Finance Officer

Position:	Finance Officer	Program/ Function:	Finance
Location  (Region and  City):	Lucknow- North Region	Reporting to:	Regional Finance Manager
Nature of  Employment:	Open- ended	Number of  Positions:	01

ABOUT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special  focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education,  health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the  devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee  Ji, and the U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of 21.01 million of India’s poor across 35 States  and Union Territories of India.

Registered as a Trust in India, with an independent Board of Trustees, AIF adheres to strict financial and governance  standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and responsible management of resources. As per statutory  mandates, AIF is registered under 80G and 12A. These registrations and certifications are tangible evidence of the  organization's existence, credibility, and compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks while  demonstrating a firm commitment to its vision and mission. Learn more at www.aif-india.org 

ABOUT THE PROGRAMS

Learning and Migration Program (LAMP) empowers children at risk of distress seasonal migration by facilitating their  access to quality education opportunities, while building capacities of school teachers, and empowering communities  on the Right to Education Act (2009). 

Digital Equalizer (DE) is bridging India’s digital divide by providing and integrating technology into underperforming,  under-resourced public schools, training teachers in techno-pedagogy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,  and Mathematics) methodology, and transforming classrooms into collaborative and interactive places for students to  learn while preparing them for success in the 21st-century global economy. 

MANSI is AIF’s low-cost award-winning community-focused public health initiative that addresses the inequities in  accessing quality and affordable health care for adolescent girls, young couples, pregnant and nursing women,  newborns, and children under five among the vulnerable population in India. 

The Livelihoods program leverages technology to provide financial and market linkages, knowledge, skills, and  dignified work opportunities to underprivileged youth, marginalized women, and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), to  secure jobs, manage enterprises, and make a respectable living. 

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilitiesinclude, but are not limited to:

1. Financial Accounting

• Verification of all bills and supporting documents and ensuring that all the payments are made in  accordance with AIFT standard procedures and help in communication on all financial issues to  various teams
• To ensure that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and in time.
• To check receipt and payment vouchers & approve them post verification and in compliance with  AIFT policies and regulatory requirements.
• Carry out controlling and supervision to ensure timely payment of all office operation costs, e.g., rent,  electricity, water, telephone, internet bills etc.
• To regularly scrutinize the ledgers, cash balance, all imprest accounts to ensure funds are properly  utilized and accounting transactions are being correctly recorded.
• To maintain vendor records and payments.
• To liaison with banks for receipts, payments and transfers including investments.
• Ensuring that all bank accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Maintaining and meeting the fund requirements at different location of programs.
• Ensuring management of filing systems and maintaining office records/registers
• Responsible for office cash maintenance.

2. Statutory Compliances:

• To coordinate with statutory auditors for the annual audit process and provide necessary 
• documents and records.
• To support donor audits including addressing of audit queries and to prepare reports and utilization certificates for individual donor projects as per terms and conditions of the grants.
• To coordinate with tax /PF consultants for preparing replies to notices from Income Tax, FCRA and PF  department and provide detailed information / documents asked for during income tax scrutinizes.
• Ensuring timely payment and deposit of EPF on month-to-month basis, co -ordination with PF consultant for filing quarterly and annual returns and for issuing annual PF statement to staff.

3. Grant Management & MIS

• Coordination with Program teams in managing Grants and contracts.
• Review of Financial reports and documents submitted by partners.
• Processing of Due diligence for new partners, signing of MOUs, release of tranches and final closure  of individual partner grants online.
• Reconciliation of donor balances.
• To analyze donor agreements to ascertain usage of funds as per agreement with donor.
• To track on line donations
• To provide documents and information for new grant proposals

4. Project Accounting:

• Project accounting for AIFT projects implemented through partner NGO, ‘s to ensure timely and  accurate booking of project expenses.
• To track all advances made to projects and individuals and their timely reconciliation upon submission  of bills.
• To coordinate with project staff for any financial queries/clarifications.
• To prepare donor reports /utilization certificates for donor reporting in co-ordination with program  teams.
• To conduct financial review of selected NGO partners and submit review report.

Desired Qualification, Experience & Skills:

❖ Language requirements: Very strong command of English & Hindi (Regional Language will be an added benefit); ❖ Academic qualifications: M.com/ MBA in Finance

❖ Work experience:

• Around 5 years of experience in finance and accounting. Experience with a not-for-profit would-be a  plus.
• Experience of working on any ERP software preferred.
• Working knowledge of excel spreadsheets.

❖ Exceptional problem-solving skills: Is able to easily foresee and define problems and break them into smaller  questions; takes initiative in generating ideas and solutions; creates and applies frameworks to problem-solving;  anticipates and names risks;

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Strong personal demonstrable commitment to “serve” those who are underprivileged. 
• High personal Integrity.
• Strong PowerPoint presentation design & delivery skills.
• Excellent English skills –written and verbal.
• Demonstrated excellence in time management, multi-tasking and problem-solving ability. 
• Adaptability, flexibility, and opennessto feedback.
• Ability to deliver under pressure and work on tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in fast changing environment and continuously evolving needs. 
• Strong team playing skills.
• “Can do” attitude.
• Ability to work independently with large volumes of data with initiative.
• Ability to work with acrossteams and supervisors.
• Ability to respond positively to feedback.
• Ability to respect diverse point of views.

OTHERS: Salary shall be commensurate with experience. 

POSITION AVAILBILTY: Immediate

To apply for this position, please click the link.

Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

Tags Jobs in Uttar Pradesh Jobs in Lucknow Jobs in Finance Jobs in NonProfit