Finance and Admin Officer ChildFund India Location: Delhi

ChildFund India is part of ChildFund International (www.childfund.org), one of the leading International Child Development Organizations in the world operating in 31 countries and working with over 15 million children globally. ChildFund International is a founding member of the ChildFund alliance – a global force of 12 international development organizations that partner to improve the lives of children and their families in 55 countries. ChildFund started its operations in India in 1951. ChildFund India’s goal for 2013-2017 is to advance survival, comprehensive development, education, livelihood, participation and protection of deprived, excluded & vulnerable children by enhancing their access to quality services and reducing inequalities and discrimination. We currently employ around 300 staff in 30 locations across India. We are headquartered in Bangalore, with a program office in New Delhi. Our programs are geographically spread across 14 States and One Union Territory. We implement our programs directly and through 60 local partners, reaching out to 1.4 million children and families spread over 2000 communities. Our Annual Budget/ Financial Portfolio for FY 2012-13 is 65 Crores (approx.). Please visit the website, www.childfundindia.org for more information/details. Be a part of ChildFund India team! We are a growing organization and invite committed professionals to join us to take our vision forward in India. If you share our vision and feel that you can contribute to our mission then we look forward to receiving your profile. Please find the Job Description for the position of Finance Officer enclosed below.                                                                    JOB DESCRIPTION Title: Finance and Admin Officer Location: New Delhi Reporting to: Program Manager - Education SUMMARY ChildFund India aims to be a leading organization in support of higher education of children from vulnerable and marginalized communities. It seeks to provide them support to widen their horizons and fulfill their dreams of availing the best higher education available in the country. The aim of the project is to support children in class XI and XII with counseling, career guidance and information to be able to choose a higher education program suitable to their needs. The Scholarship program, is seen as transition from adolescence to young adulthood (16 years to 24 years), ensure continuation of higher education leading to employment opportunities for the youth. The program is to be implemented in four locations – Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh, Udaipur district in Rajasthan and Malkangiri and Kalahandi districts of Orissa - will target girls and young women in the 16 to 24 years age group over a period of 3 years to complete their higher education. Duties and Responsibilities • Develop and update individual scholarship grants. • Prepare vouchers with adequate supporting documents for review and approval. • Monitor advances – travel and program advances issued to staff and partner organizations and conduct regular follow-ups for dues & settlement • Issue payment advises to staff, vendors & other organizations and collect receipt acknowledgements on-time • Review funds requests from partner organizations for program activities and provide recommendations to release of funds as per approved budgets • Review of expenses submitted by partner organizations for approval • Maintain petty cash • Data entry of transactions into ChildFund Accounting system • Prepare Bank Reconciliation statements on monthly basis • Prepare budgets for any new grant proposals • Prepare Budget vs Actual (BvA) for all Grants & departments • Prepare donor reports and other compliances from time to time   Assets Management & Others Maintain Fixed Assets register for ChildFund India (Intl,) and coordinate with annual physical verification •         Support the Finance Director on any other tasks assigned as required from time to time   QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE   •          Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Commerce •        At least 10 years of accounting experience with at least 5 years in the development sector preferably for an international organization   COMPETENCIES • Knowledge of Financial Management (Accounting, Treasury, Taxation) • Knowledge of Finance related legislations for development sector • Knowledge of Child & Community Development Programs (Basic) • Knowledge of External Environment (as relevant to Development Sector) • Willingness to travel to remote locations upto 60% of the time. • Knowledge of various donor compliances • Analytical Ability • Planning • Monitoring & Review • Team work / team spirit      EDUCATION •         Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Commerce   Please send your resume with a covering letter to recruitment@childfundindia.org by the 20th of November 2013 mentioning clearly the Job Location & Position Title in the subject line. Kindly mention your current salary/ expectations if any. Salary offered shall be the best in the sector.

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