The Organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
The Alliance works with local, national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.
About the position
Global Treasury Senior Assistant, reporting to Global Treasury Manager and assisting the Regional Operations and Finance Senior Manager, is responsible to support regional reporting to Global Treasury unit, will be based in Penang, Malaysia.
Key duties & responsibilities
Lead the uploading of payments (including partner disbursements) on bank platform upon confirmation that all documentation is duly processed, and balances maintained for seamless office requirements;
Ensure timely updating of bank databases including signatories while maintaining efficient follow-ups for all Asia region office banks;
Assist in Asia Region ticketing payment process monitoring by ensuring staff requests are in accordance with the ABC travel policies and directives;
Monitor and ensure timely monthly replenishment of the Asia Credit Card;
Maintain and update a summary of bank details for Asia region;
Assist in the process of opening a new bank account and application of other bank services;
Maintain payment schedules and all related unpaid files & bank files;
Assist to consolidate all the country office information related to Monthly Cash flow, Rolling Forecast, Petty Cash and Bank status report to GTU;
Support the GTU in developing documents for the region such as SLA and Regional Guidelines;
Support the Credit card program and the Credit card analyst for the SAP Concur Unit in all activities related to the Asia region. Support in Audit documentation related to bank confirmations and any other audit related activities;
Updating, maintaining and follow up the imprest levels and fund requests for all Asia region offices;
Other duties assigned by the Global Treasury Unit from time to time.
Lead the uploading of payments (including partner disbursements) on bank platform upon confirmation that all documentation is duly processed, and balances maintained for seamless office requirements.
Requirements
Possess a university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or any other related field;
At least Two (2) years of relevant work experience in a closely related field such as accounting, banking, finance, economics;
Basic knowledge in cash flow, foreign currency and forecasting are added advantage;
Proficiency in English language both written and spoken is essential to work effectively with other national and cultural backgrounds;
Good knowledge of Microsoft office in Excel, Power Point, Words;
Ability to work independently while collaborating in a fast-paced agile team.
Benefits
Terms of employment
This is a full-time position based in Penang, Malaysia and available for Malaysian nationals. The successful candidate should be available to commence as soon as possible for an initial of one (1) year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of contract renewal depending on performance and availability of resources. This position is graded at a level BG5 in a scale of 14 levels being BG14 the highest level. This position will work for the Alliance and be hosted by WorldFish.
The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive for gender and diversity inclusion among our staff, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other defining characteristic.
Applications
Applicants are invited to apply online latest by 2 June 2024 through the Alliance Careers website (
https://alliancebioversityciat.org/careers ) by clicking on the “Apply–” button, completing the online application and attaching a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.
Screening will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Due to the high volume of applicants for the Alliance positions, we appreciate all interest, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.