Short Term Consultant -
Finance Associate for Program
support in Project activities

Project Description:

The purpose of the Pakistan Agriculture Technology Transfer Project (PATTA) is to identify, support and bring to scale private sector solutions to improve agricultural productivity in Pakistan, through a four-year activity. PATTA will partner with agricultural technologies companies to commercialize product and services that can increase the productivity and competitiveness of smallholder farmers and mobilize private sector investment in agricultural technology.

Assignment Scope and Tasks:

The Finance Associate will provide support to the Finance team for accomplishment of daily tasks. The candidate will assist the Finance and Compliance Manager. Specified duties include:

• Maintaining tracker of vendor Invoices and update status of payments on daily basis;
• Track and maintain project expenses related to vehicles, travels and others as requested by the Supervisor;
• Issuance/Dispatch of cheques to vendors, consultants and employees and keeping track thereof;
• Filing of monthly vouchers and other documents related to finance/HR section;
• Maintain record of WHT tax deduction certificates of vendors, consultants and employees;
• Provide support for Scanning and photocopying of Bank Payment Vouchers, HR files and related documents;
• Outdoor assignments related to deposit of Withholding taxes, liaison with banks, tax and Govt. offices.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/ management

Key Deliverables:

1. Ensure that day to day Operation support to Finance section for smooth functioning and timely processing of all related documentation
2. Ensure that all project related Finance and related docs are evaluated, pre-audited, before presentation to Finance and Compliance Manager 
3. Maintain filing and documentation, filing, scanning during processing
4. Record keeping of all relevant record and safe custody
5. Keep track of the day to day documentation under the advice of Finance and Compliance Manager and Project accountant.
6. Any other duty assigned by the Finance and Compliance section

Qualification and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, MBA, Major in Finance or related discipline will be preferred
• 3-5 years of experience for a large organization in finance/tax department
• Experience of working with International donor funded projects will be highly preferred
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Excellent computer skills (Word Processing, excel spreadsheet and power point)
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skill.