Finance and Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Title: Finance and Administrative Assistant

Company Name: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ The ideal candidate should have a Bachelors' degree or equivalent certification in Accounting and Finance or related fields and previous experience in Finance and Administration functions within a finance and office support role.

Job Context:
∎ Contract: TypeFixed Term
∎ Duration:12 Months
∎ The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Finance and Administrative Assistant to support the general management of the office and country programs at Bangladesh country offices. This role is offered on a 1 year` fixed-term contract, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Candidates will ideally be available to start immediately.
∎ About the Role:
∎ Reporting to the Finance and Administration Manager, the assistant will work closely with all office colleagues. You will support office management and administration, procurement, logistics reporting and filing.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Supporting Finance Associate in monthly closing, ensuring all transactions for the month are recorded accurately and deadlines set by GAIN headquarter are met
∎ Responsible for the filing of confidential HR documents and regular follow up in terms of Insurance policy with the agencies
∎ Keeping agendas up to date, organising travel arrangements, IT and telephone management, etc.
∎ Making travel arrangement for the team, attend visitors, provide ICT support and arrange the project procurements, based on the authorization, guidelines and with the approval of the Finance and Administrative manager
∎ Completing Purchase Orders and processing Purchase Orders Payments for procurement of goods and services

Additional Requirements:
∎ You should have good working computer knowledge with proficiency in basic office software specially MS Office Excel. Candidate with experience in using QuickBooks accounting software is preferred.
∎ The postholder should have good interpersonal and communications skills, good in spoken and written English. You should have the ability to prioritize, multi-task and work well under pressure with deadlines as well as highly flexible and willing to travel in challenging environments.

Salary:
∎ The starting salary on offer for this role is from BDT 613,680 - BDT 698,520 per annum, depending on experience.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.
∎ We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
∎ GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Oct 2022

Company Information:
∎ 8 Oct 2022
∎ Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
∎ Business : The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. GAIN is a Swiss based foundation that mobilizes public-private partnerships and provides financial and technical support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of malnutrition. The organization is delivering improved nutrition to an estimated 273 million people in more than 25 countries, half of whom are women and children.

Category: Accounting/Finance