepare timely quarterly/Interim/annual/final financial reports for CRDT donors as to their specifications
• Develop and implement financial, logistics and procurement procedures in compliance with CRDT regulation
• Monitor all accounts and finances, including cash flow, budget control and forecasting, and provide advice and updates to the Finance & Administration Manager
• Liaise with Finance & Admin Manager to prepare a comprehensive annual organizational financial report for publication in organisational annual report
• Follow up and monitoring all CBOs small grants release and train all CBOs on bookkeeping
• Provide training in financial management to all field staff
• With assistance from the Finance & Admin Manager, develop, update CRDT Finance and Administration Policies, Guidelines and Manuals

Qualifications required:

• University degree, prefer in enterprise management/business administration/accounting
• At least 2 years experience in management and supervision of staff
• High experience in report writing and budgeting
• Advanced management skills, including administration, logistics and procurement, accounting, budget management
• Analytical skills; Good computer skills.
• Positive outlook and a problem solving approach
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent leadership qualities and communication skills
• Excellent time keeping
• Willingness to travel to the field on a regular basis
• An ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong personality, ability work as part of a team
• Good level of physical fitness

Interested candidates are requested to submit a letter of application including a detailed CV, a cover letter addressing the required points, and contact details for 3 professional referees and a contact telephone number to: CRDT Office, House No. 695, Street No. 2, Kratie town, Kratie province or email: finance_admin@crdt.org.kh, attention: Mr. Sann Soprey, Finance & Admin Manager – CRDT, contact numbers 012 931 063 / 097 555 8686.

For email applications please do not attach certificates and supporting documents.

The closing date is 5.00pm on Friday, 17th February 2012. All applications will be retained in CRDT.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interview.