Accounts Officer

Job Description

Title: Accounts Officer

Company Name: Manusher Jonno Foundation

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

Published: 2024-12-27

Application Deadline: 2025-01-07

Education:

• Master’s degree from any recognized University in the discipline of accounting /finance.

• Minimum 3 years working experience in the field of accounting or finance
• Should be well conversant in Accounting Software Sage ERP and Electronic Fixed Assets Register.
• Course completed with partly qualified CA (knowledge level) or CMA (inter) will be preferred
• Age preference will be 25-35 years.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a Non-governmental Organization working for Human Rights and Good Governance, invites applications from Bangladeshi nationals for the position of:

• Accounts Officer

for the “NAGORIC: National Advancement for Governance and Rights Initiatives in Communities" Project, funded by the NAGORIKATA CEF Fund.

Working Conditions: The position is based in Dhaka, but travel is optional to the working areas outside Dhaka. This is a fixed-term contractual position for the project period.

Position: Accounts Officer, Post - 1

Purpose: The main responsibility of Accounts Officer is to maintain the financial transactions, ensure the financial controls and generate financial reports. The Accounts Officer will assist the Coordinator-Accounts in day to day financial control through maintaining, recording and timely reporting of fund disposal of the foundation. S/he will prepare vouchers and accounts update the registers, treasury deposits and other accounting functions related to the project. S/he himself/herself has to entry and monitor financial information systems through operating the Accounting software SAGE. Ensure compliance on VAT and TAX as per Govt rule.

 Job Responsibilities

• S/he will look after the financial transactions of Nagoric projects (not limited to):
• Ensure access to accounting software are controlled and password not shared with others.
• Ensure day to day transactions through accounting software
• Timely payments to MJF employees as well as other stakeholders, vendors, suppliers, etc. with accuracy.
• Cash, assets and bank balances are reconciled with books of accounts.
• Payable and receivables are cleared /adjusted on time.
• To record and maintenance of books of accounts,
• To maintain cash transactions and prepare bank reconciliations for the projects;
• Any other accounting and financial monitoring related works;
• To Assist the Coordinator-Accounts as and when required.
• Provide financial information and data as and when required by the management or donor
• To prepare the quarterly budget variance and analysis for projects under jurisdiction.
• Account’s Officer will prepare and review the Project’s budget to include both program and administrative costs.
• Review the summary of receivables payable balances on routine basis with the supervisor
• On a quarterly basis, prepare Management summary of finance (including budget variances and fund utilization statements) and Administration function for review in the MJF management meetings.
• Ensure correct deduction of Tax and VAT as per GoB Rule and regulations
• Tax and Vat Deduction at source and submission of periodic statement to the DCT accordingly
• Fulfill all NGOAB requirements such as provide answer against explanation regarding audit report, fund clearance, FD-6 etc.
• Assist Coordinator-Accounts and Coordinator-HR as and when required for various types of supporting documents of NGOAB
• Conduct the external audit of the projects;

Reportable To: Coordinator, Accounts. He/she will collaborate closely with the program team (NAGORIC Project) and all partners. Director Rights & Governance, Director Finance & Administration and other relevant departments

The total monthly salary will be Tk 43,463.00, plus bonus and increment as per organizational policy.