Deputy Director Finance

Job Description

Title: Deputy Director Finance

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in Accounting/ Business Administration/ Commerce/Finance required
∎ Master's degree in Accounting preferred
∎ Certification: Recognized professional certificate in accounting such as CPA/ ACCA/ ACA preferred

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh Dhaka Office with Frequent Travel to Cox`s Bazar Office (at least 30%-40% of the time/month)
∎ Reporting To: Country Director
∎ Department: Finance
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: 2 Years (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Strategic Planning & Analysis:
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∎ Provides financial information which supports the Country Director and SMT in making business decisions in line with IRC, Regional & Country Program strategies
∎ Provides strategic analysis on the overall financial health of the country program to the CD and SMT
∎ Contributes and provides feedback to the development of Country Programs Strategic Annual Plan
∎ Controllership:
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∎ Ensures that all in-country practices are in compliance with IRC and donor policies and procedures
∎ Establishes in-country finance procedures to supplement global policies as needed
∎ Closely monitors financial activities and advises the Country Director on financial performance of the office, issues with internal controls or financial management
∎ Ensures monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a timely basis
∎ Manages the finance department activities and schedules to meet the financial reporting requirements and deadlines specified by headquarters and donors
∎ Identifies requirements for and develops reporting formats to aid in the management of country operations and grant expenditures
∎ Directs the preparation of and approves all donor financial reports in respect to accounting, legal and contractual requirements and ensures the review of such reports by the Country Director and Regional Controller prior to submission
∎ Ensures in-country internal control reviews of operations are regularly undertaken.
∎ Facilitates external, internal, donor and/or government audits
∎ Oversees the protection of the country's assets (cash, inventory, fixed assets) through the enforcement of internal control policies and procedures
∎ Maintains current knowledge of local government requirements related to finance and stays in sync with tax and other legal requirements
∎ Maintains principal liaison with IRC HQ on all finance, accounting, grant budget management, and cash management
∎ Training & Staff Management:
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∎ Establishes a finance department roles and responsibilities matrix; staff job descriptions are current; recruits and maintains qualified staff to perform finance functions
∎ Ensures comprehensive and constructive performance reviews are completed annually; career planning and development plans are in place for all finance staff
∎ Develops and implements a training program for the country's finance staff
∎ Oversees finance training and technical support to non-finance staff for skills improvement in the areas of accounting, budgeting, reporting and internal control
∎ Cross department collaboration both through championing it by him/herself and encourage other members of finance team
∎ Treasury:
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∎ Supervises all country program bank relations and bank account activities including negotiation of fees, interest and currency exchange rates
∎ Oversees the review and approval of all monthly bank account and cash reconciliations
∎ Maintain on current basis accurate forecasts of cash requirements for meeting future spending, including commitments which obligate IRC to future spending
∎ Ensures that appropriate balances are maintained to facilitate grant implementation and cash held in headquarters in drawn regularly
∎ Ensures the development and implementation of a plan to minimize the country's foreign exchange exposure to currency gains and losses
∎ Supervises the collection of contractual and other receivables
∎ Budget/ Forecast:
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∎ Oversees the preparation and revision of grant proposal budgets; supports programs with guidance on costing and inputs in creating budgets for submission
∎ Prepares and maintains the country's annual operating budget; ensures cost coverage for in-country operating costs and updates the operating budget regularly
∎ Presents and facilitates the review of actual to budget expenditures with the Country Director and Country Management Team (CMT)

Additional Requirements:
∎ Extensive experience working in development or humanitarian response with international NGOs and / or UN organizations
∎ At least 10 years' experience with minimum of five years of managerial experience in finance
∎ Requires extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheet and database programs (SUN System and Vision)
∎ Requires to have familiarity and experience of dealing with financial compliances of UN and non UN grants (e.g. ECHO, UK, Canada, US etc.)
∎ Solid understanding and experience of relevant GoB compliances for INGOs in Bangladesh including but not limited to FD6, FD7, VAT, taxes etc.
∎ Requires to be comfortable in being a proactive member of the senior management team
∎ Requires to have a proven track-record of proactively identifying and communicating potential problems and proposing solutions
∎ Demonstrated skills and experience of strategic and analytical thinking
∎ Requires to be able to function effectively in a complex work environment, setting appropriate priorities and manage competing priorities and pressure
∎ Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support
∎ Requires to have excellent interpersonal communication skills and professional patience and be able to interact, partner and thrive in a diverse environment
∎ Committed to staff training and development and effective at facilitation
∎ Candidates with international work experience will be highly preferred (IRC has special remuneration package for those Bangladeshi who are currently working abroad and would like to return to their home country)
∎ Good written and verbal skills in the English and Bangla language

Salary:
∎ Competitive Base Pa

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Fringe Benefits (Medical Benefits + Bonus+ Leaves Entitlements + Housing Allowance) As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh

Application Deadline: February 29, 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: Accounting/Finance