Organization Details
The Merah Putih Initiative (TMPI) is an independent and non-government institution, formed out of a deep commitment to addressing Indonesia’s evolving policy environment. Our mission is to set a new benchmark on how the country’s policy priorities are designed, executed, and improved.
As national policy priorities expanded in scale and ambition, many lacked clear public articulation and faced challenges in grassroots execution, resulting in suboptimal impact despite their long-term importance. TMPI exists to help close these gaps and strengthen how policy intent translates into credible development outcomes in Indonesia.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Project Expert, Project Manager, and Project Analyst with expertise or familiarity in Finance & Risk Management to join TMPI’s District Labs, the arm dedicated to supporting government counterparts in delivering credible policy execution of Indonesia’s national priority programs.
This is a rare opportunity to strengthen financial governance, internal control, and risk management systems of a national priority program to ensure value for money in policy implementation. This role is ideal for auditors, accountants, and risk professionals who thrive in complex, high-stakes environments, have a problem-solving mindset, and are passionate about building government integrity and public trust.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Governance, Disbursement & Accountability
- Design and strengthen end-to-end financial governance for large-scale government assistance disbursed to thousands of implementing partners, from budgeting and fund transfer to reporting, reconciliation, and year-end closing.
- Build disbursement and accountability mechanisms that ensure funds reach the point of service on time, while every transaction remains fully documented, verifiable, and audit-ready.
- Develop unit-cost models and cost-structure analyses that establish the real cost of service delivery, ensuring budgets are directed to core service components rather than overhead, rent, or intermediary margins.
- Ensure that expansion and capacity decisions are backed by demand, cost, and value-for-money analysis to prevent budget overruns and wastage.
Procurement Integrity & Due Diligence
- Review and strengthen procurement processes, including needs assessment, owner’s estimates (HPS), price benchmarking, and vendor selection, to prevent mark-ups and the procurement of non-essential goods.
- Design transparent, criteria-based selection, verification, and validation processes for implementing partners, including beneficial ownership checks and conflict-of-interest screening.
- Establish conflict-of-interest declarations, segregation of duties, and approval matrices that prevent excessive concentration of authority in a single function.
Risk Management, Internal Control & Audit Readiness
- Develop the risk management framework, fraud risk assessment, and risk registers in line with the Government Internal Control System (SPIP).
- Design continuous monitoring and data analytics to detect red flags, such as fictitious transactions, duplicate claims, inflated volumes, and unusual pricing patterns.
- Lead audit readiness and the follow-up of findings and recommendations from external auditors and oversight institutions, including the preparation of supporting documentation and responses.
- Strengthen whistleblowing and complaint-handling mechanisms to ensure irregularities are reported, investigated, and resolved promptly.
Experience & Qualifications
Professional Experience – Expert
Role focus: Lead and serve as the principal advisor to senior government counterparts on financial governance, fraud prevention, internal control, and engagement with auditors and oversight institutions.
Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in external audit, forensic audit, public sector audit, internal audit, or public financial management, with at least 5 years leading audit, investigation, or finance teams.
- Prior experience in audit or forensic practice such as in banking, consulting industry, or government institutions.
- A Doctoral degree (PhD/DBA) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred, with a Master’s degree in a relevant field also considered. Professional accounting qualifications (CPA Indonesia, CA, or equivalent) CFE, CFrA, or CIA certification is a strong advantage.
- Proven track record of leading forensic investigations, fraud risk assessments, or turnarounds of financial governance in large, multi-site programs or locations.
- Credible engagement with auditors, oversight institutions, and law enforcement on complex financial matters.
Professional Experience – Manager
Role focus: Orchestrate strategy into workplans, manage control and audit work streams day to day, and ensure findings are followed up to closure.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in external or internal audit, forensic accounting, public financial management, or governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) consulting, with at least 2–3 years managing engagements or teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; Master’s degree is a plus.
- Professional certification such as CPA Indonesia, CA, CIA, QIA, or CRMP is required; CFE or CFrA is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience auditing or designing accountability systems for government assistance, grants, or procurement.
Professional Experience – Analyst
Role focus: Perform reconciliations, transaction testing, cost analysis, and data analytics to develop working papers and reports that underpin policy recommendations.
- 2–4 years of experience in external and internal audit, accounting, or financial analysis.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields; progress toward a professional certification (e.g., CPA, CA, CIA) is a plus.
- Strong Excel skills; experience with audit analytics or data tools (e.g., IDEA, ACL, SQL, Python, Power BI) is a strong advantage.
Technical Expertise (All Levels)
- Strong understanding of Indonesia’s state finance regulations, including government assistance (Bantuan Pemerintah) mechanisms, public procurement (Perpres 16/2018 and its amendments), the Government Internal Control System (SPIP), and Government Accounting Standards (SAP).
- Solid command of audit methodology, including performance and special-purpose audits, forensic accounting, and fraud examination.
- Working knowledge of risk management and internal control frameworks (e.g., ISO 31000, COSO).
- Strong cost accounting, financial modeling, and data analytics skills for detecting anomalies and assessing value for money.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex financial findings clearly to decision makers both Bahasa Indonesia and English.
- Willingness to travel occasionally across regions in Indonesia.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to strengthen policy delivery of Indonesia’s national priority programs.
- Direct engagement with senior government officials and passionate leadership committed to Indonesia’s development.
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
- Growth opportunity as TMPI expands.
How to Apply
Qualified and passionate candidates are invited to submit the following documents to office@merahputihinitiative.id by Sunday, 18 October 2026 to be considered. Please state the position you are applying for in the email subject (e.g., “Finance & Risk Management – Expert – Full Name”).
Caveat: applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Therefore, prospective candidates are highly encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.
- Current CV or resume;
- One page cover letter outlining relevant experience, personal alignment with TMPI’s mission, and demonstration of how you have identified and resolved a significant financial irregularity, control weakness, audit finding, and systems innovation.
- Copies of relevant professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CA, CFE, CFrA, CIA);
- References might be requested if shortlisted for the final interview round.
