The Grants and Partner Support Officer will allocate his/her time to operations for grants and partner monitoring work. The remainder of his/her time will be dedicated to assisting the finance team with invoice review, finance entry in Quickbooks accounting software, vendor VAT and tax calculation, tax reporting to NBR, inventory management, assisting with audits, and support for month-end financial reporting.
The Grants and Partner Support Officer will sit on the Director, Finance, Grants, and Administration’s team, which is responsible for grants, finance, and administration to ensure that the operations and administration of the project are carried out in compliance with Winrock and donor rules and regulations.
Grants and partner monitoring:
Review monthly partner NGO’s financial reports and check invoices to ensure compliance with donor and Winrock rules and regulations.
Conduct regular grant review visits as part of strengthening partner NGO
Assist partner NGOs in developing and revising funding proposals, budgets, and donor reports as required.
Regularly monitor subgrant expenditures approved budget to maintain internal controls and ensure compliance with donor regulations and specific terms and conditions of the grant.
Finance:
Assist in implementing and maintaining in-country financial policies, procedures, forms, and record maintenance systems that adhere to Winrock and donor standards and requirements.
Assist the finance team to prepare a soft/electronic copy of the monthly financial report. Ensure all supporting receipts are translated into English, compile and prepare for submission of the financial report with all necessary documents.
Prepare reports of all accounting records in accordance with audit standards (donor and local), and oversee on-site work with auditors, as appropriate.
Tax and VAT:
Act as focal point for tax and VAT of NBR
Ensure that all vendor requests for applications and/or purchase orders are as per NBR tax and VAT policy.
Ensure VAT reporting for donor and proper use of VAT
Ensure monthly tax and VAT reporting to
Support capacity building activities in relation to tax and VAT to all project
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration/accounting/finance or related Chartered Accountant Course Completed (CACC) preferred.
Experience:
Minimum four years of relevant work experience in finance and/or operations for international development organizations
Work experience with international donor-funded projects
Demonstrated general administration and finance
Skills/Knowledge:
Fluency in English and Bangla required
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams and in a multi-cultural
Knowledge of Government of Bangladesh tax and VAT policies
Demonstrated attention to detail and able to multi-task to meet deadlines
Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets, accounting (QuickBooks), and presentation software (Microsoft) required
