Finance and accountancy manager

Medecins Sans Frontieres

Requirements

Education

• Master of Commerce (MCom), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Studies (MBS)

Experience

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
• NGO

Additional Requirements

• Enterprise Recourse Planning, Internet Browsing

Responsibilities & Context

• Being responsible for quality and timely accounting for the whole mission e.g. cash procedures, bank accounts, receipts and supporting documents, electronic data entry, consolidation of overall mission accounting, monthly closing process and documents, ensuring strict respect of deadlines and strict compliance to MSF guidelines, financial standards and procedures.
• Coordinating and overseeing the monthly and yearly closing of accounts and balance sheet, and reporting the mission's accounting statement through monthly and weekly reports, in order to verify the evolution of project finances and provide information about them.
• Being responsible for the financial management of donor contracts e.g. preparing and verifying the financial reports to donors, following up and analysing the need for amendments. Ensuring reporting conditions are met and stakeholders in the mission are informed of their responsibilities (for example, logistics for stock inventory, quotes)
• Coordinating and overseeing the payment of tax liabilities in order to comply with legal obligations.
• Coordinating and supervising the conduct of local audits relating to accounting, tax, labor, stock and asset management
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve people's capabilities
• Is the technical reference for any accounting-related issue including compliance with MSF financial standards and procedures, legal compliance, training and support on the MSF accounting software / system
• When required, briefing all staff involved, on specific accountancy management (Mission Coordination Team, Administration Managers, Logistics Managers, etc).
• Ensure functional support to project finance team
• Focal point for internal and external auditors and compliance with Bangladesh tax and regulations authorities
• Ensure effective collaboration with Intersectional Team (IST)
• Ensure audit report related to FD6 & compliance with FD6 requirements, FD6 budget preparation
• Monthly/quarterly reinvoicing and rebilling, intersection shared costs, etc.
• This involves facilitating accurate and timely information sharing, supporting procurement processes, and addressing any financial discrepancies. This collaboration is essential for ensuring that invoices and local audits are managed efficiently and transparently.
• Participate in quarterly budget revisions and monthly cash requests for Coordination
• Oversee and verify all bank transfers and cheque disbursements on behalf of the projects from Cox's Bazar Coordination, ensuring proper review of scanned invoices. Administer all the financial, including staff advances, at the coordination level
• Act as the primary contact for the ETDS portal regarding VAT and TAX matters, ensuring timely reporting to the IST.

Skills & Expertise

MS office

Compensation & Other Benefits

• Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Job Highlights

Coordinate and supervise mission accounting per Finance Coordinator's instructions, adhering to legal obligations and MSF standards to provide quality, reliable, and transparent information on resource use and allocation.