Finance Assistant (COVID - 19 Response)
Job Description
Title: Finance Assistant (COVID - 19 Response)
Company Name: Relief International
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant discipline
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Accounting and Finance, Accounts
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Context:
∎ Relief International, Bangladesh is urgently looking for Finance Assistant to assist in financial and accounting management of its emergency response portfolio in Cox`s Bazar. Under the supervision of the Finance Officer, The Finance Officer is responsible for the effective financial management of the projects. The position will be contracted as above period with possibility of extension subject to funding availability. This position demands someone who has the capacity to support multiple grants/projects and work in a very fast-paced environment. UNHCR, UNICEF, ECHO, OFDA, USAID and other emergency donors.
∎ Reporting to: Finance Officer
∎ Department: Finance
∎ Expected Start Date: ASAP
∎ Contract length: Up to December 31, 2020.
∎ DUTY STATION: Coxs Bazar (Frequent travel to Ukhiya, COVID-19 Hospital
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare Receive, Payment and Journal Voucher to record NS as daily basis
∎ Submit Daily/Weekly/Monthly Cash and Bank Reconciliation
∎ Process working cash advances from program officials and record the payment with proper code
∎ Assist finance and program teams in timely settlement of working cash advance
∎ Support the allocation / charging mechanism in line with approved budget and activity code
∎ Provide all financial support, to program department in timely manner
∎ Arrange payments to the vendors, service providers and relevant staffs;
∎ Maintain proper supporting documentation and daily scan to be ready for Box folder
∎ Assist Supporting document are attached along with financial Vouchers and file
∎ Assist to facilitate program team, Finance staff and check financial activities in place.
∎ Assist to ensure that financial records and backup documentation are ready for internal and external audits;
∎ Prepare Incentive Payment sheet to Volunteers, security guard and make payment as per schedule
∎ Frequent travel to project side area to make payment and to ensure adequate financial supporting
∎ Perform any other task assign by the supervisor
Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ 2 years progressive experience in financial management and reporting of donor funded projects with any INGO/ NGO.
∎ Familiarity and experience in MS Excel, Quick books software etc. is preferable.
∎ Good written and verbal communication skills are a must
Salary:
∎ As per RI National Pay Scale Policy in Bangladesh
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Two festival bonuses in a year equivalent to one basic salary.
∎ Severance (8.33% of the monthly basic salary) goes with the monthly release of the salary.
Application Deadline: April 11, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Relief International
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House: 451 , Road: 8 West, DOHS Baridhara, Dhaka-1206; Head Quarter: 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1280 Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
∎ Web : www.ri.org
∎ Business : Relief International, hedquatered in USA, is a leading international non government organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact.
Our signature approach which we call the RI Way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
Relief International has been working in Bangladesh since 2004. The Bangladesh portfolio of Relief International has strong focus on emergency response, economic opportunity and livelihoods rebuilding, traficking in persons, sustainable tourism, human rights and protection, refugee crisis response and public health. RI maintains a country office in Dhaka with multiple field offices in Cox`s Bazar. RI currently employs over 1000 local and international staffs in Bangladesh.
Relief International is currently implementing large scale refugee response program in Cox`s Bazar in Bangladesh in collaboration with multiple partners including UNHCR, UNICEF, USAID/OFDA, EU ECHO.
For more information on Relief International: www.ri.org
Category: Accounting/Finance
