Experience

German Development Cooperation(giz)

• India
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Finance and Administration

  • May 2013 - Present



SHAPLA NEER=Citizens' Committee in Japan for Overseas Support

• Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Finance Officer-Partner Support, Monitoring & Audit

  • May 2011 - May 2013

  •Review Partner NGOs financial report & fund request with a view to ensure budgetary control & maintain grants report through Accounting Software based on financial reports of Partner NGOs; •Prepare & forward fund request to Head Quarter based on Partner NGOs & SHAPLA NEER requirement on quarterly basis, keep follow-up on fund remittance and process & release fund to Partner NGOs; •Plan & conduct visits Partner NGOs with an aim to technical support & capacity development of Partner NGOs, financial monitoring & audit; •Prepare monitoring & audit report on findings that come from the visit, submit it to SHAPLA NEER & Partner NGOs management with necessary recommendations; •Take follow-up on the implementation progress of the recommendations; •Conduct financial appraisal of the upcoming Partner NGOs before entering to a project funding; •Identify the risk areas in the financial management of the Partner NGOs and bring it to concern of SHAPLA NEER management; •Identify the week areas in the finance & administration of the Partner NGOs and prescribe necessary guidelines for overcoming those weaknesses; •Upgrade the existing capacity, systems and procedures of the Partner NGOs through necessary training & technical assistance to achieve eligibility for getting grant support from donors; •Provide on the job knowledge & training on the finance & administrative issues to the Partner NGOs finance people at the time of conducting visit; •Assist SHAPLA NEER management in strengthening the financial management, internal control & compliance system within the Partner NGOs as well as within SHAPLA NEER Bangladesh office also; •Assist SHAPLA NEER management in preparing organizational budget, negotiating project budget for its Partner NGOs and strategic planning of the organization; •Keep close connection with SHAPLA NEER senior management and demonstrate the progress of Partner NGOs monitoring and implementation progress of recommendations of monitoring & audit report. Show less



Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)

• Assistant Manager-Finance

  • Jul 2004 - May 2011

  • Handled independently 10 Partner Organizations (POs) of BNWLA under a project based on Domestic Violence (DV) issue funded by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) on finance & administrative issues and made visits to those POs to review the accuracy & effectiveness of the accounting data & records, procurement system, effective use of project fund as well as to keep the control on it. • Reviewed the quarterly financial report submitted by POs and gave comments on the report for approval & disposal in light of budgetary control & follows up. • Ensured regular cash flow (both inflow and out flow) management of the project. • Prepared finance monitoring visit plan to the POs on quarterly basis and conduct visits accordingly after getting approval from BNWLA management. • Prepared report on visit with observations/recommendations where lapses on control or incompliance are found. • Followed-up the implementation status of the observations/recommendations so given in the report. • Developed/upgraded existing financial management & internal control system and provided necessary guidelines to POs on how to ensure a risk-free & high quality financial management & internal control system. • Made regular visit to BNWLA divisional offices and legal aid clinics, provided report on visit to BNWLA management on how the financial & administrative activities are performing. • Created company, chart of accounts, budget allocation for the new project onto the Accounting Software as per approved budget, • Maintained books of accounts in computerized accounting software Tally. Prepared financial report, fund request, budget variance analysis report on quarterly basis for Donors & BNWLA management. • Monitored daily cash transactions and check bills-vouchers, salary statement & bank reconciliation statement. • Prepared project budget & assisted Finance Manager of BNWLA (my line manager) in preparing organizational budget. • Managed donor finance team, internal & external audit. Show less