Finance & Tax Officer

Afghanistan Center for Excellence (ACE) and Premium Performance Consulting (PPC) are Afghan consulting and professional services organizations working with national and international development partners across Afghanistan. Our portfolio includes assignments for UN agencies, international organizations, donors, NGOs, and private-sector clients.

We are seeking a competent and detail-oriented Finance & Tax Officer to strengthen our finance function and ensure accurate accounting, financial management, taxation, reconciliation, and regulatory compliance across our operations and projects.

• Maintain complete and accurate accounting records using QuickBooks and ensure transactions are recorded under the appropriate accounts, projects, and cost categories.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, advances, expenses, cash, banking transactions, and general ledger entries.
• Prepare monthly bank, cash, vendor, employee advance, and inter-account reconciliations and promptly investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain project-wise financial records and ensure expenses are properly allocated to relevant contracts, projects, and cost centres.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for Management.
• Support preparation and processing of payroll, consultant payments, DSAs, reimbursements, and other staff-related payments.
• Review invoices, payment requests, supporting documents, contracts, purchase orders, timesheets, and expense claims before processing payments.
• Maintain proper documentation and ensure that every financial transaction has complete and compliant supporting evidence.
• Calculate, deduct, record, reconcile, and report applicable withholding taxes, BRT, Wages Tax, Contractor, Tax and other statutory taxes in accordance with Afghanistan's applicable tax requirements.  
• Prepare and facilitate timely submission/payment of tax liabilities and maintain complete tax records.
• Maintain tax schedules and reconcile tax deductions against accounting records and payments to relevant authorities.
• Support preparation of organizational and project-level tax documentation and respond to tax-related queries or assessments as required.
• Ensure compliance with organizational financial policies, donor/client requirements, contracts, applicable laws, and internal controls.
• Assist with external audits, project audits, financial reviews, spot checks, and other compliance exercises.
• Prepare financial documents and schedules required by auditors, clients, UN agencies, donors, and Management.
• Monitor outstanding receivables and payables and support timely follow-up on invoices and collections.
• Support preparation of project budgets, financial proposals, budget revisions, forecasts, and expenditure analyses.
• Conduct periodic reconciliation between approved project budgets, actual expenditure, invoices, and accounting records.
• Maintain systematic electronic and physical filing of financial and tax documents.
• Identify financial, tax, documentation, or compliance risks and immediately bring significant issues to Management's attention.
• Support improvement of internal financial controls, accounting systems, and finance procedures.
• Perform other finance, accounting, taxation, and compliance-related responsibilities assigned by Management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or another relevant field.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, taxation, or a similar role.
• Strong practical experience using QuickBooks; advanced ability to record, review, reconcile, and generate reports from QuickBooks is essential.
• Strong experience with bank reconciliations, ledger reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, advances, and financial reporting.
• Good practical understanding of Afghanistan taxation and statutory compliance requirements, including withholding taxes and BRT.
• Experience maintaining complete financial documentation and supporting audit and compliance processes.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles, financial controls, and bookkeeping practices.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, reconciliations, data analysis, and financial schedules.
• Ability to work with multiple projects and accounts simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies or errors in financial records.
• Good written and spoken communication skills in English and Dari and/or Pashto.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and professional ethics.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates who have experience:

• Working with consulting firms, NGOs, international organizations, or UN-funded projects.
• Managing finances for multiple donor-funded or client-funded projects simultaneously.
• Supporting external audits, project audits, spot checks, financial verification, or compliance reviews.
• Preparing project budgets, financial proposals, forecasts, and management accounts.
• Working with Afghan tax authorities and managing organizational tax documentation.

Interested candidates should submit their updated CV and a brief cover letter, clearly mentioning “Finance & Tax Officer” in the subject line.

Application Deadline: 20-September-2026
Email: HR@ace.af

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process.

ACE/PPC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates to apply.