FINANCE ASSISTANT (6-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Job Description

Title: FINANCE ASSISTANT (6-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 85500 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2026-09-29

Application Deadline: 2026-10-07

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

• Age At least 18 years

Essential requirements:

Education:

• Desirable finance, business or administration related diploma.

Experience:

• Essential previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.

• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Languages:

• Mission language and local language essential

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L2

• Team work and Cooperation L2

• Behavioural Flexibility L2

• Commitment to MSF Principles L2

• Stress Management L3

Main Purpose:

Execute administrative and finance related tasks and follow up of project accountancy to support the Project Finance Manager following MSF standard and procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and keep a strict control over monetary resources to achieve project objectives.

Accountabilities:

• Implementing cash management procedures in order to ensure the highest control and security, assisting the Project Fin Manager in the prevision of monthly treasury and planning in order to en-sure the coverage of daily needs, advances on salaries, payroll, etc.

• Processing the payment to suppliers and keep strict on all documentation involved, informing the administration manager of any sort of disparity

• Carrying out all accounting tasks and activities, classifying, preparing and filing of all accounting pieces in accounting software, in order to ensure strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.

• Making all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.), supporting the Accountancy Manager (ACMA) in translating documents into local language and assisting in meetings upon request.

• Any other administrative task delegated by the Accountancy Manager (ACMA)

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:

MSF Cox’s Bazar office is considered as sub office to Dhaka Intersection Support Team (IST), therefore the Finance Assistant will be considered as part of IST finance team member, and for any reason the Finance coordinator can request the Fin Assistant to join IST at Dhaka any time (support, cover gap, etc).

• To help the Finance coordinator on the execution of the IST objective by supporting with the proper advise on finance when needed.

• Cash Management: To handle 5 (Five) cash box and entry book in cash register UF.

• Processing payment of big volume of local purchase for OCA, OCB & OCP mission and workshop Payment.

• Encode all the transection into UF.

• VAT & TAX challan summary report for different FD’s and organize softcopy of the challan in the finance share folder (PD, PIT & Suppliers).

• Challans share to Supplier’s as per need.

• Employee & Supplier/Vendor TDS Certificate Download

• Organize monthly IST BKK and send to Dhaka IST

• To Scan OCA BKK (Heavy duty scanner availability)

• To prépare monthly 6 (six) bank reconciliation for IST accounts

• Monthly checking IMS PD tracker, uploading in UF & share with all the IST IMS

• Prepare monthly medical Tracking sheet & share to Medical

• Book adjusting entries in UF for IMS cost reimbursement.

• Monthly VAT & TDS deposit information update in the Compliance Overview tracker.

• Prepare monthly IST VAT return report with issuing Mushok 6.6

• Monthly workshop related expense report share to IST Workshop Manager.

• Bank Signatory add documents preparation for CXB IST

• Collaboration with OC’s when they need or ask for.

• Help to other work as per need, budget preparation (FD6 & MSF internal), VAT return submission in NBR site, financial statement preparation.

• To perform any other task delegated by Finco, and to be flexible to support on some HR tasks.

Support to HR & Admin Team:

• Support IST HR/Admin team with accommodation and housekeeping arrangements

• Monthly IR submission for Food, Hygiene & Stationery Items for CXB IST Office, Warehouse, House, Ukhiya Workshop.

• Check the inventory align with Supply Sup. And physical check the stock in present and make Forecast of Monthly Consuption for quarterly basis and submit (Food, Hygiene & Stationery Items for CXB IST Office, Warehouse, House, Ukhiya Workshop)

• Distribute ID Cards and Ribbon to colleagues (as per need).

• Making all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, leave form, etc.)

• Sending staff files (signed contracts, signed JDs, leave form, etc) to HR Assistant/HRM to encode them in Homere.

• Additional HR/ Admin tasks delegated by the IST HRCo/Dep HRCo.

Contract and Benefit:

• Fixed term contract for 06 months. Salary according to level 6 (Six) of the internal MSF salary grid (BDT 85,500 Gross). Salary is non-negotiable. Income tax deduction from salary based on current income tax rule.

• 2 annual leave days per month worked.

• Weekly 2 holidays.

• Medical Reimbursement for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Recruited Staff.

Others: There will be no provisions for relocation.