Assistant Director (Budget & Accounts)

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is recruiting on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA), a strategic national initiative aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s agri-trade ecosystem. NAFSA focuses on enhancing regulatory oversight, facilitating trade, and modernizing food safety and trade processes. The selected candidate will join NAFSA’s foundational team and play a vital role in developing systems, processes, and institutional capabilities to support the organization’s mission.

Key Responsibilities

- Support the preparation and consolidation of budgets by compiling submissions from various Wings and Directorates. This includes validating figures against approved templates and assumptions, as well as drafting budget narratives, justifications, and supporting working papers.

- Assist in periodic budget monitoring by updating utilization trackers, performing variance analysis comparing budgeted versus actual figures, identifying key drivers behind variances, and preparing summary reports and dashboards for management review.

- Support accounting operations under supervision, including voucher preparation and processing, verification of supporting documents, maintenance of payment files, and conducting basic reconciliations such as bank, vendor, and advances reconciliations as applicable.

- Maintain structured budget and accounting records, ensuring all approvals, correspondence, supporting schedules, and audit trails are complete, retrievable, and compliant with applicable financial rules.

- Support internal and external audit processes by providing evidence files, reconciliations, and timely responses to audit queries. Track audit observations and assist in documentation closure when assigned.

- Coordinate with Wings and Directorates to follow up on budget and accounts-related queries, obtain missing documentation, and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree (minimum sixteen years of education) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.

- Minimum of four years of relevant experience in budgeting, accounts, or financial reporting support.

- Proficiency in MS Excel and strong documentation skills.

- High attention to detail and integrity in handling financial information.

No preferred qualifications or additional benefits were specified for this position.