This job description is for a Finance Officer position in Bangladesh to manage the finances for a new employment program. The Finance Officer will be responsible for budget management, financial reporting, grant management, and ensuring compliance with donor and statutory requirements. Key responsibilities include financial reporting for project partners, managing expenditures, processing payments, and conducting financial training workshops. The ideal candidate will have a degree in accounting, 2+ years of relevant experience, skills in accounting software, and experience with restricted donor project financing.

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Job Description
(Finance Officer – Bangladesh)
Reporting to: Country Programmes Representative- Bangladesh. Matrix
dotted line to Programme Finance Manager
Department: International
Purpose of the job
To be responsible for the day to day finance function in Bangladesh for a new
innovative employment programme. Reporting to the Country Programmes
Representative, and with strong working links to Leonard Cheshire’s regional and
head office finance teams, this role will be vital in ensuring strong financial
management of the project. Key responsibilities include budget management,
reporting & grant management, partnership/sub-grant management, document review
& control, bank & cash management and compliance with donor rules/regulations and
statutory obligation as well as the internal control environment. Additional
responsibilities include: financial capacity building and support to project partners
Key responsibilities
Financial Management and Partner Financial Reporting
 Support partners in preparation and review of their budget revision requests,
costed-work plans and cash flow projections.
 To support the partner organisation wherever required to meet the donor
compliance / finance requirements.
 In consultation with regional and head office finance, undertake regular
checks of the partner’s reporting to ensure the integrity of financial systems.
 Analyze and monitor partner financial reports, on a monthly and quarterly
basis within an agreed timetable. Ensure that expenditure accurate and
complete with supporting evidence, in line with agreed work plans and that
all variances are identified early on and acted upon appropriately.
 Working closely with the project team, ensure partners monthly reports on
performance of the utilization of budgets against the agreed budget lines are
communicated and reviewed within the consortium.
 Manage and monitor Leonard Cheshire expenditure in line with the project
budget, highlighting variances and resource allocation to Country
Programmes Representative.
 Work with the project team to ensure that all internal control (policy) and
donor requirements is disseminated to the teams and partner.

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 In coordination with colleagues and partners prepare and ensure the project
forecast is reviewed and updated regularly.
 Prepare any project budget amendment/revision requests for the Country
Programmes Representative and Head Office.
 To ensure the partner due diligence information collected is regularly
reviewed and updated on a timely basis.
 Conduct workshops and trainings with partners as required.
 Ensure any financial risk areas are identified and elevated to finance
colleagues and the Country Programmes Representative as appropriate.
Financial accounting
 Review financial payment vouchers for supplier’s payments, travel advance
requests and other payments requests.
 Track outstanding advances and follow up to ensure all are cleared on
timely basis and in line with financial policies.
 Review all travel expense reports, workshop expense reports and any other
reconciliations for authorization, accuracy, allowable expenses, charge
codes and accounting for advances.
 Follow up on resolutions of all questioned items and see that they are
resolved in a timely manner.
 Review posting and journals transactions on Leonard Cheshire finance
systems.
 Prepare and submit cashflow and grant requests.
 Preparation of statutory obligations, including local regulation compliance
(e.g. payroll)
 Support regional finance manager to coordinate project and in country
audits.
Other
Undertake any other duties, in line with the level of this post, which may
reasonably be requested by the Country Programmes Representative or
Programme Finance Manager
Person specification
Essential requirements
 Bachelor Degree – Commerce - A qualified account, financial degree or
equivalent and at least two years relevant experience in a responsible
position
 A good understanding of budgets and strong financial management skills
 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

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 An understanding of restricted donor project accounting, including
compliance, budgeting and reporting
 Experience in preparing financial statements and reports
 Accounting and bookkeeping (e.g. accounts payables, receivables and
advances)
 Computerised accounting knowledge
Key competencies & skills
 Good computer literacy. Confident user of Word, Excel and computerised
accounting packages
 To have good interpersonal skills. Able to maintain strong relationships with
external parties
 Effective communication skills
 Strong command of written and spoken English and local language
 Presentation and workshop skills
 To be able to work alone or as part of a team
 Time managements skills and ability to work to tight deadlines
 To be able to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of a disabled
person
 Trustworthy. Working with honesty, integrity and confidentiality whilst
valuing the individual
 Genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire Disability