National Industrial Development for Afghanistan (NIDA) is a youth-led, non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1992. With over 30 years of experience, NIDA has been at the forefront of empowering Afghan communities through education, livelihoods, agriculture, health, and human rights initiatives. NIDA has reached more than 350,000 people across Afghanistan. Its mission is to enhance socio-economic resilience by equipping youth and vulnerable groups especially women with skills, education, and resources, while promoting child protection and human rights.

NIDA has partnered with UN agencies, INGOs, and national stakeholders to implement community-driven projects aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Quality Education (SDG 4), Decent Work (SDG 8), and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10). Its work has included building schools and irrigation systems, advancing sustainable agriculture, promoting women’s economic empowerment, and strengthening governance and social accountability.

Title: Finance Manager
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan (with occasional travel to field sites)
Reports to: Executive Director (ED)
Direct Reports: Senior Accountant(s), Accountants, Cashier/Treasury, Finance Assistants
Works closely with: Programs, Grants/Awards, Procurement & Logistics, HR, M&E, Internal Audit/Compliance

Purpose of the Role

Lead NIDA’s finance function to ensure strong financial stewardship, donor compliance, and timely, decision-useful reporting. The Finance Manager oversees budgeting, accounting, treasury, audits, taxation/legal compliance, internal controls, and capacity building of the finance team in line with NIDA policies and donor/GoIRA requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1) Financial Strategy, Planning & Budgeting

• Lead annual organizational budget; consolidate project budgets and reforecasts with Program Leads.
• Provide monthly budget-vs-actual (BvA) analysis, variance narratives, and recommendations to management.
• Support proposal development with accurate costings, unit rates, allocation keys, and donor-compliant budget notes.

2) Accounting, Treasury & Systems

• Ensure accurate and timely bookkeeping (accrual basis), month-end close, reconciliations (bank, cash, advances, payables/receivables, payroll, taxes).
• Maintain chart of accounts, cost centers, and donor/project coding; ensure proper documentation and filing (hard/digital).
• Oversee cash flow forecasts; manage bank relations, signatories, and liquidity; authorize payments per delegation of authority (DoA).
• Maintain and optimize the accounting/ERP system; champion process automation and data integrity.

3) Compliance, Controls & Risk Management

• Implement Finance Manual and internal controls (segregation of duties, approvals, asset/stock controls, spot checks).
• Ensure compliance with donor rules (UN, INGO, bilateral/multilateral), national laws, and NIDA policies.
• Lead fraud risk mitigation; investigate red flags with ED/Compliance; ensure corrective actions and lessons learned.

4) Donor & Statutory Reporting

• Produce accurate monthly/quarterly donor financial reports with reconciled GL and supporting schedules.
• Prepare organizational management reports: trial balance, BvA, cash forecast, pipeline, burn rate, liabilities.
• Ensure statutory reporting, taxation/withholding, pension/benefits filings, and MoEc/MoF/NGO Directorate requirements.

5) Payroll & HR Coordination

• Oversee monthly payroll preparation, approvals, tax and benefit deductions, and confidential records.
• Coordinate with HR on salary scales, recruitment costs, timesheets, leave accruals, and staff advances/clearances.

6) Procurement/Logistics Interface

• Validate availability of funds; review PRs/POs/contracts and payment packages for compliance (3-way match: PO–GRN–Invoice).
• Support procurement planning, cost comparisons, and value-for-money assessments; enforce documentation completeness for audit.

7) Audits & Capacity Building

• Lead external audits (statutory & donor) and internal audit follow-ups; maintain an audit-ready filing system.
• Develop finance team capacity via SOPs, coaching, and training; conduct finance inductions for non-finance staff.

8) Grant/Project Close-out

• Guide financial close-out: final reports, cost share/indirect recovery, asset disposition, partner/ supplier reconciliations.

Kindly submit your CV, educational certificates, and NID, and write the vacancy number, position name, and your name in the subject of the email

Note: Application with out Vacancy Number will not be considered for Short-listing.

hr@nida-af.org