Sightsavers
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for a Finance Associate to work within the Futuremakers project in Bangladesh.
Job Title: Finance Associate Futuremakers
Job Location: Manikganj, Narayanganj, and Tangail districts of Bangladesh
Contract: 18-month fixed contract until the 31st of December 2023
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role:
As Finance Associate you will work with the ‘Futuremakers’ project team to effectively and efficiently to financial and accounting tasks in relation to the Futuremakers project.
The role will require you to maintain day-to day financial activities and ensure proper accounting process and documentation of the transactions are made by the partners and country office. You will be responsible for partners’ financial report checking, financial monitoring, fund balance monitoring, and contribute to strengthen the FuturemakersSightsavers internal control system.
Futuremakers supports disadvantaged young people, especially girls and people with visual impairments, to learn new skills and improve their chances of getting a job or starting their own business.
In 2021, Futuremakers programmes reached more than 304,000 young people, and more than 671,000 young people between 2019 and 2021 across 41 markets.
District Coordinator key duties and accountabilities include:
- Prepare vouchers of payment, receipt and journals relating to transactions made by partners.
- Enter transactions to SUN system.
- Collect partner finance report on time, check accuracy and upload to SUN system.
- Assist Finance & Support Services Manager (FSSM) to ensure proper processing and documentation of all financial transactions.
- Conduct financial monitoring visits to partner organisations on a regular basis.
- Verify the partners’ project expenses against approved budget and protocol.
- ln coordination with programme colleagues, assess training needs of partners regarding their capacities in financial process and procedures and contribute to their capacity building.
- Support partners in budgetary control, budget preparation, and budget revision as per need.
- Prepare periodical budget variance report of the project and submit to the authority
- Do cost control according to the approved budget and design of the project.
- Support partners regarding partnership agreement (PFA) with Sightsavers.
- Support partners for development of their policies, guidelines, legal issues, etc.
- Build partner capacities in planning, implementing, monitoring, documentation and record keeping.
- Support partners to respond to monitoring findings and MPC/Due Diligence recommendations.
About you
As the successful candidate you will need the following skills, knowledge, and experience.
Essential:
- Masters Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance/Accounting/Management/Business Administration)
- Substantial knowledge of working in a reputed NGO.
- Working knowledge in managing donor fund.
- Involvement in project accounting and partner handling.
- Sound knowledge of accounting data processing and report writing.
- Knowledge about country TAX and VAT laws.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
Desirable:
- Knowledge and understanding of organisational procedures and guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding about organisational strategic directions and financial framework
- Good knowledge of donor compliance.
- Involvement in partners financial monitoring.
- Knowledge of local labour laws.
- A good understanding of the requirements of NGOAB and other government authorities.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and contribute to improve collective performance.
This is an involved role, please read the job description for full details
Skills (Special Training or Competence)
- Good computer aided writing skills in Bangla and English.
- Strong verbal and written presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Excellent IT skills including familiarity with virtual meetings and online learning platforms.
How to apply
Next Steps
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from 13 June 2022 onwards and the evaluation process will include a role-specific practical task.
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.