Project Manager (Budget, Finance & Accounts), WASH, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Project Manager (Budget, Finance & Accounts), WASH, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC.

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 7 Aug 2024

Education:
∎ Masters or Equivalent in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or any other relevant subject from any reputed university.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge on budget management, donor reporting
∎ Knowledge on Accounting, auditing, financial forecasting, and budgeting principles and practices
∎ Excellent computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs (Especially in MS Excel)
∎ Strong Influencing and negotiating skills
∎ Strong Interpersonal Skills
∎ Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
∎ Skilled in working on several assignments simultaneously, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and working independently within established guidelines
∎ Ability to work in a Team
∎ Ability to work independently and handle multiple sector activities focusing on humanitarian crises
∎ Enthusiastic to learn from locality and willing to work on new challenges under pressure
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Knowledge on budget management, donor reporting
∎ Knowledge on Accounting, auditing, financial forecasting, and budgeting principles and practices
∎ Skills:
∎ Excellent computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs (Especially in MS Excel)
∎ Strong Influencing and negotiating skills
∎ Strong Interpersonal Skills
∎ Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
∎ Skilled in working on several assignments simultaneously, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and working independently within established guidelines
∎ Competencies:
∎ Ability to work in a Team
∎ Ability to work independently and handle multiple sector activities focusing on humanitarian crises
∎ Enthusiastic to learn from locality and willing to work on new challenges under pressure

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Support the Programme Manager and PDDR and Grants team in budget calculation and real cost estimation as per projects needs
∎ Support the WASH team in human resources salaries and all the costs related calculation and provide overall resources analysis for better planning and utilization
∎ Support the Programme Manager (Implementation), WASH through development of the tracking tools and compilation of the agreed reporting tamales
∎ Support BRAC management through active participation in budget and account related discussion meetings
∎ Ensure the procurement plans and work plan are as per the cash flow forecast in all the project
∎ Develop and monitor all the transactions and financial report and ensure the PMs provide the inputs timely
∎ Supervise the budget tracking associates and conduct periodic review to ensure the  tracking is done correctly
∎ Track all the administration cost and other procurement related cost and work closely to ensure the plans and procurement process is done as per the agreed and approved plan
∎ Document all the budgets, communication from donor and BRAC staff including the modification in the budget and ensure the PMs and project staff communicated and action taken
∎ Record and document all the grants variations and document the decision on relocation of the budget lines and miscoding
∎ Backup and update all WASH financial transactions, budgets, documents and bills and establish the filing system with holding the PMs accountable in any action related
∎ Coordinate with Grants and finance and other support function in decision making and actions
∎ Organize the capacity building for the staff including the PMs and document the learning with learning division
∎ Hold responsible of final budget and related BoQ and ensure the correct calculations are maintained in all the steps
∎ Crosscheck the budgets are in line with the proposal narrative and work plan through careful review of the budget and narrative document with PDL and WASH lead
∎ Develop the financial reports as per donor and BRAC policies and ensure all the indicators and put-put are in line with approved proposal
∎ Review and prepare the Cost estimations related to the external evaluations and any surveys may WASH sector be engaged
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so
∎ This position will be the focal person to ensure the overall financial management of the Programme and Coordinate with relevant authorities in terms of financial issues as per Project needs.
∎ Strategic Planning and Overall Management:
∎ Support the Programme Manager and PDDR and Grants team in budget calculation and real cost estimation as per projects needs
∎ Support the WASH team in human resources salaries and all the costs related calculation and provide overall resources analysis for better planning and utilization
∎ Support the Programme Manager (Implementation), WASH through development of the tracking tools and compilation of the agreed reporting tamales
∎ Support BRAC management through active participation in budget and account related discussion meetings
∎ Oversee implementation and monitoring of sectoral activities:
∎ Ensure the procurement plans and work plan are as per the cash flow forecast in all the project
∎ Develop and monitor all the transactions and financial report and ensure the PMs provide the inputs timely
∎ Supervise the budget tracking associates and conduct periodic review to ensure the  tracking is done correctly
∎ Track all the administration cost and other procurement related cost and work closely to ensure the plans and procurement process is done as per the agreed and approved plan
∎ Quality and Accountability:
∎ Document all the budgets, communication from donor and BRAC staff including the modification in the budget and ensure the PMs and project staff communicated and action taken
∎ Record and document all the grants variations and document the decision on relocation of the budget lines and miscoding
∎ Backup and update all WASH financial transactions, budgets, documents and bills and establish the filing system with holding the PMs accountable in any action related
∎ Stakeholders Coordination, Networking, Advocacy:
∎ Coordinate with Grants and finance and other support function in decision making and actions
∎ Organize the capacity building for the staff including the PMs and document the learning with learning division
∎ Fund Raising, Proposal Development and Reporting:
∎ Hold responsible of final budget and related BoQ and ensure the correct calculations are maintained in all the steps
∎ Crosscheck the budgets are in line with the proposal narrative and work plan through careful review of the budget and narrative document with PDL and WASH lead
∎ Develop the financial reports as per donor and BRAC policies and ensure all the indicators and put-put are in line with approved proposal
∎ Review and prepare the Cost estimations related to the external evaluations and any surveys may WASH sector be engaged
∎ Safety and Safeguarding:
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.

Company Information:
∎ BRAC.
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Application Deadline: 13 Aug 2024

Category: NGO/Development