Accounts & Admin Officer

Job Description

Title: Accounts & Admin Officer

Company Name: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Vacancy: 1

Age: at least 25 years

Location: Dhaka (Kakrail)

Salary: Tk. 27000 - 28000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 5 May 2025

Education:
∎ Master of Commerce (MCom)

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ At least 3 years of experience in the relevant field in national/international NGOs is preferable.
∎ Proficiency in budget formats in Excel or any other standard financial management program will be a plus point.
∎ Sound knowledge and understanding of qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques.
∎ Strong communication skills and proven experience in interpreting information and report writing in Bangla and English.
∎ Capacity to work independently and under pressure.
∎ Good computer knowledge is essential, especially in MS Word, Excel, and Accounting Software (Tally). The candidate should also be skilled at email communication.
∎ Women are encouraged to apply.
∎ At least 3 years of experience in the relevant field in national/international NGOs is preferable.
∎ Proficiency in budget formats in Excel or any other standard financial management program will be a plus point.
∎ Sound knowledge and understanding of qualitative and quantitative assessment techniques.
∎ Strong communication skills and proven experience in interpreting information and report writing in Bangla and English.
∎ Capacity to work independently and under pressure.
∎ Good computer knowledge is essential, especially in MS Word, Excel, and Accounting Software (Tally). The candidate should also be skilled at email communication.
∎ Women are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Document financial transactions by entering account information and secure financial information by completing database backups.
∎ Maintain accounts and prepare guidelines for project monitoring.
∎ Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
∎ Prepare payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
∎ Ensure appropriate documentation, record keeping, and accounting systems in the recommended software, complying with the project’s IMS and financial guidelines.
∎ Appraise, evaluate, and maintain the real property and equipment inventory, recording information such as the property's description, value, and location.
∎ Facilitate the process of approval of bills & vouchers as per budget line items.
∎ Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
∎ Prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly financial reports in a proper time and proper way.
∎ Provide all sorts of administrative support to Project Staff.
∎ Keep the office files in proper order and make updated filing systems in consultation with the Project Focal.
∎ Maintaining and updating employees’ personnel files (filing, collecting required documents from personnel).
∎ Maintaining and updating the attendance register, leave register, movement register, etc.
∎ Following up on the instructions of the Head Office and the District Project Officer/Unit Coordinator.
∎ Performing all other duties as and when required.
∎ Job Context: The Accounts and Administrative Officer implements the project budget and ensures financial requirements. S/he is accountable for the donor's compliance requirements and regulations and agrees with BLAST's documents. The incumbent will review and check the relevant documents of project activities.
∎ Duties & Responsibilities:
∎ Document financial transactions by entering account information and secure financial information by completing database backups.
∎ Maintain accounts and prepare guidelines for project monitoring.
∎ Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
∎ Prepare payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
∎ Ensure appropriate documentation, record keeping, and accounting systems in the recommended software, complying with the project’s IMS and financial guidelines.
∎ Appraise, evaluate, and maintain the real property and equipment inventory, recording information such as the property's description, value, and location.
∎ Facilitate the process of approval of bills & vouchers as per budget line items.
∎ Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
∎ Prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly financial reports in a proper time and proper way.
∎ Provide all sorts of administrative support to Project Staff.
∎ Keep the office files in proper order and make updated filing systems in consultation with the Project Focal.
∎ Maintaining and updating employees’ personnel files (filing, collecting required documents from personnel).
∎ Maintaining and updating the attendance register, leave register, movement register, etc.
∎ Following up on the instructions of the Head Office and the District Project Officer/Unit Coordinator.
∎ Performing all other duties as and when required.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, T/A, Tour allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Lunch Facilities: Partially Subsidize
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Other benefits and compensation as per the organization/project policy.
∎ Other benefits and compensation as per the organization/project policy.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka (Kakrail)

Company Information:
∎ Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
∎ YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000.
∎ BLAST is one of the leading legal services organizations in Bangladesh, and the only one that provides access to legal aid across the spectrum, from the frontlines of the formal justice system to the apex court. It prioritises support to women, men and children living in poverty or facing disadvantage or discrimination. It also provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labour and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. Alongside individual legal aid, BLAST undertakes strategic litigation, or public interest litigation, as a key part of its advocacy for law and policy reforms to ensure effective legal protection of rights.

Address::
∎ YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000.
∎ BLAST is one of the leading legal services organizations in Bangladesh, and the only one that provides access to legal aid across the spectrum, from the frontlines of the formal justice system to the apex court. It prioritises support to women, men and children living in poverty or facing disadvantage or discrimination. It also provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labour and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. Alongside individual legal aid, BLAST undertakes strategic litigation, or public interest litigation, as a key part of its advocacy for law and policy reforms to ensure effective legal protection of rights.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 22 May 2025

Category: Accounting/Finance