Budget Specialist

ANKON Consulting is looking for a Budget Specialist for an IFI funded project who will be accommodated in the Ministry premises as of the commencement of the contract.

End date:31 January 2023

Duration: 9 months.

The candidates are requested to apply with their CVs in English to cv@ankon.com.tr with reference code: REF BS/2022/04 until 17/04/2022 17:00.

Required Experience and Qualifications;

• Bachelor’s degree from the Faculties of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the universities or from the relevant departments of the Faculties of Political Sciences.
• Proven experience in the fields of finance, auditing, accounting and reporting; at least 3 years.
• At least 1 year of experience in IFI funded projects.
• Strong command of English and in Turkish in order to produce content and communicate verbally and in writing,
• Full computer literacy, advanced level of competency in MS Office programs (MS Word, MS Excel and Outlook),
• Knowledgeable on the legal framework of Turkish financial management system .
• Teamwork, analytical thinking and problem solving solving skills,
• Military service completed or deferred until 31 January 2023 for male candidates (Turkish citizens),
• Capacity flexible working hours, busy working schedule and no travel restriction.

Responsibilities;

• Extensive knowledge on current regulations on the withdrawal and use of funds in the project account and to act according to the principles and procedures set by the Contracting Authority,
• Preparing financial statements,financial and risk analyses reports requested by the Ministry,
• Ensuring compliance of private accounting records,
• Implementing Contracting Authority’s financial management and payment policies and procedures, regularly prepare reports in English that must be submitted to Contracting Authority,
• Preparing uniform chart of accounts in accordance with the needs of the project and standards that are set by Contracting Authority.
• Preparing proofs of payments based on the qualification of the transaction and existing regulations.
• Responsible for data entries of revenues, expenditures and other financial transactions by using current account program in order to keep accounting record and securing the data and account program.
• Setting up and employing a filing system, convenient to national legislation and rules of the Contracting Authority, for subsequent examination and audit visits.
• Analyzing budget performance with respect to budget versus actual variance.
• Developing periodic and draft cash flow plan while examining the fiscal legislation of the expenditures.
• Supporting the administration by checking the conformance of letters of guarantee.
• Carrying out the necessary studies with the guidance of the Contracting Authority regarding the budget-related information and/or opinions and preparing the correspondence texts in English.
• Performing financial procedures in accordance with legal legislations in case of an employment of contracted personnel within the scope of the project activities, payroll, SGK,etc.
• Evaluating corrective measures and transmitting these measures to the administration in case of an encountered and unresolved problems regarding accounting activities while comparing the financial plans and its applications.