Senior Finance Officer

Job Description

Title: Senior Finance Officer

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 78379 - 86542 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 4 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 21 Apr 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Business Studies, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any relevant discipline.
∎ Preferable – Master’s degree in a relevant field.
∎ "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."
∎ Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Business Studies, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any relevant discipline.
∎ Preferable – Master’s degree in a relevant field.
∎ "You are cordially requested not to apply if you don’t have the academic qualifications mentioned in the job advertisement."

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ At least 4 years of experience in finance/accounts preferably in development and humanitarian context.
∎ Experience and a clear understanding of NGOAB rules and procedures (FD-6, FD-7).
∎ Proficient in Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
∎ Highly skilled problem solver, especially in finance and technical areas.
∎ Proficient at working in team environments and multi-culture settings.
∎ Have very good communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Can work independently with little supervision.
∎ Self-motivated, committed, and maintains high ethics standards.
∎ Fluent on emergency financial planning and humanitarian funding mechanisms.
∎ At least 4 years of experience in finance/accounts preferably in development and humanitarian context.
∎ Experience and a clear understanding of NGOAB rules and procedures (FD-6, FD-7).
∎ Proficient in Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
∎ Highly skilled problem solver, especially in finance and technical areas.
∎ Proficient at working in team environments and multi-culture settings.
∎ Have very good communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Can work independently with little supervision.
∎ Self-motivated, committed, and maintains high ethics standards.
∎ Fluent on emergency financial planning and humanitarian funding mechanisms.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Contributes towards the drafting, revision and implementation of the financial section of Operational Strategy (StratOp) within his or her area of responsibility area and in line with HI’s financial policies.
∎ Oversees the breakdown of financial strategy into action plans and advises on financial issues.
∎ Produces, compiles and analyses financial indicators and, if necessary, creates additional indicators.
∎ Is in charge of the assessment, mitigation and treatment of financial risks and disputes.
∎ Reports on incidents and their treatment to his or her line manager and functional managers.
∎ Oversees HI external representation activities related to financial issues, takes part in inter-NGO working groups and ensures the development of partnerships in his or her geographical area.
∎ Leads the financial capacity assessment of local partners and the resulting capacity building plans.
∎ Oversees the deployment and monitors compliance with all of HI’s financial policies, processes and tools within his or her area of responsibility and, if necessary, develops specific financial tools overseen by his or her line and functional management.
∎ Directs and controls HI's compliance with the legal framework of the country or countries of intervention and monitors changes in standards and case law and in the practices of other stakeholders working in the finance field.
∎ Ensures the production and filing of financial documents ensuring the legality of HI's operations in the country or countries of intervention.
∎ Ensures compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
∎ Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving financial documents and the publication and updating of financial documents in the dedicated workspaces.
∎ Supervises internal control in his or her area of responsibility, as well as any necessary corrective actions.
∎ Support CFM to align financial operations with the HI strategy and make necessary adjustments.
∎ Improve inter departmental teamwork, innovation, and problem-solving.
∎ Assist CFM to oversee financial operations, ensuring accuracy and issues resolution.
∎ Ensure correct archiving of finances and compliance.
∎ Assist CFM to review internal controls and rectify any financial discrepancies.
∎ Accommodate internal and external audits, including FD-7 compliance.
∎ Assist CFM to ensure financial action plans and evaluate potential risks.
∎ Assist budget holders in preparing and adjusting budgets.
∎ Provide budget reports and training on financial tools.
∎ Maintain resource allocation tables for staffing and logistics.
∎ Ensure financial adjustments and cost modifications are updated in FIS.
∎ Optimize resource utilization within HI’s financial framework.
∎ Consolidate financial requirements for cash flows and maintain financial timing.
∎ Respond to internal and external audit queries.
∎ Enable budgeting and financial reporting to partners and consortium members.
∎ Support CFM to write donor funding proposals and prepare multi-program submissions.
∎ Maximize funding allocations to meet office and support expenses.
∎ Align donor financial needs with HI policies.
∎ Monitor spending, produce budgets, and predict adjustmentsand provide report to CFM on monthly basis
∎ Prepare donor financial reports and maintain compliance with guidelines.
∎ Process donor payment requests and alert delays to the CFM
∎ Maintain donor contract details in HI’s accounting system (Navision and BFF).
∎ Support and assist the CFM for preparing and submission of FD-7 and FD-6 documents for NGOAB compliance.
∎ Respond to audit queries and archive donor financial reports properly.
∎ Support CFM to execute and track HI’s financial complience and update financial data.
∎ Ensure legal and financial reporting requirements are met.
∎ Assist CFM to apply financial policies, tools, and processes within operations.
∎ Maintain GDPR compliance and proper financial record-keeping.
∎ Strengthen internal controls and apply corrective actions when needed.
∎ Evaluate partners' financial capabilities and support improvement programs.
∎ Verify financial records as accurate and compliant before payment.
∎ Support partners in creating budgets, adjustments, and financial planning.
∎ Enable project managers to monitor partner budgets and financial exposure.
∎ Keep financial system updates as a representation of cost changes for partnerships.
∎ Assist partners to plan against financial calendar deadlines.
∎ Enable timely release of funds to partners and field offices.
∎ Advance financial best practice and knowledge exchange within HI.
∎ Enable professional development in the finance function.
∎ Puts in place and monitors the elements of his or her profession that fall within his or her area of responsibility: dissemination, use and contribution to revisions of standards, monitoring of recommendations for the skills development of the teams, etc.
∎ Coordinates profession facilitation in his or her area of responsibility, fosters a team spirit and ensures the inclusion of all team members by encouraging regular contributions, especially through practice-sharing.
∎ Develops a pool of local talent.
∎ Mission 1 : Strategy and steering
∎ Contributes towards the drafting, revision and implementation of the financial section of Operational Strategy (StratOp) within his or her area of responsibility area and in line with HI’s financial policies.
∎ Oversees the breakdown of financial strategy into action plans and advises on financial issues.
∎ Produces, compiles and analyses financial indicators and, if necessary, creates additional indicators.
∎ Is in charge of the assessment, mitigation and treatment of financial risks and disputes.
∎ Reports on incidents and their treatment to his or her line manager and functional managers.
∎ Oversees HI external representation activities related to financial issues, takes part in inter-NGO working groups and ensures the development of partnerships in his or her geographical area.
∎ Leads the financial capacity assessment of local partners and the resulting capacity building plans.
∎ Mission 2 : Standards and expertise
∎ Oversees the deployment and monitors compliance with all of HI’s financial policies, processes and tools within his or her area of responsibility and, if necessary, develops specific financial tools overseen by his or her line and functional management.
∎ Directs and controls HI's compliance with the legal framework of the country or countries of intervention and monitors changes in standards and case law and in the practices of other stakeholders working in the finance field.
∎ Ensures the production and filing of financial documents ensuring the legality of HI's operations in the country or countries of intervention.
∎ Ensures compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
∎ Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving financial documents and the publication and updating of financial documents in the dedicated workspaces.
∎ Supervises internal control in his or her area of responsibility, as well as any necessary corrective actions.
∎ Mission 3 : Operational implementation
∎ Responsibility 1 : Ensures financial management
∎ Support CFM to align financial operations with the HI strategy and make necessary adjustments.
∎ Improve inter departmental teamwork, innovation, and problem-solving.
∎ Assist CFM to oversee financial operations, ensuring accuracy and issues resolution.
∎ Ensure correct archiving of finances and compliance.
∎ Assist CFM to review internal controls and rectify any financial discrepancies.
∎ Accommodate internal and external audits, including FD-7 compliance.
∎ Assist CFM to ensure financial action plans and evaluate potential risks.
∎ Responsibility 2 : Ensure budget management
∎ Assist budget holders in preparing and adjusting budgets.
∎ Provide budget reports and training on financial tools.
∎ Maintain resource allocation tables for staffing and logistics.
∎ Ensure financial adjustments and cost modifications are updated in FIS.
∎ Optimize resource utilization within HI’s financial framework.
∎ Consolidate financial requirements for cash flows and maintain financial timing.
∎ Respond to internal and external audit queries.
∎ Enable budgeting and financial reporting to partners and consortium members.
∎ Responsibility 3 : Donor funding & compliance management
∎ Support CFM to write donor funding proposals and prepare multi-program submissions.
∎ Maximize funding allocations to meet office and support expenses.
∎ Align donor financial needs with HI policies.
∎ Monitor spending, produce budgets, and predict adjustmentsand provide report to CFM on monthly basis
∎ Prepare donor financial reports and maintain compliance with guidelines.
∎ Process donor payment requests and alert delays to the CFM
∎ Maintain donor contract details in HI’s accounting system (Navision and BFF).
∎ Support and assist the CFM for preparing and submission of FD-7 and FD-6 documents for NGOAB compliance.
∎ Respond to audit queries and archive donor financial reports properly.
∎ Support CFM to execute and track HI’s financial complience and update financial data.
∎ Ensure legal and financial reporting requirements are met.
∎ Assist CFM to apply financial policies, tools, and processes within operations.
∎ Maintain GDPR compliance and proper financial record-keeping.
∎ Strengthen internal controls and apply corrective actions when needed.
∎ Responsibility 4 : Enhancing partners' financial management
∎ Evaluate partners' financial capabilities and support improvement programs.
∎ Verify financial records as accurate and compliant before payment.
∎ Support partners in creating budgets, adjustments, and financial planning.
∎ Enable project managers to monitor partner budgets and financial exposure.
∎ Keep financial system updates as a representation of cost changes for partnerships.
∎ Assist partners to plan against financial calendar deadlines.
∎ Enable timely release of funds to partners and field offices.
∎ Responsibility 5: Professional Development & Knowledge Sharing
∎ Advance financial best practice and knowledge exchange within HI.
∎ Enable professional development in the finance function.
∎ Mission 4 : Profession facilitation
∎ Puts in place and monitors the elements of his or her profession that fall within his or her area of responsibility: dissemination, use and contribution to revisions of standards, monitoring of recommendations for the skills development of the teams, etc.
∎ Coordinates profession facilitation in his or her area of responsibility, fosters a team spirit and ensures the inclusion of all team members by encouraging regular contributions, especially through practice-sharing.
∎ Develops a pool of local talent.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability benefit, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for children's education as per the HI policy.
∎ National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
∎ Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.
∎ Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation as per the HI policy.
∎ Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
∎ Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
∎ Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability benefit, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
∎ Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
∎ Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for children's education as per the HI policy.
∎ National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
∎ Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.
∎ Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation as per the HI policy.
∎ Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Read Before Apply:

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

As per the HI-Recruitment policy, only eligible and interested candidates should send their NOC (if applicable), cover letter, and resume (only in soft copy) by Sunday, 04 May 2025. Only Bangladeshi national candidates are eligible to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, and matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and they will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates.

HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values.

A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives. Any persuasion by the person by phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate.

The selected employee should understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check. Pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.

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Company Information:
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.

Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

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∎ House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, focusing on creating sustainable changes to ensure the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in Bangladesh in poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster situations. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects that assist in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building the capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host populations affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static method are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas, providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, primary health care, protection, and MHPSS. HI is currently implementing a development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram and Cox`s Bazar district through 3 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar). Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics.Presently, HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to disabled people`s organizations, among others.

Application Deadline: 4 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development