ASTHA Nepal Vacancy Announcement for Finance Officer

Association for Social Transformation and Humanitarians Assistance (ASTHA Nepal), was established on 1996  with the objective to contribute to the socioeconomic transformation of the country for the upliftment of living standard of rural people by enhancing their awareness on socio-economic, cultural and environmental issues through various development programs related to awareness raising, entrepreneurship development, community infrastructure development, environment protection, skill development and sustainable development of natural systems. The rationale behind the inception of ASTHA is the realization that the problems of poverty and rural backwardness cannot be addressed through efforts of the government alone and complementary programs and initiatives should come from the non-governmental sector as well. The basic purpose of ASTHA, therefore, is to work with the poor, Dalits, indigenous, and disadvantaged people, and their organizations/groups at the grassroots level as a mechanism for enhancing their capacity for rural development. 

We are recruiting young, energetic, highly motivated candidates for implementing the Transforming the Cookstove Market in Nepal project which is funded by Livelihoods Venture and Partnership with Practical Action Nepal and implemented by ASTHA Nepal. This Project is going to be implemented in 4 districts of Sudurpashim province of Nepal namely Achham, Doti, Dadeldhura, and Baitadi.

Position: Finance Officer

Location: Based at the project office in Dadeldhura (Overseeing operations in 4 Districts: Achham, Doti, Dadeldhura and Baitadi)

No. of Vacancy/s: [1]

Duration: Up to September 2027

Direct Report to: Project Coordinator

Minimum Qualifications and Experiences

• Bachelor Degree of Commerce, Business Studies or Equivalent

• Minimum 2 years of experience in independently handling budgeting, financial accounting, planning and analysis in I/NGO and preferably. 

• Demonstrated experience in the use of MS office Package (Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc.) & Internet

• Experience of working in a computerized accounting environment like IPAS, FAMAS.

• Experience of working corporate pay and Straigh2Bank.

• Ability to lead financial management of the project/program and make the linkage of this with overall financial management of the organization.

• General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

• Good command of English & Nepali languages (written & spoken)

• Practical knowledge of project budgeting, accounting & reporting

• Able to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writing.

• Knowledge of tax and compliance

• Demonstrated Mentoring, Orientation & Training Skill

• Good interpersonal, problem-solving & time management skills

• Willingness to work under pressure with tight deadlines and to travel across the project areas.

• Review the cookstoves sales document.

• Assisting in the preparation of budgets.

• Managing records and receipts.

• Reconciling daily, monthly, and yearly transactions

• Reviewed the documents and Processing for payment.

• In-depth knowledge of government policy and process.

• Assist to project team and Board of organization.

• Resolve financial disputes raised by the project teams.

• Being a key point of contact for other departments on financial and accounting matters

• Supporting the Project Coordinator and executives with projects and tasks when required.

• Timely reporting, scan document uploading and timely response of funding partner’s feedback.

• Assist to organization for developing and revision of budget and policy procedure.

• Orientation to project staff about related policy and procedure.

• Asist to internal an external auditor.

• Officer Based Position with frequent travel to field.