Associate, Finance

WHO WE ARE 

Noora Health's mission is to improve outcomes and strengthen health systems by equipping family caregivers with the skills they need to care for their loved ones. Founded in 2014, Noora Health turns hospital hallways and waiting rooms into classrooms by tapping into the most compassionate resources available for the patient's care: their own family. 

With support from governments and partners in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Nepal Noora Health has trained more than 35 million caregivers and patients across 12,600+ facilities using their flagship caregiver education and training curriculum, the Care Companion Program (CCP). 

In a cohort of patients, the CCP reduced post-surgical cardiac complications by 71%, maternal complications by 12%, newborn complications by 16%, and newborn readmissions by 56%.

Noora Health was honored as a TED 2022 Audacious Project Grantee and recipient of the 2022 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Innovation. Featuring Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Noora Health's mission took the spotlight at TED 2022 and was also featured in a 2022 Skoll video. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Finance Associate will support the finance team in establishing efficient financial support functions for the project/s, ensuring smooth coordination with program stakeholders. This role also includes providing accounting services, along with financial management and coordination. The position will be responsible for handling financial tasks, particularly related to settlement of billing processes and settlements for programs such as workshops, training, and review meetings under ongoing projects and other initiatives.

Employment Type: Fixed-Term Definite Contract
Contract Duration: 6 Months

Financial Management:

• Maintain day to day financial and accounting activities and support to record them in the central automated accounting system.
• Ensure proper checking of bills, staff reimbursement etc., petty cash reimbursement and process the payment in line with available budgets, and as per organizational policy.  
• Look after advance payment and adjustment on time, and inform the authority of any inconsistency.
• Prepare and check bills/vouchers, and register the daily vouchers.
• Check the daily expenditures for accuracy and authenticity and inform the authority if needed.
• Ensure proper maintenance of accounting records with supporting documents.
• Ensure proper vendor verification i.e., BIN, TIN etc. number, etc. before proceeding with the payment.
• Ensure timely statutory deductions i.e., TDS, VDS etc., and deposit thereof, as applicable.
• Prepare Monthly & Quarterly TDS and VDS calculation sheets and ensure timely filing of monthly VAT returns and quarterly withholding tax returns.
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliation of all the Bank accounts held by the organization.
• Support the line manager by preparing different financial reports.
• Support the auditors in providing the required supporting documents.
• Keep detailed records of all project expenditures, ensuring they are within budget and appropriately documented.
• Any other work assigned by the Supervisor and/or higher authority.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Graduate/Post-Graduate in Commerce, preferably with a focus on Accounting or Finance
• Chartered Accountancy (CA) course completed; 
• A minimum of one year of experience in finance, accounts, and administration, preferably within a reputed NGO or a similar institution. The experience requirement may be waived for candidates who have completed the CA course.
• Strong motivation to address pressing global health challenges and a commitment to the social development sector and advancing health equity
• Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel), Google Sheets, and Google Docs
• Hands-on experience with any accounting software
• Fluency in both English and Bangla, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional ability to collaborate effectively within a diverse, multidisciplinary team of designers, analysts, and educators in Bangladesh and abroad

WHAT WE VALUE

At Noora Health, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we understand the value of developing a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences. We prioritize diversity within our team, and we welcome candidates from all gender identities, castes, religious practices, sexual orientations, and abilities – among many others.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for positions at Noora Health.