Job Description
Title: Finance and Admin Officer
Company Name: Friendship
Vacancy: 3
Location: Khulna, Satkhira (Shyamnagar)
Salary: Negotiable
Published: 3 Mar 2024
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Assist with financial processes, documentation, and record-keeping
∎ Send financial reports to HO-Finance Manager and project focal
∎ Work within a consortium project
∎ Support budget review and work plan with Upazila Project Coordinator
∎ Manage fund requisitions, project advances, cash & bank transactions, bill/voucher checks, and vendor payments
∎ Prepare vouchers, maintain books, and prepare financial report
∎ Oversee internet bills, mobile allowances, budget clearances, and procurement processes
∎ Assist program and procurement teams with PR making, vendor selection, and procurement procedures
∎ Provide support for agreements, HR, and administrative tasks
∎ Participate in meetings, training sessions, and workshops
∎ Uphold organizational policies, values, ethics, and code of conduct
∎ Coordinate with finance team and other sectors
∎ Manage logistics for field offices
∎ Regular maintain book of accounts;
∎ Bill and voucher checking and preparation;
∎ Prepare cash requisition and forecasting;
∎ Budget variance preparation; prepare financial report.
∎ Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. 3+ years proven work experiences in the national/international NGO.
∎ Experienced in maintaining books of accounts for donor supported projects.·
∎ Accounting Skills.
∎ Basic financial Decision-Making Skills.
∎ Financial Reporting Skills and Communication Skills.
∎ Analytical thinking and financial management.
∎ Computer skill: Microsoft office application-MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point·
∎ Planning/forecasting/budgeting (practice).
∎ Variance analysis.
∎ Problem solving and decision-making.GO/NGO levels relationship.
∎ Willingness to travel to consortium members locations and project sites as required for monitoring and support activities.
∎ Job Context:
∎ The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has selected a CARE Bangladesh led consortium to implement the project titled ‘Nature Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB/ নবপল্লব)’ in two Ecologically Critical Areas (ECA) – Sundarbans and Hakaluki Haor. The other consortium members are CNRS, CordAid, C3ER-BRAC University, Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), Friendship, Humanity & Inclusion (HI), iDE, and Practical Action. It is a key component of the Bangladesh-UK Accord on Climate Change and will deliver the adaptation outcome of the FCDO’s flagship Bangladesh Climate and Environment Programme (BCEP). The programme will make a significant contribution in Bangladesh to progress against GoB’s policies and priorities e.g., National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), commitments to biodiversity conservation, ongoing 8th Five Year Plan, etc. in collaboration with different relevant ministries of the Government.
∎ FCDO’s NABAPALLAB aims to engage biodiversity and natural resource-dependent communities to strengthen the climate resilience of the ECAs, conserve biodiversity, and at the same time, diversify and improve people's livelihood through innovative nature-based (NBS) and locally led adaptation solutions in the districts of Bagerhat, Satkhira and Khulna in the Sundarbans ECA, and Maulvibazar and Sylhet in Hakaluki Haor.
∎ Responsible for:
∎ Assist with financial processes, documentation, and record-keeping
∎ Send financial reports to HO-Finance Manager and project focal
∎ Work within a consortium project
∎ Support budget review and work plan with Upazila Project Coordinator
∎ Manage fund requisitions, project advances, cash & bank transactions, bill/voucher checks, and vendor payments
∎ Prepare vouchers, maintain books, and prepare financial report
∎ Oversee internet bills, mobile allowances, budget clearances, and procurement processes
∎ Assist program and procurement teams with PR making, vendor selection, and procurement procedures
∎ Provide support for agreements, HR, and administrative tasks
∎ Participate in meetings, training sessions, and workshops
∎ Uphold organizational policies, values, ethics, and code of conduct
∎ Coordinate with finance team and other sectors
∎ Manage logistics for field offices
∎ Activities:
∎ Regular maintain book of accounts;
∎ Bill and voucher checking and preparation;
∎ Prepare cash requisition and forecasting;
∎ Budget variance preparation; prepare financial report.
∎ Skill and Competencies:
∎ Educational Qualification:
∎ Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. 3+ years proven work experiences in the national/international NGO.
∎ Experienced in maintaining books of accounts for donor supported projects.·
∎ Accounting Skills.
∎ Basic financial Decision-Making Skills.
∎ Financial Reporting Skills and Communication Skills.
∎ Analytical thinking and financial management.
∎ Computer skill: Microsoft office application-MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point·
∎ Planning/forecasting/budgeting (practice).
∎ Variance analysis.
∎ Problem solving and decision-making.GO/NGO levels relationship.
∎ Willingness to travel to consortium members locations and project sites as required for monitoring and support activities.
∎ Read Before Apply
∎ “FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”. Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Khulna, Satkhira (Shyamnagar)
Company Information:
∎ Friendship
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/
Address::
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 9 Mar 2024
Category: NGO/Development
