Name of the Post: Accounts & Finance Officer

Number of Post: 01

Location of Posting: Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

Contract Duration: Initially for 9 months (1st April 2025 to 31 December 2025)

Job Summary

PROTTYASHI, a social development organization has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment with an aim to ensure everyone to live with dignity and prosperity. PROTTYASHI reaches the community with basic needs and supports to save lives and facilitate all the people of the community to live with equal value and priority. PROTTYASHI works for the disadvantaged portion of the population in community addressing their pressing needs following the strategies contextually viable and environmentally sustainable. PROTTYASHI has been actively supporting the refugee population in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar as one of the first responders since August 2017. PROTTYASHI has been vigilantly supporting these crises affected population to accomplish its promised commitment towards humanity and people in distress.

To ensure improved food security for the refugee population helping them to meet nutritional requirement in an environmentally sustainable manner, PROTTYASHI is going to implement “Promotion of Market Linkage” Activity of WFP Cox’s Bazar Resilience Programme with the technical support of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in selected host communities of Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas. PROTTYASHI invites applications for the vacant position titled- Accounts & Finance Officer for the Project and encourages the persons enthusiastic to contribute to the increased resilience of the humanitarian crisis affected host community people in Cox’s Bazar.

Reporting

The Accounts & Finance Officer will report to the Assistant Director (Finance) of PROTTYASHI. S/He has to maintain a functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams, and the organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization. He/she will work through close communication and technical assistance of Admin & Logistics Officer of Helvetas.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparing Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Receipt and Payment, Cash Flow Statement, and related notes)
  • Monitoring of fund management-related activities with the Project Coordinator.
  • Prepare and maintain spreadsheet and subsidiary records in respect of payment.
  • Make necessary journal entries and prepare trial balances using accounting software.
  • Monthly and periodic financial statement preparation for the organization and donor.
  • Monitor and control IT and VAT deduction at source and deposit accordingly and issue necessary payment certificates to respective suppliers/service providers.
  • Prepare program/project accounts, financial reports for the donor(s),
  • Coordination with Internal and External Audit related activities
  • Check and recommend Payment Vouchers, and cheques and maintain day-to-day banking and fund management.
  • Ensure all supporting vouchers are attached with payment request before payment.
  • Responsible for Petty Cash funds and weekly reports for reimbursement
  • Ensure cash advances are monitored and cleared on a timely basis.
  • Prepare and update the advance register and notify staff if there is any pending advance to be settled.
  • Issue receipts for all money received by cash, cheque, and bank transfer.
  • Prepare bank reconciliations for all accounts.
  • Preparing daily/weekly reports of bank balances and outstanding cheques.
  • Ensure all financial vouchers are scanned and archiving of soft copy.
  • Ensure all hard copy vouchers are archived properly
  • Promote gender and social equity in all project interventions.
  • Adhere to conflict-sensitive program management and display conflict-sensitive behavior
  • Ensure compliance issues at any financial transaction.
  • Any other activities as assigned
Organizational values and norms towards Safeguarding and PSEA
PROTTYASHI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times.  PROTTYASHI expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct.  We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Required Educational Qualification and Experience

  • Bachelor/Master’s in Accounting/Finance/Management or any other relevant discipline
  • At least 03 years of professional experience in financial management at the project level in national or international organizations.

Technical Skills

  • The candidate should have good knowledge on accounting practice, Income Tax, VAT and custom rules of Bangladesh. Have independent capacity to face different audits from Donor as well as Internal and External sources.
  • Proficient with MS Office suite
  • CA (cc) will be an added advantage.

Salary and benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be 56,753 BDT with contributory provident fund 2,830 BDT, monthly bonus 5,417 BDT and regular traveling and communication bill.

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions.

Last date of application is 19/03/2025

Apply Instruction

Or

Interested applicants with relevant background have to apply with a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with a recent photograph to career01.prottyashi@gmail.com 

Note:

  • PROTTYASHI aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.
  • Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
  • Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
  • PROTTYASHI has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards discrimination, harassment and abuse. All employees are expected to abide by the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & Child Protection Policy of PROTTYASHI.
  • Internal and external applicants shall be treated equally in the entire selection process.
  • To ensure transparent processes during recruitment, internal candidates should discuss potential applications with their Line Managers to ensure endorsement of their applications by respective Line Managers.
  • There is no cost involved with applying for positions with PROTTYASHI. Any solicitation of job application costs should be regarded as fraudulent.