Finance Assistant

The Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) will act as a second-tier wholesale lending institution that will lend to intermediaries in the agricultural value chain, who will then on-lend to small commercial farmers, defined as farmers with 1-30 hectares. ADF is capitalized by a $100 million grant provided by the United States Government to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to increase lending to the agriculture sector to create a more competitive agriculture sector through expanded agricultural production and increased incomes for agricultural households. ADF will lend directly and indirectly to banks, non-bank financial institutions, credit unions, microfinance institutions and non-financial intermediaries such as private farmer associations, farm stores, agricultural depots, food processors, agribusinesses and other market participants and informal providers of finance that support the development of agricultural value chains in Afghanistan and can enhance the supply of agricultural credit to the end-borrowers at the farm level. Until it transitions to the Government of Afghanistan in 2014, the ADF is managed by the Agriculture Credit Enhancement (ACE) program a USAID contract.

• Review all documentation required by ADF Finance to process any disbursement request from Financing Administration & Operations following the internal control procedures in place.
• Ensure that approving signatures belongs to the authorized employees and are within the threshold for procurement payment of services or goods, as well for Financing.
• Review all payment supporting documents for operational expenses in the Kabul office.
• Review and verify the accuracy of calculations for the amounts claimed for disbursements/payments.
• Organize an adequate filing system of the documents and correspondence related to the processed payments.
• Responsible for the preparation of ADF petty cash reconciliations.
• Double check all reimbursement requests against receipts provided.
• Maintain complete files for all pending and processed payments for audit trail.
• Ensure proper approval signatures for all payments, and that both parties, payer and payee signatures are consigned in the payment documents.
• Maintain confidentiality on all information regarding salary payments and other payments processed in the Finance Department.
• Other tasks as required by the supervisor.

• At least a bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field.

• 1–2 years of relevant work experience in Finance, including financial document verification and review, and financial administrative activities.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Good follow-up and organizational skills.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Proficiency in Pashto or Dari and familiarity with English.

• Familiarity with the accounting-related software and MS Office package particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Basic knowledge of Accounting /Finance procedures and practices is an advantage.

All interested qualified applicants are encouraged to send their CV and Cover Letter indicating the position title and vacancy number (ADF- 291 ) in the subject line before the closing date to the below email address

Application destination: mailto:[email protected]