Title: Finance Officer (Project)
Company Name: BBC Media Action
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Completed Chartered Accountancy course from a reputed audit firm.
Job Context:
∎ Reports To : Finance Manager
∎ Grade : 3
∎ Contract : Fixed term (Until 31 August 2022, with a strong possibility of extension)
∎ Overall purpose: To assist Finance Manager of BBC Media Action - Bangladesh office for the day to day financial management of the projects funded by USAID and US State Department where major responsibilities include ensuring donor and local legal compliances are addressed, finance records are kept with sufficient audit trails, vendors payment and transactions are recorded in time, monitoring bank account and managing cash books, preparation of financial statements and financial reporting and assists for statutory and donor audits.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide significant assistance to the Finance Manager in the area of financial control, financial and management accounting, donor compliance in particular USAID and US State Department Terms and Conditions as well as legal and statutory compliance.
∎ Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with donor requirement, Standard Accounting practices and BBC Media Action's policies.
∎ Prepare payment vouchers and cheques and on-line payments with correct coding and supporting documentation.
∎ Preparation statements and prompt settlement of statutory deductions of withholding tax and VAT from third party payments and payroll including VAT reporting for the USAID.
∎ Preparation of monthly accounts from the transaction lists and ensure accuracy.
∎ Reviewing expenses claims for travel, production and petty cash for accuracy and settlement of advance adjustment.
∎ Perform accurate recording of all income and expenditure and provide assistance as directed by the Finance Manager for maintain the in-country financial system.
∎ Liaison with bank for day to transactions, bank statements, remittance and cheque clearance.
∎ Assist Finance Manager for preparing the monthly cash flow projections and forecasts to arrange incoming remittance.
∎ Ensure proper maintenance of financial record keeping with efficient archiving practices for audit requirement and donor compliances.
∎ Assist Admin team in preparing and maintaining the fixed assets register and ensure regular update and prepare asset reports in compliance with USAID and US State Department.
∎ Assist Finance Manager in training and developing other finance and project staffs on financial and procurement policies, local statutory requirement and time to changes thereto.
∎ Other duties as required by the Finance Manager.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 13 Oct 2021
Company Information:
∎ 28 Sep 2021
∎ BBC Media Action
Category: Accounting/Finance
Source: bdjobs.com