Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position : Accounts Officer
Number of position (s) : 01
Post Type : Full time/ Contractual
Based in : Dhaka
Reporting to : Coordinator
Salary : BDT 38,264/-
Project : United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
Project Duration : 10 Month

 

 

 

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide useful financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing strategy and provide guidance and analysis to executive and operational management to improve results.
  • Maintain a system of accounts and keep books and records on all transactions and assets.
  • Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financial and management reports, including income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow.
  • Maintain control of the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, billing, and payroll.
  • Assist in the management of grants reporting, compliance, and reconciliation.
  • Prepare a variety of adhoc financial scenarios as requested
  • Ensure financial accounting is in compliance with the requirements of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) (including donors) and local authorities such as relevant government ministry and the tax authorities;
  • Ensure financial internal controls are in place and adhered to the internal control system of ASK.
  • Keep financial management abreast of the partner organization’s financial status and communicate critical matters and provide timely recommendations to the projects under DDFA for corrective actions as and when required;
  • Maintain systems for budget monitoring and tracking that include financial and contractual data;
  • Analyses financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; collate and present financial reports to ASK;
  • Lead and coordinate internal and external audit processes in line with the requirements of ASK, donors, and the local authorities; liaise with external auditors.
  • Checking all internal and external payment requests along with payment vouchers in line with ASK requirements.
  • Monitoring cash and bank disbursements
  • Preparation of donor reports with project management teams as and if required
  • Check all types of vouchers, procurement requests, payment recommendations, expenses claims and overtime (office assistants & drivers) Compensation and benefits management along with the Human resource responsible.
    Other responsibilities allocated by ASK

Additional Requirement:

  • At most 45 Years
  • The applicant must have experience on procurement, general administration, financial management, budgetary control, reporting, grants management, donor compliance, audit, and human resource management.
  • Applicants who have experience in similar projects will get preference.
  • Should have good knowledge of accounting software
  • Should have the ability to handle pressure.
  • Should have good computer knowledge, especially in Microsoft Office and Accounting Software

Qualifications:

  • Applicant must have University degree or equivalent qualification (must be BBA in Accounting or Finance) with minimum 3 years’ experience in relevant responsibilities with a working knowledge of NGO/INGO in Bangladesh. Applicant must have sound knowledge and skill in excel, word, PowerPoint, and accounting software-Tally.
  • Age limit: At most 45 Years
  • Experience and skill: 3 years

Reference: 2 (Two) References

Interested candidates are requested to send their CV along with a cover letter addressing Executive Director of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), 2/16, Block - B, Lalmatia, Dhaka, through email to: recruitment@askbd.org

Apply Procedures: Email Only. Please mention position name in the subject of email.

“Female candidates are encouraged to apply”. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

Application Deadline: 27 August 2022