Senior Finance Officer

Job Description

Title: Senior Finance Officer

Company Name: Oxfam

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ A Bachelor or Master's degree in business administration or commerce with major in Finance and Accounting. Any professional certification in Finance and Accounting domain would be considered as added advantage.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Role:
∎ Oxfam GB is looking for a dynamic person to work with others to support Finance Manager in financial control, budget monitoring, strengthen financial system, VAT / Tax Calculation, and work with logistics and office admin staff to ensure that vulnerable and fixed assets are treated in adherence to Finance`s minimum standards

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist to the Finance Manager with the financial management of the programme.
∎ Overall responsibility for the implementation of financial systems and control. This includes training and briefings for all staff on procedures and ensuring that financial systems are adhered to by all levels of personnel and comply with the International Division Finance and Bangladesh Finance Procedures.
∎ Oversee finance operations mainly in Cox's Bazar and general over view for other field offices, this includes: payment processes; maintenance of cash and bank books; submission of necessary accounting returns to Country Office (Dhaka); production of timely financial reporting information; verify cheque payment vouchers.
∎ Ensure all transactions is properly coded and described before uploading to Peoplesoft.
∎ Manage the security of cash, namely cash forecasting, transfer, transportation and storage. This includes preparing cash forecast and submitting requests for top-ups.
∎ Assist with the transactional and reporting aspects of the financial management systems of the program.
∎ Work with logistics and office admin staff to ensure that vulnerable and fixed assets are treated in adherence to Finance's minimum standards.
∎ Overall responsible for partner financial system and control. This includes conducting partner financial assessment and building capacity of partners to comply with Oxfam GB's standard. Also, to build the capacity of programme staff to be able to perform regular financial monitoring.
∎ Communicate with local external contacts, such as the bank and suppliers.
∎ Assist to the programme during internal/external audit review.
∎ Perform other tasks required related to the programme needs with approval from Finance Manager.
∎ Other:
∎ Required to adhere to Oxfam's principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
∎ Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Additional Requirements:
∎ Essential:
∎ Minimum 5 years of Finance/Accounting experience in similar job level, preferably in INGOs.
∎ Experience in grants, contract and multi donor funded budget management
∎ Manages resources and deadlines with minimum supervision.
∎ High level of initiative.
∎ Good communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Recommends and implements improvements.
∎ Ability to influence ways of working and act responsibly in a team setting.
∎ Coaches junior and peer staff.
∎ Responsible, flexible and adaptable.
∎ Good team player and builder.
∎ Strong organisational skills, detail oriented with ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
∎ Ability to work and communicate effectively with colleagues/partners/beneficiaries to insure compliance with Oxfam GB policies and procedures.
∎ Ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment and numerous, conflicting job requirements.
∎ Be computer literate, especially in excel.
∎ Ability to speak, read, write and work in Bangla and English
∎ Proven experience working in a similar role or any other finance related tasks as assigned by line manager.
∎ Proven knowledge of computerised systems and demonstrable experience of working with computerised accounting packages and spreadsheets
∎ Strong organisational skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations and produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
∎ Ability to work and communicate effectively with colleagues/partners/beneficiaries to ensure compliance with Oxfam GB policies and procedures.
∎ Ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment and numerous, conflicting job requirements.
∎ Have passion for gender equality and women rights
∎ Desirable:
∎ Knowledge or appreciation of Cox's Bazar in term of cultural, economic and social trends plus a good understanding of the key development and humanitarian issues in the Country.
∎ Willingness to work extra hours as necessary
∎ Key Attributes:
∎ Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
∎ Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
∎ Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

Salary:
∎ This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to Rohingya refugee response programme, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their Humanitarian fields, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

Application Deadline: May 20, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Oxfam
∎ Business : Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam's current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women?s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

Category: NGO/Development