Finance Officer – South Zone Caritas India

Finance Officer – South Zone

Caritas India

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka

Caritas India is the official national organization of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India for social development. It was established in 1962 to assist the Church in India in efforts to eradicate poverty, reach relief and rehabilitation in times of disasters and organize communities for self advancement. During the last four decades of its humanitarian and development efforts, Caritas India has served the poor and marginalized, without any distinction of caste, creed and ethnicity. Job Title: Finance Officer – South Zone Location: Bangalore (Caritas India Zonal office) Reporting to: Zonal Manager – South Zone Area of Operation – All partners of South Zone. Major Role: The Finance management system is strengthened within the Partner Organisations with special focus on financial accompaniment so that capacities are enhanced to meet the challenges within Partner organizations. Key Responsibilities: • Financial management of the partners as regards systems and procedures. • Financial monitoring of the Projects implemented by Partner Organizations in the states specified with special reference to budgets, reports, consolidation of reports, cash flows of partners and the overall project • Field based guidance and accompaniment and Organize training and orientation to project accountants • Update Regional database of all projects implemented by Caritas in the specified region • Assist Partners in preparing Finance manual • Ensure Tally system of accounting at Partner level and Tally linkage and synchronization.(Legal version 9) • Coordinate financial review/evaluations. Follow-up on evaluation recommendations, feedback, reporting and follow up on all activities. Working Relation: 1. Internal: • Operations – Co-coordinating with State officers during periodic visits, trainings and workshops. Tour plans to be approved by respective Zonal manager. • Supporting State officers and thrust in charge for budget planning and proposal appraisals. 2. External: • Partners- Periodic field visits and follow up through review and monitoring. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field (Desirable will be a Masters in Commerce /and or MBA in Finance) • Specialized qualification and in-depth knowledge of the finance management and accounting. • 3-5 years of experience in relation to finance and accounting. • Training knowledge and good Communication skills. • Knowledge of Caritas network, its partners and Thrust areas. • Knowledge of legal and statutory requirements related to NGOs. • Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Tally software. • Preferably proven familiarity with development project operations. • Accounting knowledge, skill to monitor the budget and expense. • Reporting and documentation skill • Regular review for learning & incorporation of learning in to Finance management Travel Finance Officer – South Zone will be expected to travel throughout India especially in the southern states of India To apply, kindly e-mail your CV to hrd@caritasindia.org with the name of the position as subject line. The deadline for submission of application is 4th August, 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for an interview and no notification will be sent to candidates who have not been short listed.