Young Professional-Finance

Young Professional-Finance

Contract type: Temporary Engagement for One (1) Year, Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Location: WaterAid Bangladesh Country Office Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salary: Monthly Allowance BDT 30,000, Cell phone allowance, Festival allowance BDT 30,000 for completed tenure and Health Insurance for self.

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the team

The Finance team at WaterAid Bangladesh plays a pivotal role in ensuring robust financial management and accountability across the organisation. They oversee software-based accounting systems, manage payments to vendors and consultants, ensure compliance with statutory and donor regulations, and handle tax and VAT submissions to the National Board of Revenue. With a strong focus on transparency and efficiency, the team also supports grants and partnership management, bank reconciliations, and financial reporting. Their collaborative approach and technical expertise contribute significantly to WaterAid’s mission of delivering clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene to underserved communities. The position will report to ‘Finance Expert’

About the role

The main purpose of YP engagement is to manage petty cash fund, staff advance payment and monitoring, bank reconciliation, voucher filling and documentation, assisting in day-to-day financial operation as and when require, maintaining coordination with other teams within the organization.

The YP- Finance will be given opportunity to learn and contribute to enhancing WaterAid’s finance and administrative work. Through this work s/he obtain relevant experience to prepare his/herself to contribute professionally to any organizational set-up in coming days. The position will be given challenge to increase her footprint along with undertaking various finance activities, while learning-by-doing through training on job coaching during work.

In this role, you will:

1.      Main cash management

2.      Travel advance process and adjustment or reimbursement travel expense both local and international.

3.      Dollar endorsement for international travel advance.

4.      Staff advance aging.

5.      Bank reconciliation for all accounts.

6.      Monthly payment process like; overtime, mobile bill, internet bill, WASA, DESCO etc.

7.      Small scale vendor payment process

8.      Payment of contractual/casual staff remuneration

9.      Voucher filing and audit support.

10.  PAID seal affixed on vouchers

11.  Support team for timely payment

The responsibilities outlined above may be subject to periodic review and revision in consultation with the line manager.

To be successful, you will need:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or relevant subject from any recognised university with good academic results throughout the academic career.

Desired attributes:

• Demonstrated excellence on extracurricular activities
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills both in Bangla and English
• Admirable leadership, interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills, and capacity to work independently and meet tight deadlines
• Maximum age of 26 years as of January 1, 2025.

View the full job description here

Closing date: Applications close 05:00 PM BD time on 26 August 2025. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis, and the role may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

How to apply: Click Apply to upload your CV and cover letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?

At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre‑employment screening

To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy.

Our benefits

• Festival bonus
• Provident fund
• Gratuity
• Life insurance for self, health insurance for self, spouse and children
• Cell phone allowances etc. are applicable as per policy provision.

Our Global Commitment:

Our people promise

We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.

Safeguarding

We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero- tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).

Together, we’ll change the world through water.

Join us and be part of the change !