Finance Coordinator - Karachi

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Finance Coordinator - Karachi - Flood Relief Project

5 Years

ACCA, CA Finalist

11/5/2023 12:00:00 AM

• Review of vendor payments to ensure they are made on timely basis after due verification.
• Assist in resolution of queries before payment processing & giving advice to PSM
• Ensuring all payments are made with appropriate supporting duly verified by relevant deptt
• Review for completeness of Supporting’s, & Tax status of vendor, cheque Title, etc.
• Ensuring timely disbursements of cheques to vendors & others as per policy time frame
• Follow-up on unpresented / long outstanding cheques
• Ensuring reimbursement of perdiems and travel expenses claims as per approved policy
• Ensuring existence of and compliance of effective controls over all banking transactions
• Petty Cash Management
• Implementation of Petty Cash Imprest system in eight self-implemented districts
• Review of petty cash advance requests & replenishments as per imprest limit, two Provincial offices, and eight Self-implemented districts for compliance with petty cash policy.
• Capacity Building by guiding new SID’s staff on Petty Cash policy and recurring expenses for allowed & disallowed expenses and flow of financial documentation.
• Timely provision of advances to districts
• Provision of accurate templates to be used for IOU Forms / Vouchers & Expense Summary to new SIDs
• Employee Advances Management:
• Review advance requests received, two Provincial Offices & eight Self -implementation districts for provision of budget approvals.
• Review of approvals from Department Heads & Project Director before payment
• Review of party wise ledgers for all District Coordinators of SIDs, Admin Assistants & Provincial Managers of two provincial offices for their timely adjustments as per policy.
•  Payroll Processing:
• Review / Rechecking Monthly Payroll for calculation of EOBI, PF, PF Loans, Expense Reimbursements, Employee advance adjustments, and tax deductions.
• Review of Recon from Last month payroll to current month payroll
• Review of Payroll in GL to ensure it is booked against correct budget Lines
• Ensure Payroll is signed by Signatories as approved limits
• Check Calculation of final settlement of employees & coordinate with Karachi office for payment of P.F.
• Coordination with Bank for provision of Payroll Transfer instructions to credit employees accounts.
• Ensuring accurate recording of donations received for grant as per grant notification using correct exchange rates
• Review of cash disbursement requests of FPHC & BRSP
• Ensuring grant disbursements are processed as per approved request received in designated bank accounts of SRs
• Reporting of Grants’ Receipts above PKR 5 Million to TIH Karachi HO as per requirement on Monthly Basis
• Taxation & Tax Reporting:
• Close liaison with supply chain and procurement department to provide value input of sales tax and withholding tax exemption available to TIH on procurement of goods and services
• Ensuring application of correct tax percentages on deduction of withholding and sales tax for filers and non-filers
• Ensuring deposit of WHT and Sales tax withheld on timely basis of Govt. of Pakistan treasury
• Review of tax reporting for WHT & SST deducted for submission to Karachi HO on monthly basis
• GL / Accounting System Maintenance:
• Prepare and Update Chart of Account & Cost Centers in Accounting System as per approved budget line and UNICEF reporting requirements.
• Review of all system generated vouchers for their accuracy for account codes / budget lines, cost centers,
• Updating / Maintaining GL by opening new account codes after validating the request
• Updating / Maintaining GL by opening new cost centers after validating the request
• Review of Access rights for Data Entry Users
• Coordination with Banks / Head Office:
• Coordination with Banks for new account openings,
• Resolving queries CBC calls for clearance of Cheques
• Liaison with concerned person in TIH Karachi for maintenance of proper receipt and dispatch record of payment vouchers and cheques
• Liaison with TIH Karachi for Signing of bank cheques from signatories
• Budgeting
• i.  Ensuring correct budget code allocation for all payments / disbursements in coordination with Sr. Grants Coordinator
• ii.  In absence of Sr. Grants Coordinator preparation of Variance analysis reports for actual and budgeted expenses i.e. budget line item wise and provide HO reports.
• Capacity Building of Finance Staff:
• i.  Review need for Finance Staff training by identification of weak areas.
• ii.  Conduct inter-department capacity building exercise for new joiners.
• Support to Provincial & District Offices & SRs:
• i.  Coordination with Provincial offices of UNICEF Balochistan Project in KPK & Baluchistan and eight district offices therein for their financial queries and providing guidance for their resolution.
• ii.  Review of financial documentation of FPHC & BRSP as per guidelines of UNICEF Grant along with personal visits at their respective offices
• Audit Coordination & Support:
• i.  Act as Lead coordinator for Grant external audits
• ii.  Coordination with Internal Audit for all Pre & Post audit issues.
• iii.  Conduct Quarterly SR financial reviews & report findings