Accountant Controller

Job Description

Title: Accountant Controller

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 112070 - 125141 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 21 Apr 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Business Studies, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any relevant discipline.
∎ Preferable – Master’s degree in a relevant field.
∎ "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."
∎ Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Business Studies, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any relevant discipline.
∎ Preferable – Master’s degree in a relevant field.
∎ "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ At least 5 years of experience in finance/accounts management at programme level (multiple projects) including staff management & supervision in development and humanitarian context.
∎ Experience and a clear understanding of Bangladesh Government VAT & Tax Rules and procedures
∎ Experience with any ERP systems Proficient in Microsoft Excel, such as Macros, Financial Modeling, and Pivot Tables.
∎ Experience with Financial Information Systems (FIS) management of multi-donor and multi-currency funds.
∎ Business Intelligence (BI) tools for data analysis and decision-making.
∎ Strong problem-solving skills in technical and financial matters.
∎ Able to work in multicultural, team-oriented environments.
∎ Good interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
∎ Highly motivated, committed, and maintains high ethical standards.
∎ Knowledge of emergency financial planning and humanitarian funding instruments.
∎ At least 5 years of experience in finance/accounts management at programme level (multiple projects) including staff management & supervision in development and humanitarian context.
∎ Experience and a clear understanding of Bangladesh Government VAT & Tax Rules and procedures
∎ Experience with any ERP systems Proficient in Microsoft Excel, such as Macros, Financial Modeling, and Pivot Tables.
∎ Experience with Financial Information Systems (FIS) management of multi-donor and multi-currency funds.
∎ Business Intelligence (BI) tools for data analysis and decision-making.
∎ Strong problem-solving skills in technical and financial matters.
∎ Able to work in multicultural, team-oriented environments.
∎ Good interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
∎ Highly motivated, committed, and maintains high ethical standards.
∎ Knowledge of emergency financial planning and humanitarian funding instruments.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Produces, compiles and analyses accounting indicators and creates additional indicators, if required.
∎ Is in charge of the assessment, mitigation and treatment of accounting risks.
∎ Reports on incidents and their treatment to his or her line manager and functional managers.
∎ Leads the accountant capacity assessment of local partners and the resulting capacity building plans.
∎ Directs the deployment and monitors compliance with all of HI’s accounting policies, processes and tools within his or her scope of responsibility and, if necessary, develops specific accounting tools overseen by his or her line and functional management.
∎ Directs and controls HI's compliance with the legal framework of the country or countries of intervention and monitors changes in standards and case law and in the practices of other stakeholders working in the accounting field.
∎ Ensures the presentation of the accounts in accordance with the legislation in force in his or her geographical area.
∎ Ensures compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
∎ Ensures the publication and updating of accounting documents in the dedicated workspaces.
∎ Overseas internal control in his or her area of responsibility, as well as any necessary corrective actions.
∎ Is the focal person on accounting issues.
∎ Ensures the accuracy and updating of accounts information and coordinates the process of reporting and compiling accounts information in accordance with the financial calendar.
∎ Directs the development of all accounting processes under his or her responsibility, ensuring their compliance with the accounting reference framework (procedures, tools) and their incorporation into of the accounting Information System (IS).
∎ Consolidates, checks and validates all entries and documents for the closing of accounts (monthly and annual), in particular bank reconciliations, justifications of payable and receivable accounts and the monitoring of fixed assets.
∎ Ensures that applications for Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions are filed and checks the declarations submitted to the authorities.
∎ Represents HI externally with the Statutory Auditors and/or authorities in charge of accounting and tax matters.
∎ Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving supporting documents, in particular by ensuring the quality of paper and digital supporting documents, and sends supporting documents (paper and digital format) to their final storage locations.
∎ Provides the supporting documents asked for by internal or external auditors.
∎ Synthesize accounting packages (Navision and BFF) to facilitate adequate finance recording.
∎ Maintain standard accounting practices, records, documentation, and computer entries.
∎ Install automation aspects of the features of more refined reporting.
∎ Ensure compliance with Bangladesh financial laws, e.g., taxation (AIT, VAT), labor laws, and statutory compliance.
∎ Support half-yearly and yearend finance closing, ensuring accurate finance records.
∎ Establish and monitor internal finance controls to prevent fraud and ensure transparency.
∎ Support CFM in adhering to compliance with Bangladesh NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) regulations, including preparation and sending on time FD-6, FD-7, FD-2, and FD-3 documents.
∎ Carry out financial transactions in accordance with GAAP, IFRS, or IPSAS accounting standards.
∎ Maintain proper financial records for internal, external, and donor audits.
∎ Keep supporting records and finance documentation in archives to enable auditing.
∎ Support CFM in audit responses and implement corrective actions.
∎ Support CFM by ensuring sufficient funds for program activities through cash flow forecast tracking.
∎ Process payments, fund transfers, and bank transactions as per NGOAB and donor policy.
∎ Ensure correct and timely bank reconciliations.
∎ Support CFM by ensuring maximum utilization of funds through efficient treasury management.
∎ Ensure timely disbursement of funds to partners and field offices.
∎ Provide mentoring and guidance to the accounting staff (Accountants, Accounts Assistant) to meet high-performance standards.
∎ Develop and execute training on accounting policies, donor compliance, and accounting best practices.
∎ Foster a culture of accountability, ethics, and transparency in financial management.
∎ Act as a key accounting advisor to the senior management, providing insights for strategic decisions
∎ Support the CFM and contribute to the drafting of accountants’ job descriptions.
∎ Participate in recruitment interviews to validate the selected
∎ Mission 4: Profession facilitation
∎ Puts in place and monitors the elements of his or her profession that fall within his or her area of responsibility: dissemination, use and contribution to revisions of standards, monitoring of recommendations for the skills development of the teams, etc.
∎ Coordinates professional facilitation in his or her area of responsibility, fosters a team spirit and ensures the inclusion of all team members by encouraging regular contributions, especially through practice-sharing.
∎ Develops a pool of local talent.
∎ Mission 1: Strategy and steering
∎ Produces, compiles and analyses accounting indicators and creates additional indicators, if required.
∎ Is in charge of the assessment, mitigation and treatment of accounting risks.
∎ Reports on incidents and their treatment to his or her line manager and functional managers.
∎ Leads the accountant capacity assessment of local partners and the resulting capacity building plans.
∎ Mission 2: Standards and expertise
∎ Directs the deployment and monitors compliance with all of HI’s accounting policies, processes and tools within his or her scope of responsibility and, if necessary, develops specific accounting tools overseen by his or her line and functional management.
∎ Directs and controls HI's compliance with the legal framework of the country or countries of intervention and monitors changes in standards and case law and in the practices of other stakeholders working in the accounting field.
∎ Ensures the presentation of the accounts in accordance with the legislation in force in his or her geographical area.
∎ Ensures compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
∎ Ensures the publication and updating of accounting documents in the dedicated workspaces.
∎ Overseas internal control in his or her area of responsibility, as well as any necessary corrective actions.
∎ Mission 3: Operational implementation
∎ Responsibility 1: Ensures accounts management
∎ Is the focal person on accounting issues.
∎ Ensures the accuracy and updating of accounts information and coordinates the process of reporting and compiling accounts information in accordance with the financial calendar.
∎ Directs the development of all accounting processes under his or her responsibility, ensuring their compliance with the accounting reference framework (procedures, tools) and their incorporation into of the accounting Information System (IS).
∎ Consolidates, checks and validates all entries and documents for the closing of accounts (monthly and annual), in particular bank reconciliations, justifications of payable and receivable accounts and the monitoring of fixed assets.
∎ Ensures that applications for Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions are filed and checks the declarations submitted to the authorities.
∎ Represents HI externally with the Statutory Auditors and/or authorities in charge of accounting and tax matters.
∎ Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving supporting documents, in particular by ensuring the quality of paper and digital supporting documents, and sends supporting documents (paper and digital format) to their final storage locations.
∎ Provides the supporting documents asked for by internal or external auditors.
∎ Responsibility 2. Financial Systems & Process Enhancement
∎ Synthesize accounting packages (Navision and BFF) to facilitate adequate finance recording.
∎ Maintain standard accounting practices, records, documentation, and computer entries.
∎ Install automation aspects of the features of more refined reporting.
∎ Responsibility 3. Financial Compliances including Internal & External Audits
∎ Ensure compliance with Bangladesh financial laws, e.g., taxation (AIT, VAT), labor laws, and statutory compliance.
∎ Support half-yearly and yearend finance closing, ensuring accurate finance records.
∎ Establish and monitor internal finance controls to prevent fraud and ensure transparency.
∎ Support CFM in adhering to compliance with Bangladesh NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) regulations, including preparation and sending on time FD-6, FD-7, FD-2, and FD-3 documents.
∎ Carry out financial transactions in accordance with GAAP, IFRS, or IPSAS accounting standards.
∎ Maintain proper financial records for internal, external, and donor audits.
∎ Keep supporting records and finance documentation in archives to enable auditing.
∎ Support CFM in audit responses and implement corrective actions.
∎ Responsibility 4: Treasury, Cash Flow & Fund Management Support
∎ Support CFM by ensuring sufficient funds for program activities through cash flow forecast tracking.
∎ Process payments, fund transfers, and bank transactions as per NGOAB and donor policy.
∎ Ensure correct and timely bank reconciliations.
∎ Support CFM by ensuring maximum utilization of funds through efficient treasury management.
∎ Ensure timely disbursement of funds to partners and field offices.
∎ Responsibility 5; Capacity Building & Financial Integrity
∎ Provide mentoring and guidance to the accounting staff (Accountants, Accounts Assistant) to meet high-performance standards.
∎ Develop and execute training on accounting policies, donor compliance, and accounting best practices.
∎ Foster a culture of accountability, ethics, and transparency in financial management.
∎ Act as a key accounting advisor to the senior management, providing insights for strategic decisions
∎ Responsibility 6 : Participating in the recruitment
∎ Support the CFM and contribute to the drafting of accountants’ job descriptions.
∎ Participate in recruitment interviews to validate the selected
∎ Mission 4: Profession facilitation
∎ Puts in place and monitors the elements of his or her profession that fall within his or her area of responsibility: dissemination, use and contribution to revisions of standards, monitoring of recommendations for the skills development of the teams, etc.
∎ Coordinates professional facilitation in his or her area of responsibility, fosters a team spirit and ensures the inclusion of all team members by encouraging regular contributions, especially through practice-sharing.
∎ Develops a pool of local talent.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability benefit, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for children's education as per the HI policy.
∎ National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
∎ Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.
∎ Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation as per the HI policy.
∎ Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability benefit, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for children's education as per the HI policy.
∎ National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
∎ Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.
∎ Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation as per the HI policy.
∎ Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Read Before Apply:

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

As per the HI-Recruitment policy, only eligible and interested candidates should send their NOC (if applicable), cover letter, and resume (only in soft copy) by Sunday, 04 May 2025. Only Bangladeshi national candidates are eligible to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, and matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and they will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates.

HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values.

A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives. Any persuasion by the person by phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate.

The selected employee should understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check. Pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.

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Company Information:
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.

Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

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∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

Application Deadline: 4 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development