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Position

Finance Executive

Experience

3-4 years

Reporting To

Finance Officer, Praja Foundation

Location

Mumbai

 

About Praja

Over the last 25 years, Praja Foundation has been working towards enabling accountable governance.  In the past we have partnered with the Mumbai Corporation to come up with its first Citizen Charter to revamp their Citizens’ Complaint Grievances Mechanism (GRM). The complaint number 1916 is still functional with some enhancements.

Praja conducted an Urban Governance Reforms Study to map the implementation status of 74th Constitution Amendment Act. The first of its kind study, led to developing an ‘Urban Governance Index’ (UGI) with the larger goal of forging a network of key influencers, thought leaders and local government bodies to democratize city governments and improve delivery of services. The data and information from the UGI are regularly used by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and NITI Aayog.

Currently, Praja has multiple partnerships with state governments for initiatives such as capacity building of elected representatives, advisory support on enhancing municipal finances, etc. We have worked with the Urban Development Department, Jammu & Kashmir to give advisory support on policies and programs such as Aspirational Town Planning Program, implementation of Property Tax, etc.

Praja has also partnered with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) on multiple projects and programs including a pan India study on Fiscal Empowerment of City Governments which covers 44 cities across 28 states and 2 UTs and Prajatantra, a National Youth Festival of Democracy where more than 1000 youth from across the country come together and function as a model city government, deliberating on policies and vision for the city.

The Role

The Finance Executive’s role requires multitasking across a range of responsibilities, including reviewing and reconciling accounts, carrying out accounting work related to taxes, processing payment to external partners, maintaining updated records of invoices; managing employee payroll and employee leave management (maintaining leave records).

Main Responsibilities

  • Managing accounts (Local and FCRA)
  • Maintaining accounts in Tally accounting software
  • Assisting in all audit activities
  • Preparing tax forms and challans
  • Preparing MIS on a monthly basis
  • Preparing expense vouchers and other required documents
  • Reconciling bank accounts; dealing with banking issues; liaising with bank staff
  • Preparing donor related documents
  • Payroll management including leave management, TDS, PT and EFP calculation
  • Preparing cheques of staff and vendors
  • Visiting CA office and board member office to obtain signatures
  • Handling administration of annual AMCs; office supplies; office assets
  • Any other responsibility as identified by the line supervisor

Qualifications, Experience, Competencies

  • Graduate in B.Com/ Accounting stream
  • 2 years of relevant work experience
  • Knowledge of accounting software like Tally is a must
  • Knowledge of accounting principles and statutory compliances
  • Working knowledge of accounting entries; tax procedures and filing
  • Good knowledge of MS Office - Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to handle confidential information
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Problem Solver
  • Ability to plan and organise
  • Attention to detail

Please send your resume to hr@praja.org

When applying for the position, kindly mention “Applying for Finance Executive position” in the email subject.