Job Description
Title: Senior Officer, VAT
Company Name: Aarong
Vacancy: --
Location: Dhaka
Published: 4 Jun 2025
Education:
∎ BBA/MBA in Finance or Accounting from a reputed university.
∎ 1-5 years of relevant experience.
∎ Basic knowledge on Accounting, Finance, Auditing, and Customs Area.
∎ Good knowledge about VAT & Tax Act. & Rules.
∎ Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Specially, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, ERP & VAT Software.
∎ BBA/MBA in Finance or Accounting from a reputed university.
∎ Additional Requirements
∎ 1-5 years of relevant experience.
∎ Basic knowledge on Accounting, Finance, Auditing, and Customs Area.
∎ Good knowledge about VAT & Tax Act. & Rules.
∎ Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Specially, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, ERP & VAT Software.
Requirements:
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Prepare sub-forms for sales, purchases, bills of export, and any adjustment postings (Mushak-9.1) through the Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS).
∎ Calculate and analyze corporate and individual tax, maintain relevant tax return documents, and ensure timely updates for accurate record-keeping.
∎ Assist the procurement and payable teams in verifying VAT challans and applicable VAT & Tax percentages (Mushak-6.3 and related documents) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
∎ Ensure timely deposit of Tax and VAT deductions to the government treasury and issue Mushak-6.6 certificates to suppliers/vendors on a monthly basis.
∎ Implement new software and assist the IT team in developing an ERP system by preparing BRDs and related documents, ensuring compliance with the VAT & SD Act 2012 and the IT Act 2023.
∎ Calculate and Analyze FS ledgers with VAT ERP and accounting records to prepare and maintain documents for VAT audits.
∎ Prepare and submit TDS report regarding tax section for withholding tax return.
∎ Attend hearings, respond to queries, and coordinate approvals with NBR authorities.
∎ Prepare presentations (PPTs) to interpret government SROs and facilitate training sessions for central VAT units, stakeholders, suppliers, producers, and relevant departments.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
∎ Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise in 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.
∎ Prepare sub-forms for sales, purchases, bills of export, and any adjustment postings (Mushak-9.1) through the Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS).
∎ Calculate and analyze corporate and individual tax, maintain relevant tax return documents, and ensure timely updates for accurate record-keeping.
∎ Assist the procurement and payable teams in verifying VAT challans and applicable VAT & Tax percentages (Mushak-6.3 and related documents) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
∎ Ensure timely deposit of Tax and VAT deductions to the government treasury and issue Mushak-6.6 certificates to suppliers/vendors on a monthly basis.
∎ Implement new software and assist the IT team in developing an ERP system by preparing BRDs and related documents, ensuring compliance with the VAT & SD Act 2012 and the IT Act 2023.
∎ Calculate and Analyze FS ledgers with VAT ERP and accounting records to prepare and maintain documents for VAT audits.
∎ Prepare and submit TDS report regarding tax section for withholding tax return.
∎ Attend hearings, respond to queries, and coordinate approvals with NBR authorities.
∎ Prepare presentations (PPTs) to interpret government SROs and facilitate training sessions for central VAT units, stakeholders, suppliers, producers, and relevant departments.
∎ Safeguarding Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
∎ Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise in 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.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance and others as per organization policy.
∎ Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance and others as per organization policy.
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Dhaka
Company Information:
∎ Aarong
∎ Aarong Centre, 346, Tejgaon (I/A), Dhaka-1208
∎ Aarong is Bangladesh’s most popular lifestyle retail chain. This ethical brand began in 1978 as a humble means to empower rural artisans to rise above poverty. Today, with 28 retail stores across Bangladesh and over 100 fashion and lifestyle product lines, Aarong supports over 68,000 artisans with fair terms of trade. Revolutionizing the retail industry with high standards for quality and artistry, this iconic brand blends the traditional with the contemporary in ways that never cease to win consumer appeal both at home and abroad. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us.
BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, partners, programme participants and the community has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. We uphold human dignity and inclusion rights 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 women and gender-diverse individuals. We welcome persons with disabilities to apply. We nurture a culture where all individuals have the opportunity to realize their potential. Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification of candidature.
Address::
∎ Aarong Centre, 346, Tejgaon (I/A), Dhaka-1208
∎ Aarong is Bangladesh’s most popular lifestyle retail chain. This ethical brand began in 1978 as a humble means to empower rural artisans to rise above poverty. Today, with 28 retail stores across Bangladesh and over 100 fashion and lifestyle product lines, Aarong supports over 68,000 artisans with fair terms of trade. Revolutionizing the retail industry with high standards for quality and artistry, this iconic brand blends the traditional with the contemporary in ways that never cease to win consumer appeal both at home and abroad. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us.BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, partners, programme participants and the community has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. We uphold human dignity and inclusion rights 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 women and gender-diverse individuals. We welcome persons with disabilities to apply. We nurture a culture where all individuals have the opportunity to realize their potential. Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification of candidature.
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Application Deadline: 14 Jun 2025
Category: Accounting/Finance
