Financial Control Assistant

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• Assists with accounting tasks such as preparing journal entries, maintaining general ledgers, balance sheet analysis and reconciling accounting records.
• Supports internal controls oversight, ensures that Field Offices follow ADB’s financial policies and procedures, and that reliable financial records are maintained.
• Applies risk-based approach to financial controls testing and assessment of risks and impacts and ensures effective remediation of internal control issues.
• Conducts data analyses to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities to improve Field Offices’ financial processes and controls.
• Assists with process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Field Offices’ financial processes.
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure that financial information is complete, valid, accurate, and recorded in the financial records.
• Prepares reports, analyses, and presentations to communicate Field Offices’ financial control information to stakeholders.
• Contributes to the implementation and enhancements of systems; ensures the reliability of systems; and suggests enhancements or simplifications of systems.
• Coordinates and obtains required information in a tactful manner.
• Performs other assignments in the workplan as assigned by the supervisors.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, major in Accounting; with Certified Public Accountant qualification.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience in a computerized environment, preferably in a large organization, preferably in financial institutions.
• Internal audit and/or external audit experience and knowledge of financial reporting internal control systems, concepts, and frameworks.
• Proficient in the use of MS Excel and its advanced features.
• Proficient in the use of large accounting software (e.g., Oracle ERP).
• Good understanding of general accounting concepts and principles (US GAAP/IFRS), and their application.
• Good understanding of the interactions between different work areas, the relevant workflows and ability to quickly acquire business knowledge of relevant areas.
• Analytical and systematic, with strong numerical skills and diligence.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English.
• Good people skills and ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Good planning, organizing, and coordinating skills.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Administrative Staff Level AS4.

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