This role is responsible for supporting the end-to-end accounting process in the country, including month and year-end close. It ensures consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes aligned with accounting practices and corporate policies. This is a supporting role in the financial control and accounting process, a key function in the new organisational structure emerging from the financial transparency recommendations.

Details

Closing date Wednesday 22 January 2025

Role overview

The post-holder will

  • Complete all financial tasks required for the financial month-end pre-closing steps and provide support as required for the financial month-end closing steps.
  • Complete all financial tasks required for the financial year-end pre-closing steps and provide support as required for the financial year-end closing steps.
  • Maintain financial records as per corporate policy and internal audit.
  • Provide support as required on accounting transactions and adjustments (accruals, deferrals, and provisions), including Intercompany accounting.
  • Process payroll for part-time and full-time staffs.
  • Provide support as required with manual journals and off-system payments requests ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant policies.
  • Assist with reconciliation of all relevant accounts and ensure that this is completed to corporate standards.
  • Assist Financial Controller with preparation of local Tax submissions and other statutory returns.
  • Lead customer and vendor balance review and reconciliations.
  • Complete Travel & Expenses audits as per policy addressing issues in a promptly manner.
  • Assist Financial Controller with provision of information to internal / external auditors.
  • Assist in the implementation of audit recommendations.
  • Support the income reconciliation process by extracting relevant reports.
  • Provide support to country finance team on internal and external audit processes.
  • Submit relevant documents to local bank as requested including bank mandates updates.

Regional and Functional Team Working:

  • Contribute to ensuring the policies, procedures and systems are delivered with integrity.
  • Work closely and effectively as part of the regional and global finance teams.
  •  Actively support equality and diversity and work to the British Council’s EDI policy at all times.

How to apply

Send updated CD and application letter to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.np with the subject of the email: “Application for Finance Officer – British Council”
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