Finance Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Finance Coordinator

Company Name: CBM

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration, part qualified professional qualification (Chartered Accountancy) will get preference;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Job Location: Dhaka (with frequent travel to field locations)
∎ Contract Duration: Two-year renewable contract
∎ Contract Type: Full time
∎ Contract Start: As soon as possible

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Budgeting and Planning:
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∎ Ensure the budgeting, financial planning, forecasting and performance analysis for the EHD project;
∎ Ensure that funds are spent in accordance with consortium requirements and limits along with government rules and regulations;
∎ Co-ordinate and support CBM and Concern Worldwide in delivering budgets and forecast as required;
∎ In coordination with partner, produce monthly management accounts, monthly/quarterly financial reports in a timely, accurate and consistent manner;
∎ Liaise with the project team and provide ad hoc financial reports as may be required;
∎ Consortium Reporting:
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∎ Ensure the effective implementation and oversight of donor's policies and procedures on consortium partnership management;
∎ Collate and consolidate financial reports on a timely basis for review and feedback;
∎ Ensure systems are in place to report on an output based payment model;
∎ Be responsible for the collation and generation of monthly invoices to the lead agency;
∎ Ensure evidence to support deliverables and payment triggers are verified and assessed to be accurate and allowable;
∎ Ensure Value for Money principles are adhered to throughout the project and produce progress reports as required against pre-determined VfM criteria;
∎ Partnership Support & Monitoring
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∎ Provide advice, support and guidance to implementing partner on an on-going basis;
∎ Orient and support partner to ensure DFID and Concern's policies and procedural requirements are met;
∎ Develop the capacity of project staff so that they can meet the consortium compliance requirements;
∎ Ensure the financial risks and responsibilities associated with payment by results and project deliverables are fully understood by all concerned;
∎ Monitor project progress against payment by result criteria and in conjunction with the Project Coordinator ensure payment triggers are realistic and on targets;
∎ Frequent visit to partner office and field locations to assess financial systems and control and support for improvement;
∎ Ensure all consortium requirements are met and adhered to in relation to the procurement of assets, regular inspection and verification of project assets;
∎ Perform periodic audits or spot-checks and take corrective actions to ensure strong financial management and controls;
∎ Ensure development of quality reports and other financial statements within agreed timelines, verify correctness and provide feedback to partner;
∎ Maintain database of reporting records;
∎ Report critical financial issues to CBM and partner management and engage actively in the resolution of identified issues;
∎ Fund Management
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∎ Prepare and share pre-financing/payment requests to consortium lead for approval;
∎ Develop a monitoring system for the flow of funds (control of cash flow and pre-financing requirements);
∎ Develop documented processes for tracking and monitoring the various project milestones for sign off;
∎ Conduct regular support visits to partner project office and field locations to assist with capacity building at various levels;
∎ Conduct spot checks and verification of documentary evidence to deter any mismanagement;

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience within NGO sector implementing large-scale/complex development program, consortium project working experience is desirable for this position;
∎ Proven experience of working with partners and supporting them to implement financing and accounting principles;
∎ Advanced skills with MS Office (particularly Excel) and accounting packages (particularly Tally), knowledge in MS Navision and MS SharePoint solutions advantageous;
∎ Excellent writing, communication, facilitation and presentation skills;
∎ The future job holder adheres to CBM's values and commits to CBM's Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy.

Application Deadline: October 6, 2019

Company Information:
∎ CBM

Category: NGO/Development