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Director Finance and Accounts (Re-announce)

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock , Multi Location

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Multi Location ()
Full Time
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About Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

Job Summary

The Director Finance and Accounts will be based in the Finance and Accounts Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and livestock and will be responsible for providing leadership on all issues relating to finance and accounts matters in the Ministry. He/She will have to overall responsibilities of performance over the entire range of finance and accounts issues in the Ministry e.g planning, organizing, leading and controlling the operational and development budget, monitoring, reporting and, austerity management in public expenditure, implementation of financial laws and regulations, leading and managing delivery of administrative, logistic and supplementary requirements of the ministry etc and continues capacity development of staff of Finance and Accounts Directorate.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Within six weeks of joining he/she shall develop an action plan for revamping the system in accordance with rules and regulations for better quality services delivery and also a work plan in agreement with his supervisor (Minister or Deputy Minister);
• To administer annual budgets of the concerned directorates based on their requirements.
• To disburse the operational and development budgets to the concerned directorates in the center and provinces.
• To assess and monitor the expenditure of operational and development budget by central and provincial directorates
• To develop accurate plans for payrolls, procurement and reservations to stocks
• To administer expenditure forms
• To develop and maintain the finical activities documentation for finance and accounting activities such as budgeting, accounting, and payrolls of the ministry in coordination with the relevant directorates of the ministry.
• To monitor all finical activities relating to payrolls, accounting and budgetary expenditures and allocations.
• To establish better coordination and cooperation with the provincial directorates
• To recognize and establish income resources as well as to collect an monitor ministry’s incomes in the center and provinces
• To provide guidance to staff of finance and accounts directorate in solving their work related issues or problems
• To develop and motivate the finance and accounts directorate staff so that they could achieve the objectives of the directorate staff
• To arrange weekly meetings with the work teams ad monthly meetings with finance and accounts directorate
• Ensure that he/she transfers knowledge and skills to other individuals and working teams in an effective regular manner in order to improve managerial ability, motivation and confidence.








Results expected:
• Ensure a proper financial and administrative system are in place
• A proper mechanism Administrative and financial procedures and financial reports are in placed
• A proper plan is developed and implemented.
• An effective filing system is established.
• Transfer knowledge and skills to staff of Finance and Administration Department in order to improve financial management capability, and the motivation and confidence of personnel

Reporting and supervisory role:

The Director Finance and Accounts will report to Deputy Minister Admin and Finance.

Job Requirements

- Minimum requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management or Economics with 5 years of relevant experience,
• A Master’s degree in similar fields with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Written and spoken English, Dari or Pashto
• Computer skills, competency with MS Office packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

- Desirable attributes

• Financial Management background with experience in one or more Government agencies
• Good communication skills and the ability to explain difficult and complex issues
• Able to work successfully and productively in a team environment and deal with multiple tasks successfully
• Ability to formulate and implement policies in the relevant field
• Ability to plan, organize, lead and monitor major organization
• Shell be competent and have aptitude of managing operations
• Proven analytical, planning and organizing skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good written and spoken English

Notice of revision:

These terms of reference may be revised subject to operational needs.


Submission Guideline

Interested Afghans with the required qualifications and experience should fill in the application form online by clicking on the link 'login to apply’ and submit their applications electronically through our website: www.afghanexperts.gov.af or jobs@afghanexperts.gov.af.

All Kabul based and international applicants should submit their applications electronically. Applicants from the provinces in Afghanistan may submit hard copy applications to the office address:

Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Service Commission
General Directorate of Programs’ Design and Management
3rd Road, Afghan Film Street, South of Kolup Askari
Shashdarak, Kabul
Telephone: 075-2023637
Email: jobs@afghanexperts.gov.af

In all cases applications must be made using the prescribed application form: submissions of curriculum vitae alone cannot be considered.

Please submit ONLY your application electronically and mention the Title of the position plus Vacancy Number in the subject of the e-mail; please do NOT submit any other supporting documentation or educational certificates with your application. If you are short listed you will be asked to submit electronic copies of your educational certificates and if you are invited to interview you will be required to present the originals of certificates.

Applications will not be accepted after the closing date of. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

Functional Area

Account/Finance

Countries

Post Date

Sep 01, 2010

Closing Date

Sep 07, 2010

Reference

ARTF/GDPDM/MCP/304/09/10

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

Salary is negotiable

Years of Experience

Fresh

Probation Period

Not Specified

Contract Type

Short Term

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

false

Gender

Male