About Pratham
Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide pre-school education to children in Mumbai slums. Over the last 27 years, Pratham has grown to be one of the largest non-profit organizations working to provide quality education to children and youth in over 20 states and union territories across the country, through a range of interventions.
Pratham is a widely recognized organization, having received notable awards such as the Yidan Prize, Lui Che Woo Prize, WISE Prize for Innovation, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership, and the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year for Public Service. For more details, refer to www.pratham.org
About Role
This position will hold responsibility for the overall accounting at state/project level. Detailed responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following broad areas:
Role & Responsibility:
- Performs general accounting and other related duties in the accounting department.
- Reconciles staff & vendor accounts and manages accounts payables.
- Verifies payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
- Ensures compliance with various statutory dues like TDS.
- Preparing MIS reports related to Accounts.
Effective implementation of accounting policies and processes. - Coordination with central, state and field teams.
- Any other work allocated by the reporting officer.
- Monthly program – field visit.
- Provide administrative support to the office
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
Educational / Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Commerce, Business, or related field.
- Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Highly proficient with accounting software.
- Proficient with MS Office, including word, excel and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English or Hindi and regional language
Preferred:
- Willingness to learn and adapt to changing environment
- Good communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to build rapport with people and work well with diverse teams
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Deadline oriented
- Ability to organize, prioritize and work independently
- Experience in similar position/role will be an added advantage
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter to priyanka.jha@pratham.org with the subject line “Associate, Accountant." Last Date of application is 15 May 2024.