Asylum Access is hiring a
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Finance Coordinator in Bangkok, Thailand
About Asylum Access
Asylum Access believes it’s time to put power back in the hands of people who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries.
Our unique combination of legal empowerment, policy advocacy and global systems change creates conditions in which refugees can live safely, move freely, work legally and go to school. By supporting refugees as they assert their rights, we help restore their power and agency. Our work transforms the traditional approach of endless humanitarian handouts to a sustainable solution that honors refugees’ freedom, dignity and autonomy, and empowers them to make choices about their own lives.
Asylum Access’ global team and family of local civil society organizations advocate to make human rights a reality for refugees throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our national organizations are led and staffed primarily by community members in those countries, and there is strong mutual trust and respect between us and our clients. On the international stage, we work with established institutions to shift the global system to better uphold and promote refugees’ human rights. We can help catalyze and lead systemic transformation because, uniquely among NGOs in the refugee response sector, we focus exclusively on rights and governance.
Department Description
Asylum Access Thailand (AAT) Finance and Operations Team have the overall responsibility of overseeing and managing financial monitoring and reporting with the maximum accountability. Our team works to ensure smooth operations, provision of effective financial management, and strong oversight for the AAT internal control system. We work closely in full compliance with Asylum Access Headquarters (AAHQ), donor rules and regulations, including national laws.
Position Description
The Finance Coordinator assists AAT Director of Operations in the financial management of AAT operations. The Finance Coordinator will work closely with AAHQ’s Global Finance Team in accounting closings, grant financial management, and external and internal auditing.
The Finance Coordinator is in charge of managing the financial activities of AAT operations, including financial analysis and planning, accounting operations and reporting, budgeting, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures, and acting as the primary interface with external parties regarding financial matters.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning and Management: 20%
Com__pliance: 10%
Financial Reports, audit, and control: 60%
Capacity buildings and assisting other staff: 10%
Advise senior management on financial-related issues, including departmental overspending/underspending or mismanagement of organizational funds.
Ensure full project comprehension, grants, and compliance by all staff through training, guidance and assistance.
Monthly check-in with project staff on budget updates to assist them in budget review and revision.
Assistance with new staff orientations for financial related matters.
Ensure AAT staff are sufficiently aided in all essential tools required for a sound project financial management system.
Supervise and provide guidance to an accounting assistant.
Reports to: Asylum Access Thailand’s Director of Operations
Minimum Qualifications
Essential Skills:
Hours and Location of Work
The Finance Coordinator is a full-time position based in our offices in Bangkok, Thailand. Candidates should be aware that some flexibility regarding working hours is required in order to take out of hours calls and meetings with international colleagues.
Salary and Benefits
Position comes with a competitive nonprofit salary, and a robust benefits package.
Application Instructions to Candidates
Send your resume and a cover letter via Asylum Access online portal BambooHR by June 5, 2023. In your cover letter, please describe your reasons for applying, relevant qualifications, preferred start date, expected salary and how you learned about the position.
Asylum Access is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We value the expertise of those who have experienced displacement, and encourage people with such lived experience to apply.
For more information about our organization, visit www.asylumaccess.org_._