ABOUT PURPOSE

We are Purpose, the global social impact agency. 

We use creative storytelling and campaigns to shift narratives, spark movements and drive change. Partnering with philanthropies, brands and NGOs to inspire people to reimagine the world, and to harness their power to make it happen. 

Our movement-building, culture-changing, participatory projects have delivered real impact with our world leading partners since 2009. And as we’ve grown, our connections around the world have grown too. Yet we’ve never lost sight of what matters, collaborating with underrepresented audiences, impacted communities and unexpected allies, to tackle tomorrow’s biggest problems today. With Purpose.

Purpose specializes in; strategy, creative, campaigns, and impact measurement and learning - across the social impact space. 

We focus on six issue areas we believe are key to our collective future: environment and climate, equity, childhood and youth, democracy and human rights, mis and disinformation, public health. Join the team that madeall this work.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Finance & Operations Associate, Indonesia at Purpose, you will manage and coordinate financial, administrative and operational aspects for our Indonesian team to ensure the successful delivery of projects with our clients/partners. Working jointly with the locals Project Manager and Project Lead(s) - with oversight from our Financial Director in India -  you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day financial operations of our projects and operational matters for the team. 

We are open to candidates based anywhere within Indonesia, with a preference for Jakarta and Jogjakarta. This role requires fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

This is a Full Time Freelance/Contract role for a duration of 1 year, with a strong possibility of conversion. This is a rolling recruitment which means that the job will stay open until we find the right candidate, but encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Vendor Contracts Support:

• Review, processing and tracking of all Scopes of Work in Indonesia
• Managing vendors

Payments (Vendor/Contractor/staff reimbursement):

• Review of invoices and working with global Finance team for processing
• Liaison with Project Manager and Project Leads for approvals on contractor payments
• Review of all logistics for processing reimbursements 
• Coordination with vendors on all matters related to invoicing
• Updating of payment tracker and monthly forecasting sheet
• Creating expense/advance reports

Travel & IT Support: 

• Supporting on all travel related payments
• Point of contact for coordination with the Global IT team

Client Invoice & Agreements:

• Raise and draft the client invoices in coordination with respective Project Manager as per signed agreements
• Reviewing of client invoices 
• Providing support to Project Manager during the agreement signing phase, and support on providing required documents to clients as per their requirements.

Management of Credit Card Payments:

• Supporting payments to Online and Social Media Platforms for Digital Campaigns
• Supporting payments to FB/ Twitter and Google ads account as per project requirements
• Coordinating with staff members for making payments using Credit cards

Administration

• Note taking during meetings and compiling summaries
• Sending invitations for events and project activities
• Other general administrative tasks

ABOUT YOU

We think you will be a successful candidate if you have:

• Experience in finance and office administrative support, executive assistant or a similar role
• Excellent organisation, communication and time management skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Proactive attitude and problem-solving spirit
• Familiarity with accounting principles 
• Excellent computer literacy 
• Proficient with the use of spreadsheets 
• Excellent people management skills

We think you will be an exceptional candidate if you have:

• Experience in a digital agency environment
• A personal commitment and interest in social impact 

Purpose takes on some of the biggest challenges in the world, which affect people of different identities and backgrounds in different ways. We are stronger and most effective with a diverse team leading the charge and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome the unique contributions that individuals bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, orientation and beliefs.