Career at Save the Children


Save the Children has been working in Bangladesh since 1970 and today reach over IS million people each year. With a staff over 800 and a network of more than 1000 partners, Save the Children in Bangladesh is one of the largest child rights organization in Bangladesh managing annually more than 50 million USD of equivalent fund trusted by 25 Donors. Save the Children in Bangladesh invites application for senior level positions below based in Dhaka to be recruited immediately.

Post : Director of Finance & Administration
The Director of Finance and Administration is based in Dhaka and reports directly to the Country Director. This position is a member of the country office Senior Management Team, and is responsible for ensuring effective operation of the country office Finance and Administration Sector, including finance and budget, administration, transport, IT communications and compliance with local laws and contractual obligations. Major key responsibilities include providing strategic leadership to Budget management, Financial management including reporting. General Administration and ICT management, ensuring policies and standards are in place and Bangladesh country office comply with Save the Children, donor and Government regulations, monitoring performance of sub-offices etc. S/he will closely work with the Program Team to develop budget during proposal development and assist developing the country office strategic and annual planning process, act as the key person for all communications with regional office and head office related to financial and administrative matters and represent Save the Children where necessary.

Requirements:
At least 10 years relevant experience, of which 5 years at a senior management level within the finance and administration department of an international organization, University degree in finance or business administration or equivalent, additional professional certificates like FCMA/FCA/CPA, hands on experience on managing large portfolio, working with multi donors, extensive experience of budgeting, financial systems and procedures, strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines, written and verbal fluency in English.

Post : Financial Controller
The primary function of the Financial Controller is to ensure Bangladesh Country Office compliance with Save the Children's accounting policy, donor requirements and generally accepted accounting principles through the development and supervision of CO financial policies and procedures, ensure that accurate, complete and reliable financial information is maintained in the CO financial system and an effective and efficient control of CO assets and cash flow to minimize receivables and currency revaluation losses, ensure preparation of Country Office master budget, prepare periodic reports on the status of country office budget highlighting changes and variances and manage the Country Office financial systems. The position is based in Dhaka.

Requirements:
At least 10 years relevant experience, of which 5 years at a management level within the finance department of an international organization, MBA/M.Com/equivalent, CPA or equivalent combination of other professional qualification in accounting/finance, extensive experience of budgeting, financial systems and procedures, ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections, a high level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, proven experience of computer use (MS-Word & MS-Excel), preferably with accounting package.

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply online at: www.resumelink.info

Application deadline: May 31, 2012

Only short listed candidates will be invited for interview
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