Treasurer for Yayasan Bahana

Bahana (short for Yayasan Komunikasi Pembenahan Indonesia) is a non-profit foundation that produces and disseminates knowledge and narratives that help drive change. Reformists in various sectors, such as the environment, democracy and human rights, public health, etc, use our evidence-informed but creatively-crafted narratives or messaging.

We never hire people to be our little assistants. We nurture them to replace their bosses and eventually become the organization's leader.

We don’t care about which schools you graduated from or the degrees you hold. We care about your skills and how you can enrich our work culture.

Minorities founded Bahana, and we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.

To support the work of the Executive Director in providing financial reports and analysis to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of our operations and to be accountable for our funders.

Bahana is an organization with excellent financial record management, and we proactively assess risks and adjust weekly. Therefore, we expect the treasurer candidate to have experience in fast-paced and dynamic financial environments.

The expected qualities and requirements are

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as Finance Manager in an NGO with knowledge and experience to submit Equivalency Determination certificate to NGOsource, ISAK 35, preferably with a background in finance or accounting.
• The ideal NGO Treasurer must be good with numbers, especially in analyzing monthly financial reports, comparing financial trends, and interpreting ratios, proportions, and other key metrics.
• Demonstrates exceptional project management skills, including planning, executing, and monitoring multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery and meeting organizational objectives. Skilled in stakeholder coordination, resource allocation, and risk management, with a track record of delivering high-impact results in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
• Highly skilled in written communication in both English and Indonesian.
• Self-disciplined: 100% accountable remote workers who are worthy of having 100% autonomy in how they deliver their job: break down their work into progressive milestones or checkpoints, resolve loose ends and lack of clarity, meet deadlines, anticipate obstructions to plans.
• Calm and confident communicators
• Speak clearly and intelligently about complex ideas and strategies
• Adapt their approach in real-time to ensure a winning outcome, regardless of the situation or dynamic

In Bahana, people who are rewarded and promoted are those who

• Consistently refuse to do mediocre jobs: we want team members who put serious effort into their work and tie in their professional pride with the quality of their output. We hire those who want to disprove the myths of unprofessional Indonesians.
• Are respectful to others: we respect others’ time. We are punctual and come to meetings prepared. In meetings, including virtual ones, we don’t multitask, so we can pay full attention and listen carefully to others. Lastly, we don’t believe brilliant jerks exist: nobody can be so brilliant she or he can get away with treating others rudely.
• Make things happen, not wait for things to happen: we promote people who take initiative. We anticipate and prevent instead of reacting and fixing.
• Are intellectually hungry and humble: we never stop learning about topics that are related to work and ones that give us personal satisfaction. We publicly admit when we don’t know and deliver on the promise that we’ll find out as soon as possible.