icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve critical public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. icddr,b, as a values-based organisation, encourages women and people with disabilities.

The Finance Department is committed to providing timely, accurate, clear and complete information and support to iccdr,b’s divisions, departments, units, offices, donors and the wider stakeholders/community at large through its core values of excellence, integrity and inclusivity

Brief Description of Position:

Jr. Accounts Officer reporting to Senior Manager, Financial Accounting will mainly perform the following responsibilities:

• Process, review, authorise and payment of all local conveyance related to project and centre operation.
• Process, review, and pay all project office house rent and ED residence monthly rent and utility bills.
• Process and make payment of all center’s utility (WASA, DESCO, BTCL, etc) bills.
• Process, review, authorise, and pay all cleaning and security bills.
• Processing pay order and delivery, reviewing and processing of mobile bills.
• Deliver all sorts of support to the auditors, both internal and external of the centre.
• Respond to audit queries.
• Prepare and arrange documents accordingly to minimise audit queries/observations and ensure smooth data management.
• Ensure recurring journals are processed timely and accurately.
• Reconcile the respective GL of the related expenditure and make appropriate adjustments if required.
• Confirm relevant vendor ledgers balance.
• Ensure appropriate accounting agreements for house rent.
• Communicate with stakeholders for any discrepancies and make necessary correspondence with the stakeholders.
• Proactively coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure all financial transactions related to his/her scope have been accounted for timely and accurately.
• Ensure the centre’s concerned policies and procedures have been followed.
• Disseminate management decisions to the respective user.
• Support the related stakeholders with their queries.
• Ensure compliance with Tax and VAT issues where applicable.
• Keeping proper documentation and preparing statements of information and providing them to the supervisor as per requirement.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Commerce/BBS/BBA in Accounting/Finance/Management.
• At least level/Part 1 qualification in accounting Profession (CA/ACCA/ICMAB/ICAB/CIMA/Any other)
• Training on accounting/bookkeeping software will be given preference.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in relevant field.

Location: Mohakhali campus, Dhaka.

Contract Type and Duration:

• Fixed Term; duration will be 2 Years with a possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and performance.

Salary & benefits:

• Annual 5,21,070/- inclusive of house rent, conveyance allowances and other admissible benefits
• 14.8% provident fund contribution, income tax paid by icddr,b, children allowance @Tk.1,917/- per child per month, festival bonus, contributory healthcare support including dependent spouse and children, group life insurance, and subsidised canteen. Transport and day-care facilities are subject to space availability.

Notes of attention:

• Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test /interview;
• The Organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised;
• icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Interested candidates who fulfil the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by October 18, 2023.