SABUJ CHOWDHURY

Driven accounting professional aiming to leverage 12 years of experience in accounting and auditing roles. Demonstrated success in managing inventory, hr, logistic, procurement audits and offering meticulous oversight of general ledger management.

• Accounts and Financial Management.
• Preparation and submission of accurate Financial Reports to donors monthly/quarterly/yearly following the donor template within the deadline.
• Facilitating donor audit
• Prepare budget forecast, with quarterly and monthly budget break-down, for projects
• Prepare and submit the monthly financial requisition to project management in alignment with the approved project budget.
• Implement and monitor budgetary control activities.
• Develop monthly variance report of the budgeted and actual expenses showing the reasons for variance.
• Provide financial analysis to management for early decision-making.
• Flag low burn rate against a line item or anticipated over-expenditure.
• Work closely with the project team to develop project budgets and ensure the appropriateness of budget figures.
• Prepare daily receipts and payment vouchers journal vouchers of project-related expenses.
• Prepare staff salary sheet of assigned projects and respective pay slips.
• Maintaining Cash book, bank book, general ledger, subsidiary ledger(S), and other required register(s).
• Ensure that VAT and Tax are deducted, deposited, and documented as per Government Rules.
• Maintain FIS for the project and operate TALLY Software.
• Prepare the monthly bank reconciliation statement(s).
• Maintain the Fixed Assets Register both for assets & stores of the project.
• Ensure all financial reports and budgets are accurate.
• Perform periodic checks and verifies different finance and accounts-related reports, documents, and compliance requirements.
• Aiming to ensure project partnership and interventions is properly implemented.
• Supports donor with information and documents as requested.
• Field visit on project operational issues.
• Supports compliance checks conducted by donors.
• Ensure Value for Money principles are adhered to throughout the project.
• Ensure that funds are spent in accordance with donor’s requirements and limits along with government rules and regulations.
• Coordinate field-level activities on day-to-day operational issues.
• Oversee the financial activity of the program to ensure proper utilization of the resource.
• Attend safeguarding training and refresher sessions.
• Be vigilant to notice safeguarding issues when conducting monitoring visits or in routine work.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor/authority.

• Preparation of Annual Audit Plan to share with Country Director (CD) and HoD for their necessary approval and circulate with programme departments.
• Develop Audit Programme, Check List, Reporting Format, Follow-up statement to conduct Internal Audit as well as to address specific areas of risk management.
• Preparation of yearly, monthly, weekly action plan to conduct internal audit work related to risk assessment, annual audit plan, audit reporting, audit technology and specific management reporting.
• Conduction of internal audit at base office and field offices according to annual audit plan with highest quality and concern departments’ satisfaction with appropriate recommendation to stablished better internal control.
• Circulation of Internal Audit Report to respective department with appropriate title, standard, observation, risk impact, root cause and proper recommendation to solve the fact and tried to add value through specific observation.
• Conduction of Internal Audit of Office Management including physical verification of asset/inventory management system, stock management system (store, stationery), verification of meal management system (reviewed all expenses related bill voucher, monthly meal calculation sheet, meal count sheet, guest meal register, monthly bazar calculation sheet, monthly guest meal calculation sheet), verification of utility management, verification of billing issues (Reviewed Hotel Bill, Air Ticket Bill), verification of all purchase requisitions (PR) and related documents, checking of hotel bills, training and travel related documents, verification of office management maintenance.
• Conduction of Internal Audit of Human Resource Department including review of Recruitment Files, Personnel Files, Payroll, all allowances, per diem, accommodation, overtime/extra works, bonuses, medical benefits, final payments, salary loan, advance salary, attendance, leave application, leave register, timesheet etc.
• Conduction of Internal of Audit Finance Department including review of financial statements, vouchers, cash management, advance management, provision, bank management, cheque management according to donor, organization and standard policies.
• Conduction of Internal Audit of Logistics Department including review of Purchase Dossier, petty cash purchase, fleet management, warehouse management, and conduct field verification of suppliers to ensure all accuracy, transparency and accountability in aspect of Donor as well as organizational compliance.
• Perform internal audit of Partner Organization as per annual audit plan Review & identify any noncompliance of Sub Grant Agreement, Donor compliances, NGOAB`s & NBR rules Ensure the accuracy & reliability and transparency of record keeping & documentations of Partner Organizations Documents all testing procedures in audit work papers, and prepares detailed written observations Conduct follow-up of financial, operational or regulatory compliance deficiencies noted during audits submit draft audit report and ensure proper filing and dispatch of audit report.
• Shared high rated observations with a separate report to Country Director (CD) along with higher management with appropriate recommendation to resolve those findings.
• Reviewed organizational policies and preparation of audit programme, audit tools and audit conduction process.
• Conduction of fraud training, open discussion with new and existing employees’ to stablish excellence, riskless operational and financial management and better internal control.
• Reviewed of Procurement Policy and Finance Policy and sit with concern department regarding any deviation from policies as well as to increase efficiency and effectiveness in process.
• Identify any risks of fraud and corruption in daily operations & report to Supervisor.
• Immediately alerting the Supervisor to cases of fraud and corruption and undertaking corrective action.
• Recommend Supervisor on day-to-day control of fraud or corruption.
• Regularly updatation of Risk Register, ensuring of proper maintaining and discuss with higher management and Country Director about specific issues.
• Regularly communicate with concern departments for updatation of Risk Register and ensure they were following guidelines of major risk areas of organization’s operational procedure.
• Read and ensure a full understanding of Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary Implement all work related activities with a gender, disability and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns and ideas of our staff and beneficiaries Ensure the incorporation of gender equity principles in all policies and activities Encourage the participation of all genders in meeting and on committees Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.
• Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the authority.

• Father's Name: Late Rakhal Chowdhury
• Mother's Name: Ratna Chowdhury
• Blood Group: O+
• Date of Birth: 12/05/1985
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Bangladeshi
• Marital Status: Married
• Religion: Hinduism

• Juwairiya Islam, Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB., Associate Financial Control Analyst, Dhaka, Bangladesh., 01712791547, +88-01714588020, juwairiya.i@outlook.com, Professional
• Abul kalam muhammad ahsadul Hoque, Action Contre la Faim (ACF), Manager-ARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh., shahin.ahsad@gmail.com, Professional
• Mohammad Monjurul Karim, CDD, Coordinator, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh., monjurulkarim.cdd@gmail.com, Professional