Senior Finance Officer
Job Description
Title: Senior Finance Officer
Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Age: at most 60 years
Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)
Salary: Tk. 86572 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 7 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency
Published: 1 Jun 2025
Education:
∎ Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, Master of Business Studies (MBS) in Accounting, Master of Business Studies (MBS) in Finance
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 60 years
∎ CA (Partial)/ Cost management degree will be added advantage.
∎ Experience on finance, accounts, compliance.
∎ Practical knowledge in Financial Management, Facilitation Skill & Reporting & Documentation, Monitoring & Evaluation skill and Strategic Management.
∎ Excellent in Decision making, Conflict resolution, Leadership & Self-development.
∎ Proficient in case management with a strong awareness of cultural sensitivity.
∎ Problem solving & Planning, analytical and organizational skills.
∎ Ability to understand Strategic Management & Staff Management.
∎ Proven Expertise in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint and Basic Internet
∎ Excellent knowledge in Reading / Writing/Speaking/Listening in English & Bengali.
∎ Excellent Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skills
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively.
∎ Disposition of a team player.
∎ Understand Project Implementation, Social Mobilization, Basic Photographic, Monitoring & Evaluation
∎ Ability in Strategic management
∎ Have a valid driving license for motor bike
∎ Willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh
∎ Essential:
∎ CA (Partial)/ Cost management degree will be added advantage.
∎ Experience on finance, accounts, compliance.
∎ Practical knowledge in Financial Management, Facilitation Skill & Reporting & Documentation, Monitoring & Evaluation skill and Strategic Management.
∎ Excellent in Decision making, Conflict resolution, Leadership & Self-development.
∎ Proficient in case management with a strong awareness of cultural sensitivity.
∎ Problem solving & Planning, analytical and organizational skills.
∎ Ability to understand Strategic Management & Staff Management.
∎ Proven Expertise in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint and Basic Internet
∎ Excellent knowledge in Reading / Writing/Speaking/Listening in English & Bengali.
∎ Excellent Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skills
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively.
∎ Disposition of a team player.
∎ Desirable:
∎ Understand Project Implementation, Social Mobilization, Basic Photographic, Monitoring & Evaluation
∎ Ability in Strategic management
∎ Have a valid driving license for motor bike
∎ Willing to travel and work in the most remote areas of Bangladesh
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Develop and implement cash management strategies to optimize the company's liquidity and ensure efficient use of funds.
∎ Monitor and analyze the company's cash flow, identifying potential risks and opportunities, and making recommendations for improvement.
∎ Monitor and report on key treasury metrics, such as cash balances, debt levels, and forecasted expense prediction.
∎ Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, accounting, and operations, procurement to ensure alignment of treasury activities with overall business objectives.
∎ Stay current best practices and regulatory requirements related to treasury management and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
∎ Check, review of regular expenditure and ensure payments of the bill, invoices to the employees/parties/vendors as per IRB & donor policy.
∎ Maintain Petty Cash and its reconciliation on a daily basis and prepare cash count sheet.
∎ Maintaining manual cash book for Government audit (NGOAB) giving daily entries of transactions. Closing daily cash and giving petty cash settlement entry in AX system for approval.
∎ Ensure petty cash top-up in AX and cash withdrawn from bank.
∎ Cross-checking proper authorization/approval on the documents (AX posting, vendor invoicing etc.) and made different journal entries in AX system for approval.
∎ Verify accuracy of all invoices and assure proper allocation of expenditures to funding sources and expense categories.
∎ Prepare cash payment vouchers for the payment process based on bills/invoices and others associates documents submitted by the staff.
∎ Provide guidance and support to junior finance team members, including mentoring and training as needed.
∎ Manage the company's banking relationships, including negotiating terms and conditions, and monitoring service levels.
∎ Perform all sorts of banking tasks, assist for bank account opening, closing, signatories changing, bank statement collection, bank reconciliation statement, cash reconciliation statement preparation, summarization and other relevant tasks as and when required.
∎ Prepare monthly Bank Reconciliation and support the IRW fund report within the deadline.
∎ Assist for preparation of country office (PBS), projects budget, donor financial reports, audited accounts for NGO Affairs Bureau Audit (FD-6, FD-7, Consolidation, MDSP) to be done by the external auditors.
∎ Budget analysis/ check regular basis (before payment) and ensure cost incurred within the allocated budget amount and budget line.
∎ Ensure budgetary control, remind the project personnel concerned to keep the expenditure within the budget limit. Assist and cooperate with the team in other activities.
∎ Support the line manger to solve the issue of Regional Finance, IRW and internal and external audits.
∎ Periodic filed visit/project sites/ project beneficiaries during cash and materials distribution time.
∎ Ensure periodic partners visit, conduct financial and compliance monitoring/review of partners financial documents, bills/invoices/vouchers, reports, and others.
∎ Approved Filed Office and IRCO Payment Journal, Invoice Journal, General Journal Bill and PO to Invoice Bill Prepare in AX.
∎ Ensure statutory compliance and local law regarding applicable Tax, VAT, Revenue stamp from various bills as per government rules.
∎ Ensure appropriate calculation, deduction and deposition of Tax and VAT at sources while paying suppliers payment as per govt. rules.
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities ensuring that the seasonal programs are maintaining the protection and inclusion principles in the project implementation.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Maintain the stock book, inventory and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner.
∎ Support in procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up etc.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staffs and participants during the intervention.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that recommendations of visitors are addressed.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
∎ The role of Senior Finance Officer is a key position within the Finance and Administration team of Islamic Relief Bangladesh (IRB). The position is responsible for ensuring efficient and effective financial operations across multiple areas, including cash and treasury management, accounting and fund oversight, banking operations, budgeting, reporting, and compliance with both organizational policies and local laws. This role plays a pivotal part in safeguarding organizational resources, maintaining liquidity, and ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions. It involves close collaboration with internal departments, partner organizations, and external stakeholders such as banks, auditors, and regulatory bodies. The position also contributes to donor reporting, supports external audits, ensures alignment with donor and NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) regulations, and upholds statutory requirements regarding taxation and VAT. The incumbent will also support seasonal program implementation (e.g., Ramadan, Qurbani), perform regular field visits for financial monitoring, and provide training and guidance to junior finance staff. This position requires a high level of integrity, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a dynamic and compliance-focused environment, often involving travel to remote areas.
∎ Cash & Treasury Management Support - 30%
∎ Develop and implement cash management strategies to optimize the company's liquidity and ensure efficient use of funds.
∎ Monitor and analyze the company's cash flow, identifying potential risks and opportunities, and making recommendations for improvement.
∎ Monitor and report on key treasury metrics, such as cash balances, debt levels, and forecasted expense prediction.
∎ Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, accounting, and operations, procurement to ensure alignment of treasury activities with overall business objectives.
∎ Stay current best practices and regulatory requirements related to treasury management and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
∎ Check, review of regular expenditure and ensure payments of the bill, invoices to the employees/parties/vendors as per IRB & donor policy.
∎ Maintain Petty Cash and its reconciliation on a daily basis and prepare cash count sheet.
∎ Maintaining manual cash book for Government audit (NGOAB) giving daily entries of transactions. Closing daily cash and giving petty cash settlement entry in AX system for approval.
∎ Ensure petty cash top-up in AX and cash withdrawn from bank.
∎ Cross-checking proper authorization/approval on the documents (AX posting, vendor invoicing etc.) and made different journal entries in AX system for approval.
∎ Accounting & Fund Management Support - 20%
∎ Verify accuracy of all invoices and assure proper allocation of expenditures to funding sources and expense categories.
∎ Prepare cash payment vouchers for the payment process based on bills/invoices and others associates documents submitted by the staff.
∎ Provide guidance and support to junior finance team members, including mentoring and training as needed.
∎ Bank Management Support - 10%
∎ Manage the company's banking relationships, including negotiating terms and conditions, and monitoring service levels.
∎ Perform all sorts of banking tasks, assist for bank account opening, closing, signatories changing, bank statement collection, bank reconciliation statement, cash reconciliation statement preparation, summarization and other relevant tasks as and when required.
∎ Prepare monthly Bank Reconciliation and support the IRW fund report within the deadline.
∎ Budget, Report and AX Approval Support - 20%
∎ Assist for preparation of country office (PBS), projects budget, donor financial reports, audited accounts for NGO Affairs Bureau Audit (FD-6, FD-7, Consolidation, MDSP) to be done by the external auditors.
∎ Budget analysis/ check regular basis (before payment) and ensure cost incurred within the allocated budget amount and budget line.
∎ Ensure budgetary control, remind the project personnel concerned to keep the expenditure within the budget limit. Assist and cooperate with the team in other activities.
∎ Support the line manger to solve the issue of Regional Finance, IRW and internal and external audits.
∎ Periodic filed visit/project sites/ project beneficiaries during cash and materials distribution time.
∎ Ensure periodic partners visit, conduct financial and compliance monitoring/review of partners financial documents, bills/invoices/vouchers, reports, and others.
∎ Approved Filed Office and IRCO Payment Journal, Invoice Journal, General Journal Bill and PO to Invoice Bill Prepare in AX.
∎ Compliance, Local Law and Reporting - 10%
∎ Ensure statutory compliance and local law regarding applicable Tax, VAT, Revenue stamp from various bills as per government rules.
∎ Ensure appropriate calculation, deduction and deposition of Tax and VAT at sources while paying suppliers payment as per govt. rules.
∎ Other Requirements - 10%
∎ Participate & involved with seasonal programs (Ramadan, Qurbani, Winterization etc.) activities ensuring that the seasonal programs are maintaining the protection and inclusion principles in the project implementation.
∎ Ensure that local purchases and expenditures are done as per Islamic Relief Bangladesh policy.
∎ Maintain the stock book, inventory and other essential registers properly and timely in an effective manner.
∎ Support in procurement of materials like requisition, follow-up etc.
∎ Take initiatives to ensure the security of project staffs and participants during the intervention.
∎ Facilitate donor/external visits and ensure that recommendations of visitors are addressed.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance/Per-diem, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB), Festival Bonus, Long Service Awards, Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity) and Gratuity, etc.
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Dhaka (Baridhara)
Job Highlights:
Read Before Apply:
For more details on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
Company Information:
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
Address::
∎ Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness. Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
Application Deadline: 10 Jun 2025
Category: Accounting/Finance
