The Government of Kingdom of Cambodia has received a Loan of USD27 million and Grant USD5.55 million from Asian Development Bank toward the cost of Greater Mekong Subregion Border Areas Health Project. The project will improve access to quality health services for populations residing in and migrating across Banteay Meanchey Province in Cambodia's northwest, as a transit point for migrants departing to and returning from Thailand and a destination point for internal migrants seeking opportunities in the province's special economic zones (SEZs) and informal sector industries. The project will invest in new health facilities and equipment, expand the availability of clinical care and migrant-specific health services, improve the quality of the health workforce, and extend health-care-related financial protection to migrants.

The Ministry of Health, Greater Mekong Subregion Border Areas Health Project is recruiting a National individual consultant for the Position of Chief Finance Officer. The assignment is full time for 45 person-months but the contract will be on an annual basis subject to renewal based on satisfactory performance.

• Prepare project financial management manual (FMM) including outline, key policy procedure and controlling system for central and provincial levels;
• Set up QuickBooks accounting software to meet the project’s reporting purposes;
• Update the financial management manual when there are changes in the project’s rules, policies and procedures;
• Ensure compliance with respect to financial management with legal agreement and related documents;
• Supervise other financial management consultants and accounting staff and ascertaining sound and effective in place internal controls in compliance with the Project’s finance manual and other manuals/guidelines;
• Manage Project Funds according to the FMM and the requirements of the Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) and ADB;
• Assist in consolidating Project annual budget plan of ADB and government counterpart funds;
• Review expenses and records to ensure transparency and eligibility in accordance with the FMM;
• Ensure sound financial control, documentation and the flow of information for all Program expenditures;
• Cross check the occurrence of activities and market prices to ensure efficiency in using Project funds;
• Ensure proper authorization of expenditures which will be classified by nature of expenses and sources of funding and by categories;
• Prepare withdrawal applications for submittal to ADB through MEF and follow-up on payments, ensuring that the impress account reconciliation is timely and properly carried out;
• Produce regular project financial reports;
• Provide training to project accounting staff at all levels and conducting regular supervision visits;
• Assist internal and external auditors to conduct audits by furnishing them appropriate documents, assist in identifying the location of assets and facilitating communication with concerned IAs for audit purposes; and
• Perform other tasks as may be assigned by the Project Director.

• At least Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (Master Degree in Finance or Accounting or relevant subjects preferred);
• At least 10 years’ experience in financial management of similar donor assisted projects;
• Familiar with SOP and FMM issued by the government;
• Good knowledge of the health operations and health financing in the Kingdom of Cambodia is an advantage;
• Experience in development of financial management manual of a project, preferably ADB or WB;
• Strong knowledge in using QuickBooks accounting software and be able to customize QuickBooks to meeting reporting requirement of the project;
• Familiar with working ethos and practices of the Royal Government of Cambodia;
• Experience in carrying our training on financial management is an advantage;
• Very good interpersonal communications skills;
• Able to use computer (Microsoft office, internet and email;
• Good interpersonal communication skills in English and Khmer;