Project Accountant

Job Description

Title: Project Accountant

Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Bagerhat (Sarankhola)

Minimum Salary: Tk. 41000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 4 Jun 2025

Education:
∎ Minimum B.Com or Bachelor of Business Administration;
∎ Specialized degree in accounting is preferable.
∎ Minimum B.Com or Bachelor of Business Administration;
∎ Specialized degree in accounting is preferable.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Minimum 3 to 5 years of experiences, preferable to work in NGO sector
∎ Deep professional and technical understanding of Accounts, its 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, corporate taxes, VAT and other related local regulations.
∎ Understanding of Government of Bangladesh financial, accounting and banking requirements.
∎ 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, MS Excel and strong familiarity with Tally ERP 9 software
∎ Have outstanding skills and expertise in communicating by email and the internet.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Ensure all financial documents, including bills, receipts and payments are safely and securely filed according to organizational procedures;
∎ Regular Banking correspondence, deposits and withdrawals, preparation of banking documents, and preserving bank-related documents daily i.e., Bank Reconciliation Statements, check book register, and any other Bank related documents;
∎ Ensure that all vouchers and bills are approved by authority before preparation of debit (cash/cheque payment)/ journal voucher and writing cheque;
∎ Ensure all financial transactions, including bills, receipts and payments are recorded as per projects requirement;
∎ Prepare quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly financial reports as per organizational and donor requirement;
∎ Regular financial follow up of livelihood and VSLA activities and periodically share with CDD;
∎ Maintain Procurement process as per organizations procurement policy i.e., purchase requisition/ proposal, Quotation collection, Work Order, and purchase receipts.
∎ Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants.
∎ Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project.
∎ Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.
∎ Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.
∎ 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 accepting application for the position of ‘Project Accountant’ under a project named ‘Promoting regional approaches to inclusive and gender-responsive disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in South and Southeast Asia’, supported by the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) and funded by the German Cooperation (BMZ). The duration of the project is till 31st August 2027. The selected candidate will initially be hired for a three-month probationary period. Upon successful completion of this period, his/her employment contract will be renewed on an annual basis.
∎ Job Description:
∎ Safeguarding Responsibilities:
∎ Additional Responsibilities:
∎ Job Context:

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

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Bagerhat (Sarankhola)

Read Before Apply:

• CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women, older persons, all sex, indigenous community and persons with disabilities. CDD complies with its child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and code of conduct. All staff of CDD must sign and adhere to this code of conduct.

• Persons with Disabilities, Women, Third Gender and candidates from indigenous communities meeting the requirements are especially encouraged to apply.

• CDD reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.

• You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement does not match your expectation.

• CDD is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of personal persuasion, e-mail or phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.

• Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process.

Company Information:
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ 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.

Address::
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ 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.

Application Deadline: 16 Jun 2025

Category: NGO/Development