The key purpose of this role is to ensure an effective accountable system in place in the project field area. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring efficient and accurate cash and bank books are maintained, monthly advance request and adjustment with Dhaka office in a timely manner, reports are extracted from the financial and administration systems to review the status of the budget. Working with the field staff to assist them in programme financial management. To improve the capacity of ADD International Bangladesh staff to understand both ADD International's and institutional donors' financial policies and procedures. Active support for project administrative support.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that all relevant vouchers are correctly entered into the PSF system.
• Ensure the timely payment of all bills and invoices including rent, with the proper authorization and coding in the field offices.
• Ensure DPOs/ partners, field offices, vendors payments are on time.
• Assist project Admin & Finance Officer with both the internal and external audit process as required.
• Proper records filing in hard & soft copies.
• Petty cash management in the field office.
• Month end complete on time as per guidelines.
• Check and verify bills and vouchers to ensure expenses are done in a cost effective way and followed ADD policies.
• Ensuring update & proper maintenance of stock and assets register in the field offices. 
• Ensure the quality and consistency of implementation of administrative and logistical procedures and practices in a cost effective and cost efficient manner.
• Support for procurement ensuring value for money.
• Any other duties by the senior management.

Personal Competencies

• Strong background experiences and good understanding on financial and administrative support to disability programmes
• Good understanding of budgeting and financial monitoring projects accounting
• Good understanding about Disability Rights and related legal instruments, National and International declarations and emerging issues on disability
• Good understanding about DPOs and working attitude with PWDs
• Ability to identify and articulate/present project work and financial analysis at various forums and offices  
• Ability to work in team and adopts a team style which adds value to work and reinforces good working practices.
• Have proficiency in facilitation skills and conducting financial and operational training, workshops and other local events
• Cross-culturally adept and gender/child protection sensitive

Knowledge, Skills and Experiences

Essential

• Specialized knowledge of finance along with Masters of Commerce
• Knowledge of financial standards required by donors, local financial standards and legal framework
• Considerable experience in delivering financial training using different methodologies.
• Experience in using excel spread sheet and word processing packages and other account reporting tools.
• Self-motivated, thorough and accuracy oriented
• 5 years working experience in similar post for a local NGO or an INGO

Desirable

• Knowledge in institutional donor requirements and experience in dealing with institutional donor fund accounting.
• Experience in using computerised financial reporting tools.
• Knowledge of local partners/NGOs and development.
• Advanced use of Excel.