Assistant Finance and Admin Officer

Job Description

Title: Assistant Finance and Admin Officer

Company Name: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Barishal

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum bachelor degree on Finance/ Accounting/ Business Administration.
∎ MBA on Finance will be given preference.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project Name: UK Aid Match`s Livelihoods (UKAML) Project
∎ Nature of Job: Contractual
∎ Duration of Contract: Up to 30 June 2022 (extendable)
∎ Report to Assistant Project Manager
∎ Working closely with British Red Cross (BRC) Project Coordinator and other officials of Barishal
∎ Responsible for Financial reporting, project monitoring and coordination in consultation with ULO and APM
∎ Location BDRCS unit office, Barishal
∎ Job purpose:
∎ The Assistant Finance & Admin Officer (AFAO) is responsible and expected to ensure financial reporting and monitoring of UKAID Match`s Livelihoods Project that the project fulfils all the reporting and other mandatory requirements to donors and other stakeholders in slum communities of Barisal City Corporation. The primary objective of the AFAO position is, under direct supervision of the Assistant Project Manager of BDRCS, based in Barishal to ensure the timely and effective delivery of UKAID Match`s Livelihoods project activities in the target communities and ensuring comply with technical standards from DFID/BRC. The AFAO is also expected to maintain a good working relationship with project team, relevant stakeholders, RC Unit and BRC. He/she will represent project in different meetings and forums in Barisal City Corporation level if necessary.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Manage all bank transaction and prepare periodic reconciliation for project account.
∎ Assist with the management of the funds and financial assets of the office (that include cash flow and cost control management as well as the management of the payments, advances, bank transaction and payroll functions, and maintenance of the accounting books/records/system all in accordance with BDRCS guidelines);
∎ Assist with the compilation of the BDRCS budget and financial plan, under the direction of the Finance and Admin Officer;
∎ Maintain accurate registers of the assets and property in the field, and ensure that accurate office systems are in place and maintained;
∎ Assist with the preparation of accurate, regular and timely financial and narrative reports;
∎ Monitor the budget and ensure accurate accounting, authorization & internal control procedures as well as investigate and address significant variances;
∎ Assist in budget revisions and forecast for the next quarter of project activities;
∎ Assist with providing technical support and advice to staff members in financial and administrative systems;
∎ Perform any other duties, responsibilities and works assigned by the project authorities.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Minimum 05 years' relevant experience in which 02 years with development sector.
∎ Experience of working with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is an added value.
∎ Skills & abilities:
∎ Competence in IT based Financial activities (Accounting Software/ Excel sheet)
∎ Good commend over Bangla and English in speaking and writing well.
∎ Commitment to the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement.
∎ Integrity & high standards of personal conduct and showing good behavior with others.
∎ Team player, with the ability to coordinate and engage others and build good working relationships with internal and external partners.
∎ Ability to inspire others; to pass his/her skills to others and to motivate them to put them into practice.
∎ Ability to adapt various concepts and tools to the environment and needs of the relevant National Society.
∎ Personal qualities:
∎ Proactive, highly motivated and able to use initiative to a significant degree.
∎ Ability to think strategically and be patient and supportive to work with others.
∎ Ability to communicate verbally and in written to both program & non-program staff.
∎ Willing to work for the vulnerable people in slum communities.

Salary:
∎ As per projects salary structure

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 5 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 27 Jun 2021
∎ The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
∎ Business : Red Cross - Red Crescent movement is the largest volunteer organization in the world. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) is a national society of the movement, constituted on 31 March 1973 by the President`s Order No. 26 of 1973 with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971. This is the biggest humanitarian organization in Bangladesh. As an auxiliary to the government, the Society provides humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable people over the last 48 years and has undertaken a wide range of activities in humanitarian response, disaster management, health, capacity building and in promoting Red Cross/ Red Crescent ideals and principles.

Category: NGO/Development

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