Finance Officer
Job Description
Title: Finance Officer
Company Name: Relief International
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Duty Station: Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh (but subject to relocate as per project need)
∎ Reports to: Finance Coordinator (Cox`s Bazar)
∎ Liaise with: Program Support Unit and Program staff
∎ Contract duration: October 2019- March 2020
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Oversee processes and procedures so they meet RI and Donor requirements.
∎ Maintain daily cash on hand at required RI levels and for program operations.
∎ Handle Cash and Bank Transaction and reconcile daily basis.
∎ Prepare General Voucher with correct GL code, Project Code, Activity Code in a timely manner and post into RI Net Suit software.
∎ Ensure financial reporting as required is prepared accurately and reviewed thoroughly.
∎ Assist to Prepare donor financial reports and ensure they are submitted in a timely manner.
∎ Ensure financial accountability by requiring all staff provide proper documentation and signatures on vouchers, PR, purchase orders, or payments of any kind.
∎ Ensure all purchases follow RI procurement and selection policies.
∎ Work with HR Officer to prepare monthly salaries, Incentive to Volunteer ensuring appropriate documentation and oversight.
∎ Ensure proper Tax /VAT/Income tax calculation and make deposit to revenue department with correct submission of VAT/TAX chalan Voucher.
∎ Ensure the appropriateness of all monetary or banking transactions.
∎ Oversee bank transactions, including opening, closing and reconciliation of bank accounts.
∎ Ensure proper paperwork on financial transactions of any kind between RI and other parties or partners (accounts receivables, payables, etc.).
∎ Ensure safety protocols are established and followed by all staff.
∎ Set up tools, processes or documentation as needed or required to improve the monitoring and oversight of any financial processes described above.
∎ Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 years minimum work experience with NGO/INGO/UN
∎ Experience in writing quality Financial reporting
∎ Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Power point
∎ Good skill in accounting software, Quick Book and Net suit.
∎ Willingness to make frequent trips to hard to reach areas
∎ Ability to work under stressful conditions and work environment.
∎ Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in both English and Bangla
Application Deadline: October 12, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Relief International
∎ Business : Relief International, hedquatered in USA, is a leading international non government organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact.
Our signature approach which we call the RI Way emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
Relief International has been working in Bangladesh since 2004. The Bangladesh portfolio of Relief International has strong focus on emergency response, economic opportunity and livelihoods rebuilding, traficking in persons, sustainable tourism, human rights and protection, refugee crisis response and public health. RI maintains a country office in Dhaka with multiple field offices in Cox`s Bazar. RI currently employs over 1000 local and international staffs in Bangladesh.
Relief International is currently implementing large scale refugee response program in Cox`s Bazar in Bangladesh in collaboration with multiple partners including UNHCR, UNICEF, USAID/OFDA, EU ECHO.
For more information on Relief International: www.ri.org
Category: Accounting/Finance
