Job Description

Title: Accounts Officer (Maternity Cover Position) (Re-advertisement)

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

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor’s Degree, preferably Master’s Degree in Accounting or a related subject. Professional level certification, diploma in Accounting, or a related subject will be an added advantage.
∎ Skills Required: Accounting, Accounting Software, Accounts, Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Ngo accounts Management

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Accounting, Accounts, Finance/ Accounts
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Job Context:
∎ HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster throughout Bangladesh. 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 in order 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 which assist to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building 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 population affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static approach 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 MH/PSS.
∎ HI is currently implementing development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram, and Cox`s Bazar district through 4 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 Logistic
∎ Number of staff: Around 294 National staff and 6 international staff
∎ HI is currently looking for an Accounts Officer (Maternity Coverage) position. His/ her overall objectives are to ensure the effective Cash and Advance management of Cox’s Bazar site, ensure bank accounts management and payment to suppliers and vendors, ensure Vat and Tax deduct, deposit, and reporting respective authority, Data entry - cash and bank payments, primary books, excel file, and Navision, ensuring the compliance of HI financial procedures Tools and policies, ensure the proper filing and archiving of documents as per HI procedures, support to Finance team as per the requirement as much as possible, etc.
∎ Base location: Cox`s Bazar
∎ Report to: Area Finance Manager
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-term
∎ Duration of the Contract: From as early as possible to 31 August 2022.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Objective 1: Ensure the payment on time
∎ In absence of cashier deal financial transaction, cash closure and cash in hand keep in the locker as per cash book;
∎ Ensure the validity and conformity of expenditure supporting documents (contracts, orders, invoices, delivery orders, etc.)
∎ Monthly cash closure end of the month and make cash certificate;
∎ Verify, before recording, that records conform to regulations and procedures of Handicap International
∎ Ensure the cash payment on time in compliance with HI procedures;
∎ Assist Finance Manager in follow up of ex-pat payment monthly;
∎ Communicate with the staff concerned, who has open advance and follow up on advance justification; notification to line manager/finance manager on overdue advances
∎ Check a third part accounts during a monthly closure and send a notification to the employees who did not comply.
∎ Objective 2: Accounting closure
∎ Monthly cash account closure and cash count with designated authority
∎ Day to day update of the accountancy entries with the accounting system-NAVISION;
∎ Regularly encoding and registering accounting documents in the financial software;
∎ Support Finance team for monthly closure as required
∎ Lead the preparation of the accountancy yearly closure:
∎ Ensure the enforcement of cash and accountancy process at site level
∎ Assist to Finance advisor in conducting financial internal and external audit
∎ Support Finance team for monthly and yearly closure as required
∎ Objective 3: Ensure the VAT and Tax and others as per government rules as well as HI procedure
∎ Prepare VAT/Tax challan and ensure the deposit to Govt. treasure within the respective dateline;
∎ Reporting VAT challan to government authority every month
∎ Support Finance team corresponding to vat/tax issue
∎ Ensure properly deduction of vat/tax
∎ Objective 4: Keep updating the Accountancy
∎ Record and validate the supporting documents (exhaustiveness, guarantee the translation of documents and their validity);
∎ Regularly encoding and registering accounting documents in the financial software;
∎ Ensure regular scanning of accounting documents as a preparation for the monthly closures;
∎ Objective 5: Documents filling and archiving as per HI procedure
∎ Coordinate with site office and Dhaka to ensure proper accounting archive
∎ Coordinate with site office and Dhaka to ensure proper accounting scanning
∎ Ensure scanning of monthly accountancy documents and prepare scans for upload in Scan IT;
∎ Ensure labeling and filling of the Monthly accountancy documents after scanning as an archive; etc.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 21 years
∎ Preferably 02 years experience in accounting work at officer level in international NGO
∎ Experience in operating resource planning/ accounting software
∎ Advance skills in excel
∎ Experienced in handling tax and VAT in compliance with Bangladeshi rules
∎ Ability to deal with the highly stressful environment
∎ Demonstrate skills in accounting,
∎ Good attention to detail;
∎ Excellent communications skills both in Bangla and English;
∎ Computer literacy;
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 55654 - 58993 (Monthly)
∎ Hardship Allowance will be added in addition to working in Cox`s Bazar District.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity, Mobile bill
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 28 Mar 2022

Company Information:
∎ 21 Mar 2022
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ Address : House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : https://hi.org/en/index
∎ Business : 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 them 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, United Kingdom, USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services for all whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for persons with disabilities. HI works with persons with disabilities and with their families, their communities, and society. The main office is based in Dhaka, and presently there are 4 project offices (Kurigram, Sitakundu, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 1 coordination office (Cox Bazar).

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.

Category: NGO/Development

: Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply with the latest CV with 3 References (Current & Previous Supervisor only) including Head of HR of the current employer to BDjobs.com by Monday, 28 March 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and they will be preferred in case of equal qualifications with 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 to 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 workplace that is safe for all people 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. A strong commitment to these values, the humanitarian principles with a focus on equity and inclusion. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives.Any sort of persuasion by the person, phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate. The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon the successful reference check, the pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.