BLAST-YPSA Consortium
Vacancy Announcement

BLAST-YPSA Consortium is going to implement the project named Community Legal Services for Access to Justice” funded by DFID and managed by Maxwell Stamp PLC, CLS for 33 months period up to 31 March 2017 in three upazillas - Sandwip, Fatikchari, Rangunia of Chittagong district and three upazillas - Ramu, Moeshkhali and Kutubdia in Coxs bazaar district.
Job Title
:
Finance Officer

No. of Vacancy: 01

Job Summary:
Finance officer is responsible to provide all sorts of the fund disbursement management of members of the consortium.

Job Description/Responsibilities:

  • To follow the  finance & administration related rules and regulations in the implementation part
  • To develop financial and administrative regular work for the project.
  • To prepare daily accounts and document receiptand expenditure of the project fund
  • Preparation of budget, budgetary control and variance analysis
  • Ensure scheduled and need based financial reporting to the F&A Specialist in time
  • Assist the F&A Specialist to conduct financial audit of all partners’ as per schedule and need
  • To ensure the quality of finance and administrative issues through maintaining records
  • To prepare and maintain vouchers and books of accounts and bank transactions
  • To prepare regular reports as per the project needs
  • To procure logistic as per the organizational rules and
  • To ensure requirement of all finance and administrative related issues
  • To manage payment of Tax & VAT in relation to the project
  • To provide time to time supervision of the activities of project accountant
  • To do other duties as per project needs

Educational Requirement:

  • Masters in Accounting or Finance, preferably in CACC.

Experience Requirement:

  • 5 years working experience in accounting and administrative section in NGOs/INGOs.
  • Skilled in procurement, inventory management, VAT/Tax, financial reporting.

Additional Job Requirement:

  • Good Team player with social and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skill in Bangla and English.
  • Well conversant with accounting software
  • Proficient in Computer Operations, MS Office Application including typing preferably in English and Bengali both , E-mail & Internet.

Salary & Benefit:

  • Monthly consolidated salary Tk. 35,000/-
  • Two festival bonuses equivalent to one month’s basic salary each payable after successful completion of 6 months’ probation
  • Costs in relation to field work, including travel and daily allowances, will be borne by the organization

Job Level: Mid-Level

Job Location: YPSA Chittagong Project Office

 

Application Procedure:
If you feel that your qualification and experience matches with our requirements, please send your updated CV along with a cover letter, two copies of recent passport size photographs, name of two references with cell/phone no. and email ID on or before 02/10/2014 to hard copy send On behalf of Consortium Chief Executive, YPSA, House # F10 (P), Road # 13, Block # B, Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong- 4212. Please mark the position name on top of the envelope.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be invited for interview. Any personal communication to be disqualified for an applicant. Smokers are discouraged to apply.

Implemented by BLAST with the collaboration of Maxwell Stamp (PLC)- funded by UK government, the British Council and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)