Head of Finance
Job Description
Title: Head of Finance
Company Name: VSO Bangladesh
Vacancy: Undefined
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Context:
∎ Permanent
∎ Full Time, 35 hours per week
Additional Requirements:
∎ Essential:
∎ Technical Accounting Expertise - The ideal person should have a Master's degree in Finance/Accounting (Fully Qualified Management Accountant (CMA), ACCA, ACA or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) will be preferred) with strong technical accounting skills.
∎ Knowledge and experience of financial management of restricted donor funding, reporting, procurement procedure, grant management, grant equipment and donor rules and regulations for non-profit organizations.
∎ Experience of capacity building, demonstrating clear results.
∎ Experience of working in multiple foreign currencies and understanding of foreign exchange hedging.
∎ Strong leadership experience in budget management (including project budgets), financial planning and analysis. Strong knowledge of internal financial controls and year-end procedure. Knowledge of Internal, External and Project Audit. Strong attention to detail.
∎ Communication and Influencing Skills - Strong written and verbal communication skills - able to listen, analyse, present, consult, negotiate with confidence and obtain stakeholder engagement. Able to communicate complex financial information effectively to wide range of audiences. Experience of remote and cross-cultural communication, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural and language differences.
∎ Financial Business Partnering - Service oriented, customer focused approach. Experience of working in and understanding a global organisation, using knowledge to analyse and interpret financial information to support management.
∎ Risk Management - Experience of identifying and analysing financial risks.
∎ Decision Making and planning - Capacity for inquiry, research, logical and analytical thinking, powers of reasoning and critical analysis. Able to demonstrate sound judgement and a solution-focused approach, solving unstructured issues in unfamiliar settings. Able to consider implications of professional value, ethics and attitudes to decision making. Able to plan, juggle complex multiple priorities within restricted resources.
∎ Financial and IT Systems - Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel particularly. Use of accounting software and reporting packages.
∎ Customer Service - Experience of managing internal or externally focused customer services.
∎ People Management and Leadership Strong leadership and people management skills with ability to develop, coach and motivate a high performing team. Experience of building capacity of finance and non-finance.
∎ Office Management - Experience of office and logistics management
∎ Values - a commitment to VSO's work and values
Salary:
∎ Competitive Salary will be offered for deserving candidate as per policy. VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Competitive Provident Fund.
∎ Yearly Festival Bonus as per Policy.
∎ Yearly Holiday Allowance as per Policy.
∎ Global Medical Insurance Coverage Including Dependants as per Policy.
∎ Personal Global Accidental Insurance Coverage as per Policy.
∎ Personal Local Life Insurance Coverage as per Policy.
∎ Generous annual leave of 37 days (inclusive of public holidays).
∎ Work in a global organization, with a range of people from different parts of the world.
∎ Opportunities for flexible working and working from home.
∎ A friendly and supportive office environment.
∎ Employee and Volunteer Assistance Programme.
∎ Opportunities for professional development, including a range of online self-study modules, coaching, and workshops.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting
Application Deadline: April 17, 2019
Company Information:
∎ VSO Bangladesh
∎ Business : VSO is the world`s leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty.
Category: NGO/Development
