Cash Officer
Job Description
Title: Cash Officer
Company Name: Unnayan Dhara
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Jhenaidah
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ The candidate must be B Com/BBA or equivalent degree passes on major in accounting for any reputed university.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Unnayan Dhara (UD) is a non government voluntary development organization incepted in 1992 by a group of social activists with a vision of contributing to developing a peaceful and just society in Bangladesh where all people enjoy poverty free, happy, prosperous and dignified life. Since inception UD has been working with a mission to create a process of participatory development and social structural change towards equal rights and sustainable livelihood of the poor, marginal and underprivileged people with a goal of their empowerment and sustainable development. UD was registered under Department of Social Service (reg. no.77/93) in 1993 and under NGO Affairs Bureau (reg. no.1119/97) in 1997. The activities of the organization is focused on Sustainable Development of rural poor people specially marginalized farmers containing the philosophy of sustainable agriculture (an integrated farming system based on holistic-scientific approach, which is ecologically sound, economically viable, socially & culturally just that secures farmer rights and leads to their sustainable development) by means of organic farming. Farmers` rights and gender equity remains in the center of the development interventions while food security towards food sovereignty in ensuring right to food of the people in the face of climate change are the major issues for policy advocacy of the organization. The inspiration behind the emergence of UD was the cognition & commitment of our liberation war in 1971 and the spirit the first constitution of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh specially the of article 19 where the State has to ensure equality of opportunity to all citizens and adopt effective measures to remove social and economic inequality between man and man and to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth among citizens, and of opportunities in order to attain a uniform level of economic development throughout the Republic and to ensure equality of opportunity and participation of women in all spheres of national life. On the other hand, Mr. Talib Bashar (Nayan), the founder of the organization, while he had been working as News Editor of "The Daily Rannar" came to know about deadly harmful impacts of chemical agriculture and about practices of organic agriculture through some articles being sent to publish in the Daily Runner by Agriculturist named Shekh Golam Mohiuddin. So, since inception Sustainable Agriculture has taken as core program of the organization.
∎ The Cash Officer will mainly be responsible for all financial functions in Unnayan Dhara, Jhenaidah, including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance. The Organisation Finance Department ensures compliance with donor and NGO Bureau regulations as well as Unnayan Dhara` internal policies and procedures. In its role as a support to the Programs and other departments, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to all departments, senior management and HQ to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.
∎ Employment Status: Regular (Full-time)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Follow all Organisations' policies, procedures, grant compliance and documentation requirements.
∎ Implement and Make sure all Organisations' procurement, assets, HR policies and procedures are implemented.
∎ Implement and Make sure all respective donors, NGO Bureau and local Govt. rules and regulations with respected.
∎ Keep the office safe, safe keys, cash and other assets in a secure and protected place.
∎ Keep record of all cash, bank and advances on excel worksheet, update every day and reconcile daily.
∎ Do cash counts weekly and whenever needed by Chief Accountant, Executive Director and official auditors directed by the supervisor.
∎ Print all payment vouchers, match with the documents and file.
∎ Disburse or receive authorized cash or bank payments and receipts.
∎ Ensure all required documents are attached; calculations are correct, appropriate approvals and reviews made the before payment of any cash or bank payments.
∎ Enter all transactions to the accounting software under the supervision of the Finance Manager whenever required.
∎ Ensure compliance and adherence with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Country laws and standard accounting practice.
∎ Code all expenditures following the standard chart of accounts, coded budget and record to the accounting software or recording system daily and ensure weekly review and posting.
∎ Match invoices/receipts with payment vouchers, Goods Received Note (GRN) and other required documents.
∎ Prepare cash, bank and advances reconciliations and submit for review/approval every week and monthly.
∎ Ensure all income taxes, withholding taxes, VAT and other taxes are withheld and paid accordingly.
∎ Keep all finance documents and reports are properly filed, labeled and stored in a clear
∎ Be adaptable and flexible to take new tasks and new assignments as requested from time to time.
∎ Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Unnayan Dhara.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least three or more year(s)' experience in cashier, finance assistant and accounting
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
∎ Accounts, Cash management, Finance, Internal Audit, Tax (VAT/ Customs Duty/ Income Tax).
∎ Closely work and Expertise on with Accounts.
∎ Good computer literacy in MS Excel, MS Office and Mail service.
∎ Vat, Tax issues.
∎ Willingness and ability to work under pressure.
∎ International or National NGO experience is preferred.
∎ Accounting skills and experience in general ledger, journal entries, payroll, cash/bank management
∎ Computer literacy skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel and accounting software experience.
∎ Excellent oral and written English skills.
Salary:
∎ To be mention by the applicant with negotiable.
Application Deadline: January 17, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Unnayan Dhara
∎ Business : Voluntary services
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Unnayan Dhara.
