Leading oversight of Bangladesh’s Country administration, including financial coordination and human resources

Overall in charge of Admin and Finance(Head of Support Service), reporting to Country Representative.

•Manage field accounting systems and internal day-to-day financial operations.•Managing and monitoring overall project budget plan.•Managing international subcontractor budget and reviewing their expenditure.•Ensuring that accounting transactions are entered into ABACUS Software on a daily basis, accounting transactions are closed on the last day of each month and the ABACUS file is sent electronically to home office the same day, assisting home office field accounting and project management staff in reconciling intercompany accounts, respond without delays to home office accounting questions or concerns. •Monitor bank balances in USD and BDT and arrival of wire transfers and ensure bank accounts are up-to-date. Manage and reconcile bank accounts and balances on a monthly basis.•Prepare monthly budget projections for all local expenses and send wire requests to the Home Office.•Verify all vendor and subcontractor invoices and ensure that subcontracts are in compliance with USAID regulations and ensure careful management and oversight of subcontracts.•Ensure all supporting documents are received and correct, project inventory is done twice a year to make sure that the value of all items booked in ABACUS under inventory accounts matches with the total value indicated in the inventory report, monitor vendor balances, and issue and send checks signed by the COP to appropriate beneficiaries.•Prepare monthly payroll, ensure distribution, print payroll receipts, prepare and take payments for the tax .•Review travel advances to local staff and track outstanding balances and verify and process expense reports generated by the staff and processed.

a) Reporting:•Ensure accurate reporting system and maintain dead line towards SesameWorkshop, USA and also to local management•Maintain correspondence with Project Head/Executive Producer/Chief of Finance to ensure proper budget guideline expenses•Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statement•Work with accounting software provider to ensure smooth running of program•Correspondence with Sesame Workshop-USA •Make necessary adjustments in relation to closing accounts•Preparation of Financial Statementsb) Treasury Management:•Negotiation with the suppliers and obtained price discount, which makes seasonal savings•Established internal control system to stop unnecessary investment and operational cost that contributed bottom line savings •Strong supervision on the Cash Management, as a result cash is properly utilized for the various operational expenses and investment •Closely monitoring to the treasury management•Closely work with USAID and provide them necessary reports/documents (VAT related issues as well) as required to get fund in time•Monitor part payment to contractors and ensure proper utilization of scared resources •To monitor and review the investment in the company Subsidiaries •To review and monitor the foreign exchange gain and loss•To monitor the treasury activities of the different Bank accounts •Preparation of Banking documents by which Company gets all sort of banking facilities•Preparation of Insurance documents by which Company gets all Group and General insurance facilitiesc) Others:•Taking care of Income Tax related matters•Taking care of administrative matters.

• Support to the management & board with all necessary accounts statements & reports• Established internal control system to stop unnecessary investment and operational cost that contributed bottom line savings • Worked with Tax Consultant to taking care of Co.’s VAT, Income Tax & other such issues• Control & maintain of accounts with accounting software