Budget & Reporting Specialist
Job Description
Title: Budget & Reporting Specialist
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's/Master's degree in Accounting/ Business Administration/ Commerce/ Finance, or equivalent technical training certificate in Accounting.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Cox`s Bazar Office
∎ Reporting To: Grants Coordinator with Matrix Supervision by Finance Controller
∎ Department: Grants
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: March 31, 2021 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Act as focal point for new budget preparations for the country program. Under the guidance of the Financial Controller and in coordination with Grants Coordinator, prepares budgets for new proposals and revises existing budgets, ensuring that all costs are covered and are not under/over budgeted in addition to ensure accurate use of IRC and donor budget formats.
∎ Prepare monthly Budget versus Actual (BvA) reports as per donor format on a monthly/regular basis for all active grants and distribute to the budget holders on time.
∎ Prepare and update spending plans for all active grants in conjunction with designated budget holders. Reviews budget spending and advises relevant staff on spending status. Requests feedback on all over/under spending.
∎ Participate in regular Project Cycle Meetings including Grants Opening, regular BVA/Grants review, closure meeting etc.
∎ Prepare new budget line coding (T2 codes) for each new grant.
∎ Draft donor financial reports for review by the Finance Controller and respective budget holders; ensure reports are in compliance with donor reporting formats and submitted in a timely manner as per contractual requirements.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 6 years of total experience with minimum 3 to 5 years of work experience in humanitarian or development programs/industry in Finance and/or Grants department.
∎ Knowledge of UN, DFID, ECHO etc. budgeting requirements, budget management and financial reporting.
∎ Required to be able to function comfortably in a complex work environment, under pressure whilst prioritizing multiple tasks.
∎ Good supervisory, time management and interpersonal skills.
∎ Excellent computer skills.
∎ Required to be able to work under minimal supervision.
∎ Demonstrable understanding of project planning and project cycle management.
∎ Ability to build good working relationships and work effectively with program, field staff and HQ from a distance.
∎ High-level of knowledge and practice with Excel.
∎ This job requires strong analytical skills to be able to make logical and strategic budget decisions.
∎ Required to be able to communicate properly (written and verbal) in English.
Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pay
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Fringe Benefits (Medical Benefits + Bonus+ Leaves Entitlements + Housing Allowance) As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh
Application Deadline: March 10, 2020
Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
