FINANCE ASSISTANT

Job Description

Title: FINANCE ASSISTANT

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

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Desirable finance, business or administration related diploma.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ 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.
∎ Following up of all expiring rental contract dates and inform the Administration Manager in order to leave enough time to arrange a renewal or look for some other alternative.
∎ Making all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.), supporting the Project Fi-nance Manager in translating documents into local language and assisting in meetings upon request.
∎ Any other administrative task delegated by the Project Finance Manager.
∎ MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
∎ Prepare, control and monitor cheque payments and bank transfers, and record transactions in the accounting system, ensuring all documentation and authorizations required to support entries are provided.
∎ Assisting with the preparation of salary payments as required.
∎ Calculate relevant taxes (e.g., VAT and AIT) on payments made by cheque/bank and record payables in an accurate manner in the accounting system.
∎ Perform monthly reconciliations before closing the monthly accounts, manage bank reconciliations and monthly bank statements if applicable.
∎ Prepare the monthly bookkeeping to Coordination by checking the completion, accuracy and organization of documents.
∎ Prepare challans on a monthly basis for payment to the local tax authorities.
∎ Assist with the food pot calculation process (if applicable), including the booking of entries for expat subaccount contributions.
∎ Supports in performing duties when the Project Finance Manager is on leave.
∎ Performs any other related duties as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Essential previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
∎ Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.
∎ Mission language essential. Local language desirable.
∎ Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
∎ Competencies:
∎ Results and Quality Orientation : Medium
∎ Team work and Cooperation : Medium
∎ Behavioural Flexibility : Medium
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles : Medium
∎ Stress Management : High

Application Deadline: June 27, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: All incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.No applications will be accepted after the deadline.Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.We advise candidates to update their professional profile on Bd.jobs with all relevant information.