Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Keycompetency
Othersexperienceandexpertise
Trainingandworkshops
Overseasstudyvisit - Locations
Additionalresponsibilities
Personal Information
References
Timeline
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Tapas Kumer Sikdar

Tapas Kumer Sikdar

Assistant Coordinator Audit
Uttarkhan,Uttara Dhaka.

Summary

Having 29 years working experience with “BURO-Bangladesh (A Renounce Micro Finance Institution) in different positions including Assistant Coordinator Audit. Audit officer, Accounts officer, Program Assistant. The chronological responsibilities are given below: This is a senior level position of BURO Bangladesh. As an AAC, I’ve developed my expertise on Economic development, Microfinance, Livelihood development and Food security program. I’ve worked to improve income level of the poor and extreme poor people and developed program policy, provided capacity build up training of the program staffs. I was responsible to oversee disaster management program for the organization and attend relief and rehabilitation program. I’ve supervised Audit staffs and monitored diversified program activities.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
1986
1986
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Asst. Coordinator Audit (ACA)

BURO Bangladesh
7 2017 - Current
  • Company Overview: A Renowned Micro Finance Institution
  • This is a senior level position of BURO Bangladesh
  • As an AAC, I’ve developed my expertise on Economic development, Microfinance, Livelihood development and Food security program
  • I’ve worked to improve income level of the poor and extreme poor people and developed program policy, provided capacity build up training of the program staffs
  • I was responsible to oversee disaster management program for the organization and attend relief and rehabilitation program
  • I’ve supervised Audit staffs and monitored diversified program activities
  • Monitoring of project activities, fund utilization and provide guidance to maintain team spirit, high morale and staff integrity for high quality implementation
  • Monitor, supervise and provide feedback to staff by providing supervision and guidance as appropriate to achieve the organizational goal and objectives
  • Formulate new ideas & innovations for addressing underlying of poverty, marginalization and adjust program strategy and interventions for maximizing impact
  • Conduct staff performance appraisals & make recommendations for future development
  • Maintain close links and coordinate with other stakeholders, including district level government officials, government's relevant line agencies, also other like-minded NGOs for promoting and advocating project
  • Prepared and submission of different reports to government agencies, donor & stakeholders
  • Prepared annual plan, MIS and FIS reports and developed strategic plan for the organization
  • Supervise Head Office and Regional staffs
  • Involved in project management, economic empowerment, microfinance and social development project in different part of the country
  • Develop design of Micro-Enterprise, agriculture insurance and income generating activities for the poor and extreme poor communities
  • Attended various disaster relief and rehabilitation activities in post flood & Cyclone
  • Developed entrepreneurship and business development credit program for the small & Micro entrepreneurs
  • Developed CBOs, different Vulnerable Group, Centers, Samite and self help group
  • Providing them necessary orientation and capacity build up training
  • Developing network with Government, privet sectors, UP, Upazila Parishad, and local elites
  • Counseling and facilitate training on business development services (BDS)
  • Developed different presentation paper and facilitate Microfinance Management training to the national and international staffs
  • A Renowned Micro Finance Institution

Audit Officer

BURO Bangladesh
08.2010 - 07.2017
  • Company Overview: A Renowned Micro Finance Institution
  • Supervise and monitoring of auditor’s activities
  • Design and prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly action plan of audit team
  • Design and participate in Audit Review meeting and experiences shearing with the program department
  • Preparing Reports, Yearly work plan, Data analysis, sometimes contributing some administrative support and though the report to the management making-decision
  • A Renowned Micro Finance Institution

Accounts Officer

BURO Bangladesh
08.2006 - 07.2010
  • Company Overview: A Renowned Micro Finance Institution
  • Fund Management
  • Fixed Assets Management
  • Co-ordinate with various kinds of financial institutions (Bank, various types of commercial / lending Institutions)
  • Preparing voucher, Cash Book and ledger
  • Preparing monthly, quarterly, Half yearly and Yearly Financial Statement
  • Preparing Business plan (More than 400 Branches and Head office)
  • Preparing Reports, Yearly work plan, Data analysis, sometimes contributing some administrative support and though the report to the management making-decision
  • A Renowned Micro Finance Institution

Program Assistant

BURO Bangladesh
06.1995 - 07.2006
  • Company Overview: A Renowned Micro Finance Institution
  • To insure flexible financial services to the customers
  • Problem solving and decision-making
  • Mobilized local resources
  • To prepare work plan and implementation
  • Field visit and supervision
  • Staff monitoring and supervision
  • To prepare program report
  • Program monitoring and evaluation
  • Co-ordination with grass-root people, GO, NGO and civil society
  • Administrative work
  • Responsible for facilitating, organizing and providing support / assistance to Branch manager for smooth implementation of Community Mobilization
  • Awareness and capacity building of the Staff including identifying staff and participants training needs and assist to developing training modules & materials
  • Provided technical support and supervised the activities of poor centered groups
  • Provided training on team building and institutional development for Branch staff
  • Designed and prepared guidelines and interventions for micro-credit program, group savings, and women development
  • Planned and promoted employment opportunities, income generation and self-reliance to the target group
  • Monitored whether develop worker is providing assistance in the different business development program, business plan, accounts and financial management of the concerned program
  • Monitored whether the loan receivers are investing the loan in proper sectors
  • Reviewed the individual plan of Branch staff, conduct monitoring, observation the planned activities, review field reports, perform occasional spot checks to ensure work and provide necessary feedback for capacity building the Branch staff as playing supervisory roles
  • Arranged Large Group Discussion on Rights, Social justice, Gender issues specially with women raised awareness on above issues
  • Identified different problems at the field level and solve independently basis of symptom considering the program guideline
  • Administrative and financial work done through review the MOU conditions with Branch staff, financial reports, expenditure reports submitted by Head office and facilitate arrange informal audit of the account to improve their financial system
  • Worked in a team approach and always sharing learning with the team
  • Prepared and submit monthly, quarterly and yearly financial activities, issue based reports as and when required
  • Analyzed and compile the product wise reports and compilation
  • Frequent field visit to identify the intervention related problems and provided necessary support/ suggestion to the Branch staff and local elite person and where necessary
  • Monitoring & evaluation project activities & reporting
  • A Renowned Micro Finance Institution

Education

S.S.C -

Dhaka

H.S.C - undefined

Dhaka

B. Com (Pass) - undefined

Dhaka

M.Com - Accounting - undefined

Dhaka

Skills

Maintain oral software

Keycompetency

29, BURO Bangladesh, Asst. Coordinator Audit (ACA), 14, 07/13/17, Present, Monitoring of project activities, fund utilization and provide guidance to maintain team spirit, high morale and staff integrity for high quality implementation., Monitor, supervise and provide feedback to staff by providing supervision and guidance as appropriate to achieve the organizational goal and objectives., Formulate new ideas & innovations for addressing underlying of poverty, marginalization and adjust program strategy and interventions for maximizing impact., Conduct staff performance appraisals & make recommendations for future development., Maintain close links and coordinate with other stakeholders, including district level government officials, government's relevant line agencies, also other like-minded NGOs for promoting and advocating project., Prepared and submission of different reports to government agencies, donor & stakeholders., Prepared annual plan, MIS and FIS reports and developed strategic plan for the organization., Supervise Head Office and Regional staffs., Involved in project management, economic empowerment, microfinance and social development project in different part of the country., Develop design of Micro-Enterprise, agriculture insurance and income generating activities for the poor and extreme poor communities., Attended various disaster relief and rehabilitation activities in post flood & Cyclone., Developed entrepreneurship and business development credit program for the small & Micro entrepreneurs., Developed CBOs, different Vulnerable Group, Centers, Samite and self help group., Providing them necessary orientation and capacity build up training., Developing network with Government, private sectors, UP, Upazila Parishad, and local elites., Counseling and facilitate training on business development services (BDS)., Developed different presentation paper and facilitate Microfinance Management training to the national and international staffs., Audit Officer, 08/01/10, 07/31/17, Supervise and monitoring of auditor’s activities., Design and prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly action plan of audit team., Design and participate in Audit Review meeting and experiences sharing with the program department., Preparing Reports, Yearly work plan, Data analysis, sometimes contributing some administrative support and through the report to the management making-decision., Accounts Officer, 08/01/06, 07/31/10, Fund Management., Fixed Assets Management., Co-ordinate with various kinds of financial institutions (Bank, various types of commercial / lending Institutions)., Preparing voucher, Cash Book and ledger., Preparing monthly, quarterly, Half yearly and Yearly Financial Statement., Preparing Business plan (More than 400 Branches and Head office)., Preparing Reports, Yearly work plan, Data analysis, sometimes contributing some administrative support and through the report to the management making-decision., Program Assistant, 06/15/95, 07/31/06, To ensure flexible financial services to the customers., Problem solving and decision-making., Mobilized local resources., To prepare work plan and implementation., Field visit and supervision., Staff monitoring and supervision., To prepare program report., Program monitoring and evaluation., Co-ordination with grass-root people, GO, NGO and civil society., Administrative work., Responsible for facilitating, organizing and providing support / assistance to Branch manager for smooth implementation of Community Mobilization., Awareness and capacity building of the Staff including identifying staff and participants training needs and assist to developing training modules & materials., Provided technical support and supervised the activities of poor centered groups., Provided training on team building and institutional development for Branch staff., Designed and prepared guidelines and interventions for micro-credit program, group savings, and women development., Planned and promoted employment opportunities, income generation and self-reliance to the target group., Monitored whether develop worker is providing assistance in the different business development program, business plan, accounts and financial management of the concerned program., Monitored whether the loan receivers are investing the loan in proper sectors., Reviewed the individual plan of Branch staff, conduct monitoring, observation the planned activities, review field reports, perform occasional spot checks to ensure work and provide necessary feedback for capacity building the Branch staff as playing supervisory roles., Arranged Large Group Discussion on Rights, Social justice, Gender issues specially with women raised awareness on above issues., Identified different problems at the field level and solve independently basis of symptom considering the program guideline., Administrative and financial work done through review the MOU conditions with Branch staff, financial reports, expenditure reports submitted by Head office and facilitate arrange informal audit of the account to improve their financial system., Worked in a team approach and always sharing learning with the team., Prepared and submit monthly, quarterly and yearly financial activities, issue based reports as and when required., Analyzed and compile the product wise reports and compilation., Frequent field visit to identify the intervention related problems and provided necessary support/ suggestion to the Branch staff and local elite person and where necessary., Monitoring & evaluation project activities & reporting.

Othersexperienceandexpertise

Having reviewed the adequacy and effectiveness of various control system in organization., Experience on Business plan preparation (Monthly, Quarterly, Half yearly and Yearly)., Experience on Fund management- Already controlled all kind of internal fund received and disbursed more than 350 Branches of BURO-Bangladesh., Experience on comprehensive and strategic audit plan and execute audits evaluation and budget preparation., Have knowledge about the latest basic accounting and auditing standards and principles., Prepared audit report with findings and make recommendation for improving the system., Monitor & ensures the program activities with specified standard as well as checked the Branch & Head office financial expenditure status, vouchers etc. for endorses and recommends expenditure report respectively., Experience in individual office/field office operation and supervise the Branch Manager, Organizer, Accountant, Assistant Accountant & Village development Worker. Assistance of assigned area and appraise their performance mid-term & annually., Working experience on Emergency Flood Relief Operation in 1996, 1998 & 2004 in different affected areas of Tangail district.

Trainingandworkshops

  • Accounts Management, Credit and Development Forum (CDF), 09/28/96 to 10/04/96
  • Monitoring and Evaluation, BRAC, Training Division, 04/26/97 to 05/01/97
  • Financial planning and Management, CARE Bangladesh, 08/23/98 to 08/27/98
  • Organization Development, BRAC, Training Division, 07/25/98 to 07/30/98
  • Internal Audit, Training, Research and Advisory Services (TRAS), 02/27/99 to 03/01/99
  • Accounts Keeping and Finance Management, IITD- Srijani –Kolkata- India, 10/22/02 to 10/26/02
  • Financial Analysis, Delinquency Management and Interest Rate Settings for MFI’s, Consultative group to assist the poorest (CGAP) and EDA rural systems Pvt. Ltd., 01/19/03 to 01/22/03
  • Computer Awareness (Operating System, MS office, PC Management, Troubleshooting), APTECH Computer Education, 3 Months

Overseasstudyvisit - Locations

  • Kolkata, India
  • New Delhi, India

Additionalresponsibilities

BURO Bangladesh Emergency Tornado Relief Operation, 1986, Mirikpur, Bashail, Tangail District, CARE- Bangladesh, BURO Bangladesh Emergency Flood Relief Operation and Rehabilitation Program, 1998, Nagorpur, Tangail Sadar Thana, Beneficiary list preparation and distributed the survivable package among the affected people., BURO Bangladesh Emergency Flood Relief Operation, 2004, Nagorpur, Tangail sadar, Kalihati Thana, Monitoring warehouse, quality & quantity of cook food & survivable package, beneficiary selection based on set criteria, and distribution among the affected people., NIRAPAD project, CARE- BANGLADESH, Technical Support on Accounts Keeping, Sonali Bank partner NGO, Sonali Bank staff college, Raja bag, Dhaka, Session conduct on Accounts Keeping, BURO, Tangail, Session conduct on Accounts Keeping all kind of in-house Training, Philippine Team, Session conduct on interest Rate Setting on Savings, INAFI, Myanmar Team, Session conduct on interest Rate Setting on Savings, Stomme Foundation, Rusos’re Multipurpose co-operative society, Technical Support on Accounts Keeping and auditing, Srilanka Team, Session conduct on interest Rate Setting on Savings and financial Statement, Participating organization

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Gopinath Sikdar
  • Date of Birth: 05/19/71
  • Nationality: Bangladeshi by birth
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Hindu

References

  • M. Mosharraf Hossain, Finance Director, BURO Bangladesh, House-12/A, Road-104, Block-CEN (F), Gulshan-2, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh, 01711-537252, mosharrof@burobd.org
  • Pankaj Sarker, Country Finance Head, BD Operations, HOP Lan Apparel Limited, ST Tower, 3No.Dhaka-MymenshingRoadTongi, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 01713389483, pankaj.kumar@hoplun.com

Timeline

Audit Officer

BURO Bangladesh
08.2010 - 07.2017

Accounts Officer

BURO Bangladesh
08.2006 - 07.2010

Program Assistant

BURO Bangladesh
06.1995 - 07.2006

H.S.C - undefined

Dhaka

B. Com (Pass) - undefined

Dhaka

M.Com - Accounting - undefined

Dhaka

Asst. Coordinator Audit (ACA)

BURO Bangladesh
7 2017 - Current

S.S.C -

Dhaka

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