Finance Officer/Accountant

Health Care and Social Development ORG-HSDO is an Afghan a Non-Political, Non-Governmental and Non-Profit organization, established to extend developmental and humanitarian assistance to the urban and rural communities of Afghanistan through implementing various projects in several provinces of Afghanistan. It has been registered in 2008 with the Ministry of Economy (MOEc) of the Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIROA) with Reg # 1239. It is also registered with Ministry of Public Health (Reg. 1307) and listed members with Agency Coordination Body for Relief and Development (ACBAR). Health Care and Social Development Organization working since its establishment in 5th thematic areas such Community Development, Women Empowerment, Health, Education, Peace Building and Conflict Resolutions.

The Finance Officer / Accountant is responsible for managing daily financial and accounting activities of the organization or project. The role includes maintaining financial records, preparing financial reports, managing cash and bank transactions, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and donor regulations

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Record daily financial transactions in the accounting system.
• Maintain cash book, bank book, and general ledger.
• To prepared monthly budget follow up.
• To reconciling of budget, follow up with system.
• To checking of budget, follow up with the reports collected in order to make sure expenses are correctly and accurately reported.
• Ensure all financial transactions are properly checked and recorded with documentation, and also assist all the relevant departments in preparing the documentations as per the organizational Policy and procedures.
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Monitor project budgets and track expenditures.
• Provide support to the Finance Manager in managing internal and external audit processes and ensuring timely resolution of audit findings and observations.
• Ensure expenses are within approved budget limits.
• Prepare payment vouchers and ensure proper approval.
• Process staff salary payments and other operational payments.
• Coordinate with banks for financial transactions and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly financial statements.
• Support donor financial reporting requirements.
• Assist in preparing financial reports for management.
• Ensure compliance with organizational financial policies and procedures.
• Preparation of tax statement for projects.
• Support internal and external audits by providing required documents.
• Maintain proper filing of financial records.
• Preparing of payable follow up of each project.
• Accomplish other tasks requested by Line manager and Management.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience: Generally 4–7 years of experience in accounting, finance, or related fields.Proficiency in QuickBooks is must.

• Skills required

• Fluency in English language both spoken and written.
• Fluency in local language, Pashto and Dari (spoken & written).
• Advanced Computer Skills (MS. Word, Excel, and Outlook), use of internet, and other accounting softwares.
• Reasonable communication and reporting skills is prefered.
• Accounting skills and in general ledger, journal entries, cash management, cash book management, cash count and cash reconciliation.
• Willingness to travel to HSDO offices and take temporary assignments
• Ability to coordinate with other departments within the organization.
• Respect the confidentiality of the organization.

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV to the below mentioned email.

jobs.hsdo@gmail.com indicating the Job Title, Vacancy Number and Location of the position in the email subject line.

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

HSDO is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. HSDO has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).

Definition of PSEA:

The term ‘sexual exploitation’ means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. 

HSDO PSEA is intended to complement through phone, email, complaint box at the HFs, formal legal channels for managing allegations provide public information about the procedure it offers. Identify staff members who can serve as focal points on PSEA. Such as human resources and staff who are responsible for PSEA. As well as Staff at the provincial level. Staff is clear on the role which is playing by focal points. The role includes Awareness raising/training for staff, stakeholders, and communities. Documenting who has signed for Example: Code of conduct, PSEA, GRM as well.

HSDO PSEA Committee need to decide whether the complaint should be directed to a different office within the organization, or to a different organization altogether. For example, complaints alleging economic impact as a result of corrupt procurement procedures may need to be referred immediately to the organization’s own internal audit department, and/or to an external anti-corruption office. Eligibility is often determined on the basis of four broad criteria:

1. Does the complaint indicate that the program has caused a negative economic, social, or environmental impact on the complainant, or has the potential to cause such an impact?
2. Does the complaint specify what kind of impact has occurred or may occur, and how the program has caused or may cause that impact?
3. Does the complaint indicate that those filing the complaint are the ones who have been impacted, or are at risk of being impacted; or that those filing the complaint are representing the impacted or potentially impacted beneficiaries at their request?
4. Does the complaint provide enough information for PSEA Committee to make a determination on the first three questions?