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Employee Contract Type:
Local - Temporary
Job Description:
Position Purpose
The purpose of this position is to provide efficient and effective support to Program Team of Response Project and ensure effective financial management and compliance for JPF grants administered and/or implemented by WV Bangladesh. S/he is responsible for ensuring quality finance and grants management, assessing needs and developing grant management capacity of finance staff and ensuring compliance with donor and WV International reporting requirements, contributing to World Vision core values by providing leadership in grants budgeting, accounting and reporting functions in grants budgeting, accounting and reporting in WV Bangladesh. This position is accountable for identifying key requirements of donors which includes reporting data and information, reporting timeframes and frequency, reporting formats, project flexibility, purchasing standards, use of funds for overhead costs, level of backup documentation required, tracking of Cost Allocation Policy rates, and variance explanations.
Key Objectives of the Position
- Provide Leadership, technical coaching and mentoring to the respective stakeholders.
- Ensure competitive budget development as part of JPF grant applications (concepts, proposals etc.)
- Ensure capacity building strengthening of related program staffs.
- Raise timely the flag for any potential risk and the development and implementation of good internal controls, risk management, and utilization and safe guarding of assets according to WV approved policies and procedures.
- Set high quality performance targets, ensure adherence to technical standards, best practices and compliance with donors’ requirements and guidelines.
- Coordinate the JPF Grants planning and budgeting processes.
- Providing real time accurate financial data, analysis and advices.
- To have a supervisory role over grants finance in JPF project
- To manage several grants & any additional roles as and when assigned by the Grants Finance Coordinator
The position is accountable for the following:
Donor & WV Offices Engagement: Timely communication to inform timely action
- Budget negotiation with partner(s), donors and other stakeholders within the WV partnership
- Ensure budgets developed are reasonable, effective and adequately covering the costs of implementing a project
- Attending and participating in donor meetings as required
- Responding to donor and other stakeholders’ requests and concerns accurately and on time
- Reviewing and ensuring the collective/individual feedback of the grants finance team members is accurate and timely submitted to the donors & WV offices as required.
Budget Acquisition, Monitoring & Control: Supporting the project team in the financial planning (cash flow), budgeting and monitoring of the grant in accordance with donor rules and regulations and the approved project design
- Ensure accurate & timely submission of budget revisions/amendments to JPF donors and other stakeholders
- Ensure budget posting & alignment in SUN System, Supply Chain system, and all the other relevant WVB systems in the appropriate account codes.
- Ensure timely dissemination of the approved and fully coded budgets to all the relevant stakeholders involved in managing the project
- Participate in grants/project start up workshop by taking lead in grants finance training sections
- Continuous monitoring, follow up and reconciliation on project/grants funding receipts versus commitments with donors and respective WV partnerships.
Grants/Project Financial Reporting & Close out Processes: Provide management & relevant stakeholders with regular financial analysis to inform monthly monitoring of project performance and donor reporting
- Ensure project expenditure monitored & executed as per Grants timeline and guidelines to ensure minimum underspending and zero overspending on approved budget.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation and analysis of the necessary monthly, Semi-annual, Annual and Final Grants Finance reports. Codding errors are rectified within the month.
- Ensure monthly review meetings are held with the project team and jointly document monthly variance explanations
- Ensure timely submission of grants finance reports as per signed agreements to the relevant stakeholders (donors and WV partnership)
- Ensure timely & accurate uploading of the financial reports in the appropriate databases as per WV policies
- Ensure monthly update and reconciliation of spending, receipts, settlements advices, Funding commitments and receivables accounts.
Internal control: Effective internal control in the financial management of the grant.
- Ensure project expenditure monitored & executed as per Grants timeline and guidelines to ensure minimum underspending and zero overspending on approved budget.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation and analysis of the necessary monthly, Semi-annual, Annual and Final Grants Finance reports. Codding errors are rectified within the month.
- Ensure monthly review meetings are held with the project team and jointly document monthly variance explanations
- Ensure timely submission of grants finance reports as per signed agreements to the relevant stakeholders (donors and WV partnership)
- Ensure timely & accurate uploading of the financial reports in the appropriate databases as per WV policies
- Ensure monthly update and reconciliation of spending, receipts, settlements advices, Funding commitments and receivables accounts.
Compliance (Risk) Management: Compliance with Grants requirements as per World Vision policy, procedures, donor and the applicable Government requirements such as TAX & VAT, Audit
- Ensure 100% monthly compliance with Workday/time sheets policy
- Adhering to donor, government and WV partnership timelines
- Ensure timely and smooth project expenditure verification process, external audits, spot checks etc.
- Orientation and continuous capacity building of staff including project team on donor & government compliance matters & timelines
- No occurrence of fraud or misappropriation of funds: Technical back stopping of payments
- Zero questioned costs in any of the audits, verifications or spot checks.
- Implementation of audit findings within 90 days
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Accountancy.
- Master’s degree in Commerce
Knowledge & Skills:
- Understand development issues
- Basic knowledge and skills in accounting
- Good time management, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to speak and write reports in English
- Competent in the use of computer programs (spreadsheets)
- Basic knowledge and skills in accounting system (SUN System)
- Strong Financial Analysis skills
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in grants finance management (budget proposal stage to close out) of various donors such as UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, WFP, FAO, DFID, DFAT, USAID, JPF, KOICA, IOM, Private donors etc.
- Supervisory experience
Salary: Negotiable
Availability: Candidates with immediate joining availability will be given preference.
Workplace: On-site (office-based)
Employment Status: 6‑month contractual position, with the possibility of extension subject to donor approval.
World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Women & Persons with Disability are highly encouraged to apply.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only