Finance Associate

1. Financial Accounting 

• Monitor the key risk areas on the General Ledger (GL) accounts under responsibility to reduce the financial loss of the organization
• Actively contribute in the monthly, quarterly and year-end books closure activities, incl. the validation of the required Field Offices submissions and confirmations
• Analyze GL accounts and prepare necessary adjusting entries (accruals, FOREX,...)
• Prepare and review GL account reconciliations, identify the discrepancies and follow-up with the respective units
• Respond to Field Offices queries related to GL accounts under responsibility and work closely with the Bangkok Shared Services Center and the HQ Finance Group to allow smooth-running collective solving as needed
• Perform checks and reviews related to specific areas under the team’s responsibility (Review of Construction Contracts Retention amounts, financial control of the staff members separation process and related records, treasury accounting on investments, …) 

2. Financial Reporting 

• Assist in the implementation of the reporting systems and reports to improve the monitoring process
• Prepare periodic reports for the key risk areas
• Support reporting for treasury related transactions and liaise with reporting and system support/development team on the system improvements
• Support the Data analytics team to improve the processes related to the team 
• Prepare recurring reports for period closure activities and special report as required
• Assist field offices with Financial reporting and analysis

3. Audit 

• Assist the internal/external audit inquiries and responds
• Assist in the preparation of ad-hoc reports as requested by internal/external auditors 
• Assists the self audits and quality assurance activities as required 
• Coordinate collection of audit samples and requirements during internal/external audit exercise(s) as required
• Support the implementation of audit recommendations as may be required

4. Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing 

• Assist in preparation of notes, guidelines, procedures while ensuring compliance with IPSAS 
• Organize, facilitate and/or deliver training and learning initiatives for personnel on finance-related topics
• Include knowledge building inputs in the communications with Field Offices (answers to queries, follow-up on post-books closure findings)
• Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice synthesizing of lessons learnt and dissemination of best practices in the finance area 

5. Other: assist in any ad hoc request received