Finance Officer

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.Title: Finance OfficerLocation: Dhaka, BangladeshContract: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2028Salary: Local Terms and Conditions applyResponsibilities* Maintain accurate financial records for the country office, ensuring all transactions are correctly coded, documented and recorded in the accounting system. * Process payments and manage cash flow, including preparing fund requests, checking invoices, and ensuring timely month‑end and year‑end closures. * Prepare bank reconciliations, monitor accounts, and ensure all financial files are maintained in a clear and systematic manner. * Support the preparation of country and project budgets, forecasts and reforecasts, working closely with the Finance and Support Services Manager. * Prepare financial statements and reports for audits, and support partner organisations through audit processes as required. * Ensure compliance with tax, statutory and regulatory requirements, including withholding tax, income tax returns and NBR regulations. * Provide financial oversight and support to partner organisations, including budget preparation, monitoring fund balances and analysing variances. * Conduct regular financial monitoring visits to partners, reviewing expenditure against approved budgets and addressing queries as they arise. * Prepare timely and accurate financial reports for projects, ensuring deadlines are consistently met. * Support partners to strengthen financial management, controls, documentation and record‑keeping through guidance and hands‑on support. * Work with programme colleagues to identify partner training needs and contribute to building partners’ financial management capacity. * Support effective partnership management by ensuring compliance with partnership agreements, donor requirements and government regulations.This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.Jobholder RequirementsEssential* A master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience, ideally within an NGO or INGO environment. * Proven experience working in an NGO or INGO, with responsibility for donor‑funded projects. * Experience of project accounting and working closely with partner organisations. * Strong knowledge of accounting processes, financial reporting and data management. * Good understanding of local tax and VAT regulations. * Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. * Ability to communicate effectively in both English and Bangla.Desirable* Experience of donor compliance and partner financial monitoring. * Knowledge of NGOAB requirements and other relevant government regulations. * Understanding of organisational policies, procedures and financial frameworks. * Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to continuous improvement**.**HOW TO APPLYTo apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal using the link provided below:https://careers.sightsavers.org/jobs/1620?lang=en-usAs an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.Sightsavers is committed to inclusive recruitment. Women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.