To support the stewardship of WFP’s resources, monitoring budgets, forecasting, analysing, reporting and providing core administrative support to enable effective management of funds, and ensure assistance to beneficiaries is undertaken in the most efficient and effective way possible.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Support corporate finance and resource management strategies and major ongoing programmatic initiatives, participating where appropriate using finance and resource management expertise.
2. Contribute towards the development of country specific plans and processes, aligned with Regional and wider WFP strategy, policies and processes to meet the food assistance needs of beneficiaries within the Country.
3. Analyse and report on key data for financial status and outcomes of projects in accordance with corporate governance requirements, ensuring accuracy, deadlines, and accounting processes are complied with.
4. Monitor and analyse budgets for new and ongoing projects according to established corporate procedures and requirements.
5. Perform bank reconciliations, disbursements, clearance of receivables, overall cash management and monthly financial closures on a regular basis in accordance with corporate requirements.
6. Where necessary, deliver core administrative services, working with contractors and following standard processes to provide cost-effective, quality and timely services to WFP staff.
7. Where necessary, undertake basic human resource functions related to staff benefits, recruitment of local staff, and training.
8. Collate and analyse data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, in order to provide management with financial, accounting and budgetary information to enable them to make informed decisions.
9. Track and analyse data to identify opportunities for improvements to policies, systems and procedures in order to minimise financial risks, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and ensure services are aligned with business objectives.
10. Deliver financial controls and insight into WFP performance, undertaking periodic risk and internal control assessments to identify areas which may present potential audit, compliance or financial risks.
11. Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
12. Represent unit/CO at internal meetings, external meetings and events with other UN agencies, banks and other financial institutions, or other partners and entities as required.
13. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
14. Other as required.

Academic Qualifications:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Concentration/Major: Accounting/Management/BBS Pas
• Master of Commerce (Mcom)
• Concentration/Major: Accounting/Management/BBS Pas

Professional Certifications:

Others Requirements:

1. Age: 30 - 40 years
2. Gender: Male
3. Area of Expertise: Accounting Data Entry, Accounting Software

Experience and Skills:

1. 3 - 5 years (Freshers are allowed to apply)
2. Accounting Data Entry, Accounting Software
3. Area of Business: NGO

Workplace: Work at Office

Salary/Compensation: Negotiable

Other Benefits:

• Festival Bonus: 2
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Tea & Coffee, Partially Lunch, Two Days Weekly Holidays, Over Time, Mobile Credit, Travelling Allowance, Tour Allowance, Medical Allowance

Last Date of Application: 7 Aug, 2024

Additional Instructions:

Apply URL: https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/Dhaka-Bangladesh-The-Peoples-R/Finance-Officer-NOB_JR102066-1?shared_id=bc51625a-e789-49d3-b502-3411b4ab9ac6