Position Voucher Examination Specialist
2. Duty Location Lahore, Pakistan
3. Start Date: As soon as possible
Background and Objectives:
USAID/Pakistan recently awarded Louis Berger Group (LBG) with a three (3) year Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project (PYWD) to work with at-risk youth in Multan, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh and Bahawalpur to secure gainful employment and play a positive role in their communities. The Program will facilitate employment opportunities for 10,000 youth (including 35% women) will implement the following activities: a) proactive community engagements to mobilize at-risk youth; b) institutional capacity building and re-tooling of over 22 public/private vocational training providers; c) co-opting of prospective potential private sector employers for trainee placement; d) career counseling services; as well as e) providing access to finance for youth entrepreneurs.
Louis Berger is seeking a Voucher Examination Specialist for the USAID-Punjab Youth Workforce Development Project. The Voucher Examination Specialist will be part of the Finance team in Lahore.
Tasks and deliverables:
- Assist with Field Cash Report weekly closing process.
- Assist as required with FCR report date entry.
- Examine a variety of invoices and vouchers to ensure conformance with the terms of the original purchase order, contract, lease, and/or other authorizing document.
- Perform verification of purchase requisitions, transportation and delivery documents and related letters and memos to ensure adherence to established PYWD procurement procedures.
- Provide analytical support in audit related issues.
- Provide technical assistance to the payroll process when requested.
- Provide analytical and technical support to COP as required.
- Assist in preparing information/reports to meet ad-hoc management request relating to on-going project activity as well as budgets & modification to USAID contract.
- Performs routine office work including photocopying, filing, prepare routine correspondence and posting or proofing data.
- Translation of documents in both Urdu and English.
- Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
B.S. Accounting/Finance/CA Inter/ACCA.
Must be fluent in written and spoken English.
Solid background in the use of computers specific to Excel, Word, Microsoft outlook and other accounting software modules.
Be able to liaison with co-workers in professional business-like environment.
Ability to work independently under occasional stressful setting.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
"Louis Berger will start reviewing the CVs after October 31, 2016 and will continue receiving CVs until the position is filled".