Job Description

Title: Project Accountant

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka (Savar)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Commerce Background.
∎ CA course Completed will be preferred.

Job Context:
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
∎ CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD`s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
∎ The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
∎ CDD is now accepting applications for the position of `Project Accountant` under the project titled `Child Empowerment Programme` supported by Liliane Foundation (LF). The project will take initiatives to empowering children and youngsters with disabilities to participate in society and to ensure their inclusion. Project target group consists of children and youngsters below 25 years of age with disabilities who belong to "resource poor" families. The Project Accountant is expected to support to the development of all financial matters related to the project. The Project Accountant will be responsible for advising on the financial management of the project and the maintenance of accurate accounting and financial records and reports, in accordance with the project document and CDD`s Guidelines. The Project. Project accountant will work with Partner`s organization (PO`s) for their capacity development. Project Accountant will review PO`s budget, financial report and will upload in Pluriform as per project guideline.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare monthly/quarterly budget forecast, with quarterly and monthly budget break-down, for projects;
∎ Maintaining proper financial records and files in accordance with prevailing procedures;
∎ Preparing draft financial reports for the project team/ partners organization and advising them accordingly;
∎ Monitoring and supervising expenditures by project;
∎ Monitoring and analyzing project expenditures with respect to approved budgets and work-plans;
∎ Prepare and submit the monthly financial requisition to project management in alignment with the approved project budget;
∎ Develop monthly variance report of the budgeted and actual expenses showing the reasons for variance;
∎ Provide financial analysis to management for early decision-making;
∎ Flag low burn rate against a line item or anticipated over-expenditure;
∎ Work closely with the project team to develop project budgets and ensure the appropriateness of budget figures;
∎ Briefing partner's organization (PO) in receipt of payments from the project on financial procedures and required documentation and overseeing payments of payments from the project;
∎ Prepare daily receipts and payment vouchers journal vouchers of project-related expenses;
∎ Prepare staff salary sheet of assigned projects and respective pay slips;
∎ Maintaining Cash book, bank book, General ledger, subsidiary ledger(S), and other required registers (s);
∎ Ensure that VAT and Tax are deducted, Deposited, and documented as per Government Rules;
∎ Maintain FIS for the project, and operate TALLY Software;
∎ Prepare the monthly bank reconciliation statement(s);
∎ Maintain the fixed assets register both for assets & stores of the project;
∎ Ensure all financial reports and budgets are accurate;
∎ Perform periodic checks and verifies different finance and accounts-related reports, documents, and compliance requirements;
∎ Ensuring financial guidelines are followed and best practices maintained during the implementation of all project activities;
∎ Ensure Value for Money principles are adhered to throughout the project;
∎ Ensure that funds are spent in accordance with donor's requirements and limits along with government rules and regulations;
∎ Any other assignment provided by the organization.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 45 years
∎ Minimum 05 years of professional work experience in relevant sectors (National/ International NGO);
∎ Deep professional and technical understanding of Accounts, their diversification, and ways to adapt them as per the requirement of donor agencies;
∎ Demonstrated track record of establishing and managing finance and accounting systems, overseeing and working with audits, and strong familiarity with TALLY, Taxes, VAT, and other related local regulations;
∎ Understanding of the Government of Bangladesh's financial, accounting, and banking requirements;
∎ Familiar with NGO Bureau rules & regulations
∎ Working experience on FD-6, FD-7 and FC-1
∎ Excellent interpersonal, networking, communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills
∎ Excellent reading and writing skills in English and Bangla, including the ability to compose, edit, analyze and report using complex information;
∎ Working experience in partner management.
∎ Have time management, leadership, analytical ability, multitasking, facilitation; communication, presentation, and report writing skills;
∎ Have adaptability, teamwork, relationship building, and change management skills;
∎ Advanced IT skills, Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Experience in Tally ERP 9 software
∎ Have outstanding skills and expertise in communicating by email and the internet.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 55000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Prorata basis festival bonus

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 27 Feb 2023

Company Information:
∎ 20 Feb 2023
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ Address : A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ Web : www.cdd.org.bd
∎ Business : The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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