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Account Officer, Mumbai

Account Officer, Mumbai

Ground ZeroMumbai, Maharashtra, India
30+ days ago
Job description

Role - Account Officer, Mumbai

Experience : 1-2 years

Salary : Up to 4.5 LPA

Role & Responsibilities

The accounts officer will be based out of HO-Mumbai and will be responsible for overseeing finance, accounting, and reporting activities.

KEY RESULT AREAS / KEY DELIVERABLES

The responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following :

  • Overseeing all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate accounting standards and regulatory requirements
  • Maintaining internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and programme budgets and actual expenditures

Coordinating all audit activity

  • Assistance in analyzing financial data and presenting financial reports in an accurate and timely manner
  • Assisting in the annual budgeting and planning process;

    POSITION REQUIREMENTS

    Planning and Budgeting :

    Provide approvals for program activities

    Monitor utilization by geography, donor and organisation-wide

    Assist in Conducting root cause analysis to understand variances and improve budget forecasting

    Partnering with operations to track program outcomes, cost per outcome

    Accounting :

    Overseeing all accounts, ledgers, and budget line items.

    Ensuring compliance with appropriate accounting standards and regulatory requirements

    Familiarity with Tally and Winman

    Track vendors and open contracts across multiple years.

    Monthly bank reconciliations

    Processing Payroll

    Knowledge of statutory compliance-PF, PT, and TDS.

    Financial Reporting :

    Assistance in the preparation of financial reports.

    Work closely with auditors for certification of expenses as per CSR, FCRA, and Section 8-related rules.

    Meet donor reporting requirements as per grant agreement conditions

    Develop and share fortnightly cash flows with recommendations to management

    Internal Controls :

    Maintaining internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and programme budgets and actual expenditures

    Assist in modifying the Finance and Administration Manual and align with Human Resources Manual and regulatory changes

    Plan and execute statutory deductions, fixed assets and inventory

    Level of Education

    Post Graduation in Commerce / Financial Management.

    Experience

    Work Experience of 1-3 years in non-profit accounting with progressively increasing responsibility

    COMPETENCIES

    Functional

    Proficiency and advanced skills in financial software applications like Tally, Advanced Excel, and Winman.

    Proficiency in reading and understanding financial documents

    Knowledge of all regulations with respect to the non-profit sector in India

    Strong analytical ability

    Good command over spoken and written English. (Additional select Indian languages would be preferable.).

    Behavioral

    Strong achievement orientation

    Ability to work effectively in teams

    Interpersonal understanding with stakeholders

    Attention to detail

    Hiring Note : Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This job is re-posted on June 24, 2025, on GroundZeroJobs.org.

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    Account Officer • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India