Assistant Accounts Officer

Job Description

Title: Assistant Accounts Officer

Company Name: Blue Planet Initiative

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 24 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 24 years

• Job Experience: Minimum 2 years in the relevant field.

• Computer Skills: Strong working knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software like Tally.

• Soft Skills: High attention to detail, strong numerical accuracy, and data confidentiality.

• Reports To: Finance, Admin and HR Manager

• Duty Station: Dhaka, with a limited travel to project locations throughout Bangladesh

• Project Duration: 12 months (May be extended)

Job Purpose:

The Assistant Accounts Officer will support an organization's finance department by managing daily bookkeeping, processing financial transactions, reconciling bank records, and preparing reports under the supervision of his/her supervisor of Blue Planet Initiative (BPI).

Key Responsibilities

• Transaction Processing: Handle vendors payment, classification of invoices, and disburse vendor or staff payments.

• Reconciliation: Perform monthly bank and ledger reconciliations to trace and fix discrepancies.

• Record Keeping: Maintain physical and digital financial records, organize vouchers with proper documentation, ledgers, and daily cash books.

• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.

• Prepare A challan for VDS and TDS as per the fiscal law of Bangladesh.

• Financial Reporting: Assist in drafting budgets, and periodic financial summaries.

• Audit and Compliance: Support year-end audit preparations and assist the auditors with proper supporting documents.

• Prepare reports for management and team members.

• Collaborate with Finance, Admin and HR Manager, and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks.