Accountant

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British Council Payband 4
Contract Type:
Indefinite Contract

Location:
Jakarta, Indonesia

Closing Date:
23rd November 2025

You must have the legal right to work in
**Indonesia at the time of application.

There is no relocation or sponsorship support.
Role Purpose**

• This role supports the financial accounting activities for the British Council and works closely with the Managed Service Provider (MSP) to ensure financial accounts are completed correctly and in a timely manner, with accurate reporting.
• It provides effective financial support services for the local business unit/country, including finance administration and coordination/logistical support.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Commercial and Financial Management

• Support delivery of retained financial processes with MSP and controllership teams, ensuring accurate and robust financial accounting aligned with corporate policies.
• Maintain financial records per internal audit and policy.
• Complete month-end and year-end financial tasks and support closing steps.
• Support customer transactions and income collection process; ensure integrity of cash collection and refund processes.
• Ensure compliance with treasury policy and submit relevant documents to local banks as requested, including bank mandates updates.
• Support accounting transactions, adjustments (accruals, deferrals, provisions), reconciliations, and intercompany accounting.
• Assist with manual journals and off-system payment requests.
• Contribute to financial reports, statutory reporting, tax review/filing, cashflow reporting, and debtor management.
• Assist in preparing local tax submissions and other statutory returns.
• Provide information to internal/external auditors and support implementation of audit recommendations.
• Assist with management accounting tasks and reporting.
• Support administration of local databases/customised software and provide training/advice as needed.

Relationship and Stakeholder Management

• Proactively communicate and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective coordination and delivery of services.
• Build understanding of key contacts across departments and regions to resolve issues effectively.

Managing Self And Others

• Plan and prioritize own activities to ensure effective delivery of responsibilities over set reporting timescales.
• Maintain high standards of financial administration and discipline.
• Coordinate with internal customers, colleagues, or third-party suppliers to complete activities in accordance with agreed financial procedures.

Customer Support

• Respond to customer enquiries and act as a point of reference.
• Escalate complex issues to appropriate parties (i.e. Line Manager, MSP etc)

Minimum/Essential
Role specific knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of statutory accounting principles and practices, including accruals and financial transaction impacts.
• Proven accounting and financial analytical experience.
• Advanced experience of Microsoft Office
• Good level of understanding of relevant software (SAP and Coretax)

Desirable

• Experience of working in an international organization and/or government sector.
• Exposure to tax audit or tax inquiry (e.g., preparing response to SP2DK).
• Understanding of Transfer Pricing and Tax Planning concepts.
• Understanding of governance, internal control and risk management concepts.
• Certified Brevet A and B

Role Specific Skills

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good data management, with understanding in Data Analysis and Data Program.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly on Excel and Power BI/Phyton.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills, able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic finance.
• Ability to explain complex financial data to non-finance people, using simple language.
• Ability to work in virtual teams.

Additional Job Requirements

• Some travel may be required but is not expected to be significant.

Language Requirement

• The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

Safeguarding Statement
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council's Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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