SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES OF INDIA
Job Description
Job Title: Finance Coworker
Department: Finance
Reports to: CFO
About the Organisation:
SOS Children’s Villages of India are an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization working for the holistic development of parentless children as well as women and children from vulnerable families. For over 60 years, we have reached over 65000 children through our 32 SOS Children’s Villages and 28 community projects in India positively impacting over 83000 lives. We continue to provide children without parental care or at the risk of losing it, a value chain of quality care services that goes beyond childcare alone, to ensure comprehensive child development as well as ways to strengthen communities and families as a preventive measure in the fight against abandonment and social neglect.
We are committed for safeguarding and protecting children in all our programmes by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. At our organization, we uphold a values based culture built on the pillars of courage, commitment, trust, and accountability, guiding our actions and decisions to achieve excellence and integrity in all endeavors. We are further committed to provide a safe environment for staff and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on PSHEA (prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and Anti-Corruption guidelines. All our coworkers are obliged to follow SOS regulation on Child and Youth Safeguarding, PSHEA, Anti-Corruption Regulation and Code of Conduct. We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Areas of Responsibility:
• Planning and forecasting and budget of schools every year with close study of other schools in the area . consolidation preparation of school MIS on Monthly basis and variance analysis
• Complete track of school fee income and follow up of fee recoverable
• Liasining with internal and statutory auditor
• Collaborate with staff on income tax preparation and planning
• Research and resolve tax and accounting issues affecting organization
• Liasiong and preparation of Final Accounts
• Getting Statutory Audit of Accounts done
• Collecting of Accounting Returns from schools to National Office.
• Taxation Accounting, Fixed Asset Register
• Transfer of family budget, Global Accounts
• Guiding Juniors and advising Seniors in right Accounting systems and procedure to give timely feedback to National Office.
• Handling of Navision accounting and other accounting ERP applications like
• Strong knowledge of Internal control.
Child and Youth Safeguarding Commitment:
The incumbent must commit to the organization's Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy and ensure its implementation in all aspects and activities.
Working conditions:
Posted at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Willingness to travel.
Education:
CA certification required
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required (Master’s preferred)
Experience:
• 7+ years’ experience in public accounting
• Strong knowledge of ERP
• In-depth tax knowledge at the local and state levels
• Dedicated to providing exceptional service to organization and clients
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong knowledge of MS office (excel, word and ppt)
Languages:
Excellent communication skills English and Hindi). Must have significant and proven writing, presentation and people management skills.
Competencies:
• Execution orientation
• Operational excellence
• Passion to serve
• Relationship building
• Change orientation
Key Performance Indicators:
• Timeliness of submission of budget, report etc
• Actual budget Vs. expenditure
• Compliance to Financial norms/guidelines
• Feedback from CFO/stakeholders
Contacts/Key Relationships:
Within SOS India:
Head Finance and National office Finance team
Respective School Principal and Accountants
All Functional Heads / HODs
Outside SOS India:
Tax Consultants
Internal Auditors
Skills:
Good communication skills in English.