Mennonite Central Committee Bangladesh-Accounts Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is an international NGO is seeking an experienced Maintaining all financial accounts, financial records and assuring accounting accuracy, providing information to programs and all aspects of financial accounting. Position: Accounts Officer Job Description / Responsibilities: Taking overall responsibilities for planning and maintaining of accounts and the cash supply in the organization. Maintaining records of staff working advances and other receivables/payables in proper order. Data entry using accounting software. Maintaining records of bank accounts to ensure smooth supports for bank disbursement and preparing bank reconciliation statements as required. Carrying out correspondence with the banks for operation of MCC accounts with the approval of the F&SS Administrator and the Country Representative. Writing checks and managing transactions for local and foreign payments, conversion of foreign currencies to local currencies for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) & Demand Drafts (DD) to transfer funds to unit offices, and other agencies as required. Maintaining records of office and house rents and utilities, and ensuring that the payments are made in a timely fashion. Withdrawing cash from bank for MCC Dhaka office and others as required. Checking all financial reports of the unit offices submitted to Dhaka and ensuring their accuracy. Assisting the F&SS Administrator in preparing yearly and mid-year budget. Prepare monthly, quarterly, yearly financial reports, subsidiary financial reports for Headquarter, Country Representative, program administrators, donors and other stakeholders as required. Nature of Job: Full Time Educational Requirement: Masters in Accounting / Finance or Equivalent with 2 years of working experience or B. Com. with five years of working experience or Chartered Accountant’s course completed. Additional Job Requirement:        Ability to operate accounting software and prepare computerized financial reports independently.  Should be able to write reports in English and Bengali and be fluent in both languages. Basic knowledge of computer operations including the use of spread sheets and word processors. Job Location: Dhaka Salary Range: Tk. 25,000.00 Other Benefits: Provident fund, gratuity, festival bonus, medical benefit etc. as per the organizational policy. Apply instruction: If you feel you are eligible for this position please send your application and complete and current CV along with a recent passport size photograph to The F&SS Administrator,G.P.O. Box - 785, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. NB: No TA/DA will be offered to the candidates for interview purpose. Application deadline: January 17, 2015. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.