Finance Officer - Bangladesh

Job Description

Title: Finance Officer - Bangladesh

Company Name: Democracy International

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Rangpur

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 5 years

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business management or other related field preferred;

• At least 5 years

• Minimum 5 years of related experience, preferably within a U.S. Government/USAID project environment;

• Knowledge and experience with Bangladesh tax and personnel regulations and practices;

• Excellent command of English, verbal and writing;

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including advanced expertise in Excel;

• Knowledge of Quickbooks or a demonstrated ability to quickly become a competent Quickbooks user;

• Ability to work well within a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision;

• Good interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilities;

• Well organized, strong filing and archiving skills;

• Ability to multi-task and a strong commitment to meeting deadlines;

• Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, and accountability in program implementation;

• Proven integrity and thorough attention to details are inherent to this position.

Location: Rangpur Region, Bangladesh

Job Id: 935

# of Openings: 1

Democracy International (DI) is seeking to hire a Finance Officer for the USAID funded Responsive Local Governance (RLG) Activity in Bangladesh. The goal of the Activity is catalyzing change within Bangladesh’s local governance system necessitates investment to strengthen Local Elected Government Institutions (LEGI) capacity, improve civil society and citizen participation in governance structures, and bolster multisectoral coordination for quality service delivery. The specific objective of this Activity is to develop LEGIs as an effective, responsive, inclusive, and accountable institution to address social issues and provide quality basic services to the most marginalized. This is a full-time position based in Rangpur. This position is only open to the citizens of Bangladesh.

The Finance Officer will help support and assist in the management of all finance and administration for the project. The officer will also ensure all financial transactions are properly documented and performed in full compliance with DI and USAID accounting regulations, US federal procurement regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles.

Essential Job Duties:

• Record financial transactions and perform book-keeping and archiving activities, including reconciliations;

• Perform financial transaction records, audit and integrity checks in a timely manner;

• Assist Finance and Operations in all aspects of operations and financial records, including bank transactions, tax reporting, accounts reconciliations and audit and bill processing and vendor payments;

• Work with supervisors to ensure program compliance with relevant USAID regulations and mission orders;

• Contribute to timely report writing and editing;

• Support tracking of project finances and deliverable timelines;

• Maintain sound financial and operations relationships with USAID and the Activity’s partners to ensure teams are adequately supported;

• Other similar responsibilities DI and/or the COP might reasonably request.