Assistant Manager, Financial Accounting with Finance under the Central Management Services (Internal#106/2026)

icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. icddr,b, as a values-based organisation, encourages women and people with disabilities to apply.

The Finance Department is committed to provide timely, accurate, clear and complete reports in accordance with the international accounting standardand; Record all financial transactions in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements; support to iccdr,b’s divisions, departments, units, offices, donors and the wider stakeholders/community at-large through its core values of excellence, integrity and inclusivity.

Brief Description of Position:

Assistant Manager, Financial Accounting reporting to Senior Manager, Financial Accounting will mainly perform the following responsibilities:

• Coordinate and follow up with the concerned units about the timely submission of various reports and maintain a tracking list in order to ensure an effective monitoring system;
• Maintain effective communication with Budget, Payroll, and Treasury Units' respective personnel;
• Maintain, monitor and update the fixed assets register and ensure physical assets verification periodically, confirm custodians linked with the assets; Procure the insurance coverage for the assets as per organizational policy; Ensure all the organisational assets are recorded in the books of accounts along with physical safeguard of the assets;
• Participate in coordination meetings to resolve any issues and gaps in records in order to ensure asset management is done in accordance with the organisational policies and procedures;
• Provide progress reports relating to the inward and outward tracking of financial report and invoices;
• Prepare and compile monthly expenditure report of finance offices with variance for decision making;
• Assist in organizing meetings/workshops/seminars on financial issues within and outside icddr,b in order to ensure effective delivery of financial services to the internal customers;
• Review contracts for accuracy (terms, expiry date, signatures, mode of payment etc.);
• Analyze general ledger accounts and provide input on chart of accounts reengineering and financial statement finalisation;
• Provide inputs for continuous optimization of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance processes by reviewing workflows, identifying control and efficiency gaps, coordinating system enhancements and user acceptance testing, and ensure effective use of ERP functionalities for accurate, timely, and reliable financial operations;
• Prepare, review and support the finalisation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, notes and disclosures in adherence to IPSAS and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements ensuring accurate classification, reconciliations, supporting schedules and audit-ready documentation;
• Deal with audit queries professionally and ensure the minimisation of audit findings;
• Review and monitor monthly bank reconciliations; Collect, process, verify and reconcile input documents adhere to accounting principles and procedures in order to reconcile accounts satisfactorily every month.

Required qualifications and experience:

• M.Com/MBS/MBA in Accounting/Finance with partly qualified  CA /ACCA /CPA /CMA. Completed articleship from CA firm is preferable;
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience from any reputed organization;
• Expertise in ERP finance modules, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance;
• Sound knowledge on accounting standards, preferably IPSAS standards.

Location: Mohakhali campus, Dhaka.

Contract Type and Duration:

• Fixed Term; duration will be 2 Years with a possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and performance.

Salary & benefits:

• Annual 1,689,000/- inclusive of house rent, conveyance allowances and other admissible benefits
• 14.8% provident fund contribution, income tax paid by icddr,b, children allowance @Tk.2,492/- per child per month, festival bonus, contributory healthcare support including dependent spouse and children, group life insurance, and subsidized canteen. Transport and daycare facilities are subject to space availability.

Notes of attention:

• Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test /interview;
• icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Interested candidates who fulfil the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.orgby August 12, 2026.