Finance Assistant
Job Description
Title: Finance Assistant
Company Name: Terre des hommes
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Commerce (MCom) in Accounting and Finance
∎ Skills Required: Accounts
Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 4 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Accounts
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Responsibilities:
∎ CASH MANAGEMENT
∎ Establish a daily/weekly statement of needs for the mission
∎ Carry out withdrawals and payment of advances in accordance with established procedures
∎ Keep the advance books and cash journal updated
∎ Perform payments in the field
∎ Manage salary payment according to payroll validated by the HR and Finance Managers
∎ ACCOUNTANCY
∎ Ensure that accounting documents are translated if necessary
∎ Operating bank reconciliations and editing paper version as well as cash inventory
∎ Ensure the voucherisation and the archiving of accounting documents according to internal procedures hard copy and digital way
∎ Responsible for checking all payments requests, i.e., Vendor, Third Party, Consultant and Staff in line with Tdh, Donor policy, and GOB policies and procedure of county Law;
∎ Responsible for financial data entry in the SAGA System by ensuring appropriate analysis code;
∎ Be responsible for monthly accounting clouser in saga system
∎ Ensure availability of all supporting documents, prepare vouchers (Payment Voucher & Journal Voucher) and process the payment request through cheque/Account Transfer-as applicable;
∎ Responsible for processing income from external and internal parties through checking all relevant authorities; processing expenditure in a timely manner and ensuring payments are made efficiently.
∎ VAT & TAX PAYMENTS
∎ Ensure properly deduct vat and Tax at source prior making the payment;
∎ Process to payment of VAT and Taxes through Treasury Chalan
∎ Ensure compliance of VAT and Tax policy before booking.
∎ Control the effectiveness of VAT and Tax payments deposit into bank
∎ Keep separate files for VAT & Tax payment records
∎ Sub-Grants with Partners
∎ Responsible for the preparation, checking and finalizing of project partner budget
∎ Responsible to fund disbursement to project Partner on time as per the agreement, budget and NGOAB fund clearance (as applicable);
∎ Responsible for preparation of voucher and checking of expenditures of Partner in a timely manner;
∎ Responsible to record partners’ expenditures to the system in a timely basis;
∎ Responsible for reconciliation of partner’s fund with the system;
∎ Responsible for checking of project documentation process as finance focal;
∎ Responsible for regular monitoring visits of partner organization on the financial issues;
∎ Assist to Line Manager during partner organization appraisal and operation process.
∎ Responsible for financial data entry for partner’s cost recorded in saga software
∎ REPORTING
∎ Ensure the creation of reports requested by her/his Supervisor
∎ Take part in the weekly finance meeting
∎ OTHER
∎ Cooperate with other departments and support them
∎ Liaise with the bank(s) and develop a good working relationship.
∎ Undertake any other responsibility as requested by her/his Supervisor.
Additional Requirements:
∎ 1 year in grants management department
∎ Successful candidates will have good financial and administrative knowledge and skills, specially USAID funded finance and administrative project management experience
∎ Working experience in Accountancy [compulsory]
∎ Good knowledge in FD4, FD6.
∎ Demonstrated experience or proved skills to manage and deal with various stakeholders and partnership
∎ Demonstrated capability to work with a diverse team on projects of similar scale (financially, culturally, staff size and activities).
∎ Technical knowledge in financial database, software and in Excel for review/ reporting purposes
∎ Experience collaboration and delegation of work with partners staff and Tdh Delegation office team members.
∎ Strong coordination and communication skills.
∎ Demonstrated good English language writing and oral presentation skills
∎ Demonstrated problem-solving, effective interpersonal and ethical management skills
∎ Good understanding of procurement processes, procedures and grants management of USAID funded project.
∎ Pro-active, goal-oriented and results driven Ability to work as a team member and coordinate with others.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Psychosocial Service support
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 30 Mar 2022
Company Information:
∎ 23 Mar 2022
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.
Category: Accounting/Finance
: Application should include Curriculum Vitae and Motivational Letter addressed to the Country Representative, Terre des hommes Foundation with “Finance Assistant” in the subject field. Please mention “CV Full name” and “ML_Full name” you are applying for the file name. A motivational letter with an updated CV should include current salary (if in employment) or last salary drawn, and expected salary, names of two former supervisors to serve as references with phone and email contact info, and earliest date of availability. Only properly complete applications will be considered for short-listing. Short-listed applications will subsequently be called for written and interviews.Women are highly encouraged to apply for this position. Tdh is an equal opportunity organization and recruitment procedure follows the Terre des hommes Child Protection Policy.
