Cooperative and Cooperation with the Poor Organization (CCPO) is a National NGO, which is registered, with the Ministry of Economy and our main office is located in Afghanistan. CCPO is non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, and non-profitable. Its charity and National Organization were established in February 2022 to provide, Agricultural, educational, women empowerment, conducting awareness programs for women, and social & Humanitarian Assistance to needy people of Afghanistan. In addition, special emphasis will be on Humanitarian Assistance, capacity building, community development, and the alleviation of poverty.

Job Description:

Main task for this position 

The Finance Unit of Bridge is responsible for the disbursement and accounting of project funds according to international standards of correct accounting and the O&R guidelines of Bridge and donors. The Unit is also charged with ensuring that all expenditures charged to donor funds comply with the approved project budget. The Finance unit monitors the disbursement of funds for project activities and local subsidy contracts according to Bridge and donor agreements and procedures. It also carries out an internal control function with respect to procurement of goods and services undertaken by the project and in checking that the expenditures comply with the approved budgets. The Unit is required to work closely with the donors on financial and procurement related matters.

The Admin/Finance position is crucial within Bridge's Administration team, collaborating closely with the project manager to ensure adherence to donor guidelines and efficient project implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

The Admin/Finance must be able to:
 

1. Checking and controlling all vouchers charged to project funds comply with donor Internal Control requirements. This includes ensuring that all required supporting documentation attached to each voucher.
2. Preparing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly plans;
3. Prepare the salary vouchers and make salary payments for all Bridge staff according to signed contracts.
4. Carry out monthly accounting and closing of the books according to the timelines issued by the project Manager intended to comply with deadlines.
5. Act as the project cashier in terms of disbursing project funds for payment of project and pillar activities according to approved and signed procurement requests and advance forms.
6. Receive cash transfers from the donors either through the present Hawalla system (Local Sarafi) or bank transfer in the future.
7. Follow up on settlement of outstanding cash advance to project staff and contractors
8. Assign the correct cost center accounting code for each voucher entered.
9. Review and monitoring of expenditures in terms of conformance with donors internal control requirements, budgetary compliance and expense eligibility criteria as stated in the contracts before approving the procurement request financial manager. 
10. Carry out budget monitoring of project activities and present regular monthly reports.
11. Updating the expenditure information in the project using available database on a timely and regular basis.
12. Prepare employment contracts for Bridge national staff according to the approved format of the Main Office upon instructions of the project Manager and provide one soft copy to the donor’s office.
13. Ensure that each Bridge national staff has a Tax Identification Number (TIN) to identify all taxes withheld on the employee’s behalf.
14. Prepare monthly the income tax list for payment of withheld taxes to the Ministry of Finance. At the end of each solar year, prepare the annual summary of taxes for each Bridge national employee for submission to the MoF.
15. Maintain an updated archive for financial documents in both hard and digital copies. This involves scanning of all vouchers monthly. The archive must conform to donors’ guidelines.
16. Other duties of an equivalent level as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Qualified applicants who are suitable with above criteria are requested to send their applications (Cover Latter and CVs) and clearly mention the job title and vacancy number in the subject line, otherwise their application will not be considered.

Cooperative and Cooperation with the Poor Organization strives to promote diversity as well as provide an equal employment opportunity to each candidate, regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, marital status, origin, political affiliation, religion, sex, or social statuses. Cooperative and Cooperation with the Poor Organization is an equal opportunities employer.