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 Officer

**Location**: Dhaka, Bangladesh

**Contract**: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2028

**Salary**: Local Terms and Conditions apply

**Responsibilities**

- 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](https://sightsavershh.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HRExternal/IQAN9fk4xbZ9Q5EUxcA7OWJ1AYCTTYdyZdtxWZ6rCB1XcW0?e=clh0mt) for full details.

**Jobholder Requirements**

**Essential**

- 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\*\*.\*\*