Ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency and timeliness of all tax matters including applicability, reverse charge, monthly deposit and half-yearly returns. Ensure compliance at transaction level.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency and timeliness of all TDS matters including applicability, deduction, monthly deposit and quarterly returns. Ensure compliance at transaction level.
• Secretarial compliance- liaise with the Company Secretary and ensure that all compliances related to company law are handled (e.g. annual returns, board meeting minutes, AGM minutes etc.)
• Ensure compliance with all RBI rules
• Work with company advisors to ensure all corporate tax matters are appropriately handled including but not limited to filing of returns, tax audit reports, transfer pricing reports and documentation etc.
• Liaise with bankers and manage the banking relationships, access to online banking, account opening/closure, statements, confirmations etc.
• Treasury management - managing funds by forecasting cashflows, setting limits for maximum balances, etc.
• Manage all payments to vendors and employees and set up SLAs related internal controls e.g. ensuring that all payments are processed after satisfactory verification of authorizations and submitted supporting documents (invoices etc.), payment vouchers are entered before cheques are issued etc.
• Ensure that all accounting entries are entered on the same day
• Ensure accuracy of project codes /cost centres while recording transactions
• Ensure strict compliance with project codes /cost centres, allocation and apportioning techniques for jointly incurred expenses by two or more projects, and update accounting system as per donor/parent company reporting requirements
• Lead the annual budgeting process. Work with functional managers/project managers to ensure the annual budget and annual reforecast is complete, timely and accurate
• Perform monthly GL scrutiny and do reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and reconcile monthly income and unearned revenue
• Review and ensure completeness and accuracy of all transactions (income, unutilised grants, overheads recovery, accruals, provision for expenses etc.) for the month and compile monthly PL statements and send the reports to HO as per agreed timelines
• Prepare monthly variance analysis reports (budget vs actual) for each project/division and consolidated report for the organization as whole; interpret the variance and prepare reports highlighting the major deviations with explanatory comments
• Refine, maintain and develop various reports required by the key stakeholders as per agreed timelines with high level of accuracy and integrity
• Lead and manage internal and statutory audits, ensure timely preparation of financial statements and related schedules, and ensure timely completion of audits with unqualified reports
• Review all grant/project agreements to ensure that amounts due are requested as per the mutually agreed timelines.
• Drive improvement in policies, processes, systems and internal control environment of the organisation e.g. segregation of duties, maker checker, masters (vendor, employee, customer, chart of accounts etc.), process improvement, documentation of SOPs
• Play a super-user role for Tally and ensure full utilisation of its capabilities. Improve and manage controls in Tally e.g. access controls, parking/posting of vouchers, password management, report customization, mappings, backups etc.
• Review agreements from a finance perspective (e.g. payment terms, taxes, legal compliance, risks, forex fluctuations etc.)
• Ensure that all activities comply with various legal provisions, ethical standards and industry best practices

Skills, Knowledge And Experience
• B.Com/ M.Com plus CA with 4-8 years of accounting experience
• Familiarity with Section-8 company and understanding of donor audits will be an advantage
• Fluent in English and Hindi languages
• Superior understanding of accounting concepts and principles
• Excellent fluency with Tally and knowledge of all features and functionalities
• Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, at ease with complex spreadsheets using macros and complicated formulae
• Effective communication (both verbal and written), influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to maintain high level relationships across a range of stakeholders including peers, senior management, staff at remote locations
• Methodical with very high level of attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Team player with ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments
• Excellent prioritizing and time management skills
• Self-starter with a drive to excel while achieving results
• Very high level of commitment and integrity

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