Position: Finance Officer
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Application Deadline: 19 April 2021
Type of contract: 7 months fixed term contract
Language(s) required: English (native/fluent writing and oral skills)
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
WorldFish is an international, non-for-profit research organization that works to reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty by improving fisheries and aquaculture. With a 45-years track record of leading-edge science, WorldFish generates research evidence and innovations to inform sustainable practices and inclusive policies that enable better livelihoods and healthier diets for millions of poor people, particularly women, who depend on fish for food, nutrition and income. WorldFish is a member of CGIAR , the world’s largest global partnership on agriculture research and innovation for a food secure future. Headquartered in Penang, Malaysia and with regional offices across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, WorldFish leads the cross-disciplinary CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH).
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Finance Officer (Project Accountant) will provide all financial support to the ECOFISH II Activity as a core team of finance in Dhaka. The post holder will work closely with Team Leader and Head of Finance for day-to-day financial management. The position will support the line manager/s delivering accurate and timely financial transactions that include collaborating with other members of the finance team to ensure proper accounting maintenance and compliance with WorldFish and the donor requirements. The Finance Officer (Project Accountant) will be supportive, offer training and sound advice to the relevant stakeholders and project staffs. The position holder will also work closely with different partners, assist to develop different financial plan, budget; prepare reports for donor and WorldFish HQ. Finance Officer (Project Accountant) with closely work with implementing partners, maintaining audit compliances, liaise with donor/funding organizations, and government officials to ensure quality delivery of finances.
The successful candidate will be responsible to:
- Ensures financial reports are submitted timely to supervisor/s and strongly observes compliance of the WorldFish/donor's Financial Rules and Regulations.
- Ensures that project expenses are accounted and uploaded accurately in the One Corporate System (OCS), and reported to the donor clearly and transparently, according to agreed timelines.
- Ensures financial reporting (monthly/quarterly/annual) and liquidation in accordance with guidelines and policy of donors, CGIAR and WorldFish.
- Assists in project management and project administration from project initiation to project closure including, but not limited to, maintaining proper project accounting files and master data, responding to external and internal queries.
- Handles Accounts Payable module, use appropriate Account Code, Agreement, BUS, AEC and assist to timely closing of monthly accounts in OCS.
- Ensures preparation of ECIFISH II Activity budget, budget revision, monitoring, adjustment amp; update in OCS.
- Ensures the partnership process and their financial monitoring.
- Ensures staffs and partners advances issued timely, process supplier's payment on time and book in OCS.
- Reviews partners’ contracts, fund request and financial report and maintains partner's records in OCS.
- Ensures that activity wise actual expenditures against budget line items are being made, informs to Team Leader and Head of Finance on regular basis, keeps track records and reviews amp; presents expenditure trend.
- Provides supports in procuring ECOFISH II Activity assets and in their adjustment, monitoring and providing supports to Research Associates in transferring the assets to project beneficiaries.
- Supports in the budgeting, forecasting process, budget modification, etc.
- Ensures timely reconciliation of bank accounts, submit project fund request, project subsidiary ledgers and records to control accounts and with relevant parties, where applicable.
- Supports in the managing cash transactions on OCS on a regular/monthly basis.
- Performs all banking tasks includes writing cheque, bank transactions, mobile cash transfer, collection of bank statement as and when required by the Activity.
- Any other task assigned by supervisor/s and Country Director.
Requirements
This job is open to Bangladesh Nationals with the following skills and qualifications:
- A Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance, partly qualified with a professional accountancy body (e.g. CA, CMA, CGA, ACCA are preferable).
- At least 3-5 years of accounting, finance and/or audit experience, pref