Finance Officer (FO)

Job Description

Title: Finance Officer (FO)

Company Name: Society Development Agency (SDA)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Patuakhali

Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Master Degree or Bachelor(4years) degree from recognized University on Accounting or Management.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling SDA core values

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same.

• Widely shares their personal vision for SDA, engages and motivates others

• Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL

• Working Experience: At least 5years’ experience in NGO environment with position hold as Accounts or Finance Officer.

• Knowledge: Should have clear concept on Community health issues and programs of Government in health facilities.

Skills:

• Good communication skills both in English and Bengali

• Should have ability to interpret report writing skills in Bangla and English

• Good Computer knowledge on MS-Word, MS-Excel, PP & Tally and other relevant software is a must for this job

• Working effectively with others,

• Communicating with impact,

• Networking

Attitude:

• To work in team

• To protect children in connection

• To be non-discriminatory, Gender sensitive and Protection of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) aware and committed to safeguarding and organizational Finance policy.

TEAM/PROGRAMME : Right to Grow (R2G) Bangladesh (funded by Max Foundation Bangladesh)

POST TYPE: 100% (Project Base/ Contractual)

GRADE: Level (As Applicable)

ROLE PURPOSE: Finance Officer (FO) is the key Project Office based staff of SDA-Right to Grow project. Primary responsibility is to ensure all financial dealings and expensed for the project with honesty and integrity. He/she will be responsible to bear the finance and accounts related works on behalf of the project of field office and necessary admin support services also. Under the direct Supervision from Project Manager (PM) all financial dealings will be happen in field. He will maintain liaison with SDA Head office finance Manager for official transaction and reporting.

Reports to: Project Manager(PM)

Dotted line management: Not applicable.

Dimensions: Need based field visit required.

Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A

Functional relationship: Manager-Finance, Donner Mgt. & ED SDA

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Implementing cash management procedures in order to ensure the highest control and security, assisting the Project Coordinator in the prevision of monthly treasury and planning in order to ensure 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 Finance Manager SDA in translating documents into local language and assisting in meetings upon request.

• Any other administrative task delegated by the Finance Manager SDA.

• Specific Accountabilities:

• Assisting with the preparation of salary payments as required.

• 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.

• 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.

• Introduce all cheque request and ensure their payment

• 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.

• Check the conformity of all payment documents (eg: Invoice….) before payment.

• As per project Allocation; including all other facilities.