About Ministry of Finance

In 2009, the World Bank carried out an Accounting and Auditing Report on Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) study. The study documented the underdeveloped state of regulation of accountants, auditors, public auditing firms and financial reporting of public interest entities, lack of application of standards and education in accounting and auditing. The ROSC report has also underlined the lack of approved body representing the accounting and auditing profession, and no training leading to a recognized professional accountancy designation.

Given this situation, ROSC report recommended that a government-led National Steering Committee (NSC) should be established to coordinate, supervise and direct the private financial reporting and auditing reforms in Afghanistan. The NSC’s members have served as the ultimate trustees, ensuring that steps are taken for Afghanistan to have a high quality financial reporting and auditing system in place. The NSC was chaired by an appointee designated by the Minister of Finance; with NSC members drawn from the banking sector, accounting profession, the Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Higher Education.

As part of its public financial reform agenda, in August 2011 the World Bank approved the Second Public Financial Management Reform Project (PFMRII), under which funds were earmarked to support implementation of the ROSC Accounting and Auditing report recommendations by addressing the following three core areas:

1. Afghanistan Accountants Law

2. Establishment of Afghanistan Accountancy Board

3. Capacity Building of Accountants and Auditors

To coordinate the activities under the PFMRII project, CPA Afghanistan has been established as the Secretariat to the NSC. It has been located under Treasury Department at the Ministry of Finance to maintain action plans developed/approved by the NSC, track achievement of measures identified in the action plans, and revise them as necessary. The Secretariat included a Program Office to organize the support for the international consultants, the Secretariat itself and of the NSC.

CPA Afghanistan Law has been enacted and CPA Afghanistan Board Technical committees have been established and empowering and capacity building of accountants and auditor is ongoing process. The project is currently being supported by World Bank funded FSP project.

Job Summary

Nationality:

Afghan

Category:

Manager Level

Employment Type:

Full Time

Salary:

As per NTA Scale

Vacancy Number:   

FSP/#########

No. Of Jobs:

1

Organization:

CPA Afghanistan / Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance

Years of Experience:

3 - 5 years of experience in similar position

Contract Duration:

1 year with 3 months probationary

Gender:

Male/Female

Education:

ACCA Finalist (Qualified)

Duties & Responsibilities

Head of Qualification is responsible to carry out his duties in the following areas:

·        Stipulation of Afghanistan’s accounting and auditing Framework i.e. IFRS for SMEs, IFRS and ISA

·        Assisting the program manager in leading the qualification department

·        Drafting policies and procedures for the qualification department

·        Drafting and finalizing of Afghanistan version tax and law papers of ACCA

·        Conducting monitoring visits of the Approved Learning Partners (ALPs) and report on the observations made

·        Arranging meetings with ALPs from time to time

·        Developing plans to increase the number of students by visiting different universities, awareness and other ways

·        Monitoring the bachelor program in Kabul University to ensure quality measures are in place as required

·        Working closely with different stakeholders including, ACCA, International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)

·        Responsible for the Department’s self-assessment of CAPA maturity model from time to time in line with the IFAC membership objective SMO 2

·        Assessing the level of details of the (CPA Afghanistan) duties and responsibilities that should be prescribed in the law and those that should be separately addressed through bylaws to allow more flexibility for future needed amendments, if any.

·        Prescribing the requirements for qualification

·        Prescribing penal provisions for non-compliance with the CPA Afghanistan)

·        Prescribing the actual curriculum and certification program to be adopted nationally

·        Any other assignment given by the head

Job Requirements

Additional Requirements:

·        Must be Afghan National.

·        Good skills of presentations and orientations in public

·        Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Dari/Pashto

·        Good computer experience and knowledge (Ms. Office)

·        A high level of ethical standards and integrity

·        Excellent knowledge of IRFSs, IFRS for SMEs and ISAs

·        Well familiarity of International Regulatory Bodies like IFAC, CAPA etc.

·        Well familiarity of Institutional frameworks of other countries like, UK, USA and Asian

·        Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to edit in English, Dari and Pashto

·        Well familiar with MS office applications

·        Ability of multi-tasking, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and timelines in a deadline-driven environment

·        Ability to deal effectively with all types of people in a professional manner

·        Results-oriented individual with a sense of urgency, ability to adapt to change, and a commitment to continuous improvement and future vision

·        Produce highly-detailed work on a continuous basis and contribute to the team while completing work independently

Submission Guideline

Eligible candidates should submit their C.Vs along cover letter in due time to the given Email address. Mention job title in the email.

Please send your CV to: application.hr@mof.gov.af and CC zia.sarwari831@gmail.com

Functional Area

Financial Management

Countries

Submission Email

application.hr@mof.gov.af

zia.sarwari831@gmail.com

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