Associate - Finance

Antara Foundation; Delhi; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Antara Foundation in Delhi (on site) seeks a seasoned Finance & Accounts professional to manage budgets, donor reporting, and statutory filings for multiple projects.

You will handle bank reconciliations, payroll processing, GST and FCRA compliance, taxation support, and finalization of financial statements with auditors, while ensuring timely grant utilization and robust financial controls. Occasional travel to implementation locations may be required.

Qualifications

• M.Com, MBA, or CA (Inter). Additional qualifications will be an added advantage.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in managing finance & accounts in a non-profit organization.
• Excellent knowledge of FCRA/GST/Income Tax.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Office/PPT, Business Central, Tally, etc. Working knowledge and experience of using Business Central would be preferred.
• Detail-oriented and rigorous in approach to tasks.
• Excellent Analytical skills.
• Excellent English and Hindi communication skills both written and verbal.
• Flexible work style and demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments under stringent project deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a multicultural work environment.
• Willing to travel to implementation locations as and when required.

Responsibilities

• Periodic review of Expenditure submitted by Program Team and other and posting them in Software. To periodically verify and approve transactions in accordance with approved budget.
• Employee Reimbursement, Vendor Payment and Advances on a timely basis. Monthly reconciliation of Staff advances and Vendor advances/Outstanding.
• Monthly closure of Books of Accounts of all Projects FCRA as well as Non FCRA
• Ensure timely booking of expenses at the time of grant close out.
• Maintains proper documentation of all grant documents and as per donor guidelines.
• Preparation of Budget Vs Actual of all Projects on monthly basis and ensuring all the activities planned as per budget are completed on timely basis. Regular discussions with the program team to ensure grant funds are utilized to the optimum.
• Submission of Statement of Expenditure to donors on periodic basis
• Working with various program managers/core team in preparing budgets, MIS, Utilization's certificates and other reporting for Donors, sponsors and core management.
• Preparing Monthly bank reconciliations
• Coordinating with bankers on various day to day financial transactional needs
• Ensuring timely payment of taxes (PF, GST, TDS).
• Filing of TDS Return on quarterly basis, GST calculations.
• Preparing details for Income Tax assessments, scrutiny, and other related matters.
• Ensuring the organization is following various filings to FCRA/ROC/Income Tax/ Provident Fund/ GST, MHA and other statutory organizations. Working closely with the auditors and company secretary for various statutory filings.
• Complete track of grant funds investment i.e. Fixed Deposits.
• Fixed Assets register is timely updated
• Periodic verification of Fixed Assets is done.
• Handling Finance & Accounts Department: maintaining books of Accounts, Assisting in preparing and finalization of Balance Sheet, preparation of financial statements.
• Working with auditors for – Assisting in statutory audit, half yearly audit & external audits by Donors.
• Preparing and timely disbursement of salaries, calculation and deduction of tax deducted and source.
• Preparation of Cash Flow at the beginning of every month
• Monthly Analysis of all the debtors and creditors to ensure all the receipts and payment are timely cleared.
• Ensuring all procurement is in line with company procurement policy.
• Maintenance & overseeing FCRA bank accounts/ grants and day to day accounts along with FCRA statutory filings. Following up on various amendments of the FCRA rules, regulations, and statutory filings.

Skills

Financial management

FCRA compliance

GST

Income Tax

Analytical skills

English/Hindi communication

MS Office/PowerPoint

Business Central

Tally

Multitasking

Willing to travel

Education

M.Com

MBA

CA (Inter)

Tools

MS Office/PPT

Business Central

Tally

Job description

The Antara Foundation (TAF) envisions a world where women and children do not suffer from preventable health conditions. We believe that every mother and each child deserves an equal start to a healthy life. We support the public health system deliver solutions at scale, to improve maternal and child health outcomes, by partnering with government and communities. Interventions of The Antara Foundation follow two closely integrated paths: to help the government system deliver better quality health care to the community and to support the community to mobilize and seek better health outcomes.

We are a young, energetic, and passionate team, working across 8 districts, 38 blocks, 5,700 villages, with 8,800 FLWs, and reaching 379,000 women and 650,000 children in central India. Over the next few years, we see ourselves spreading across multiple locations in India to implement our solutions and to create an impact at scale.

Reporting to: Head-of Finance

Duty Station: Delhi (on site) with occasional travel to implementation locations as required.

Responsibilities

Finance Management

• Periodic review of Expenditure submitted by Program Team and other and posting them in Software. To periodically verify and approve transactions in accordance with approved budget.
• Employee Reimbursement, Vendor Payment and Advances on a timely basis. Monthly reconciliation of Staff advances and Vendor advances/Outstanding.
• Monthly closure of Books of Accounts of all Projects FCRA as well as Non FCRA
• Ensure timely booking of expenses at the time of grant close out.
• Maintains proper documentation of all grant documents and as per donor guidelines.
• Preparation of Budget Vs Actual of all Projects on monthly basis and ensuring all the activities planned as per budget are completed on timely basis. Regular discussions with the program team to ensure grant funds are utilized to the optimum.
• Submission of Statement of Expenditure to donors on periodic basis
• Working with various program managers/core team in preparing budgets, MIS, Utilization's certificates and other reporting for Donors, sponsors and core management.

Banks Related Tasks

• Preparing Monthly bank reconciliations
• Coordinating with bankers on various day to day financial transactional needs

Statutory Compliances

• Ensuring timely payment of taxes (PF, GST, TDS).
• Filing of TDS Return on quarterly basis, GST calculations.
• Preparing details for Income Tax assessments, scrutiny, and other related matters.
• Ensuring the organization is following various filings to FCRA/ROC/Income Tax/ Provident Fund/ GST, MHA and other statutory organizations. Working closely with the auditors and company secretary for various statutory filings.

Investment

• Complete track of grant funds investment i.e., Fixed Deposits

FA register

• Fixed Assets register is timely updated
• Periodic verification of Fixed Assets is done

Closure of Books of Accounts

• Handling Finance & Accounts Department: maintaining books of Accounts, Assisting in preparing and finalization of Balance Sheet, preparation of financial statements.
• Working with auditors for – Assisting in statutory audit, half yearly audit & external audits by Donors

Payroll Processing

• Preparing and timely disbursement of salaries, calculation and deduction of tax deducted and source.

Cash Flow and Reconciliation

• Preparation of Cash Flow at the beginning of every month
• Monthly Analysis of all the debtors and creditors to ensure all the receipts and payment are timely cleared.

Procurement

• Ensuring all procurement is in line with company procurement policy.

FCRA Compliances

• Maintenance & overseeing FCRA bank accounts/ grants and day to day accounts along with FCRA statutory filings. Following up on various amendments of the FCRA rules, regulations, and statutory filings

Skills and Qualifications

• M.Com, MBA, or CA (Inter). Additional qualifications will be an added advantage.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience i n managing finance & accounts in a non-profit organization.
• Excellent knowledge of FCRA/GST/Income Tax.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of MS Office/PPT, Business Central, Tally, etc. Working knowledge and experience of using Business Central would be preferred.
• Detail-oriented and rigorous in approach to tasks.
• Excellent Analytical skills.
• Excellent English and Hindi communication skills both written and verbal.
• Flexible work style and demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments under stringent project deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a multicultural work environment.
• Willing to travel to implementation locations as and when required.