Associate Manager - Accounts

Quest Alliance; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Alliance in Bengaluru is seeking an Associate Manager – Accounts to support the Senior Finance Manager in all day-to-day financial management, accounting, and reporting across donor-funded programs.

The role covers statutory compliance, payroll, ERP administration, tax and audits, and internal controls to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial operations while enabling strategic donor engagement.

Qualifications

• Hands-on finance & accounts execution across multi-location donor-funded operations.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes.
• Ensure accurate accounting in accordance with applicable standards and policies.
• Review journal entries, vouchers, and income statements.
• Maintain General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, trial balance, and balance sheet schedules.
• Record grant receipts and donor income; manage grant accounting and fund accounting.
• Support donor audits and grant reconciliations.
• Prepare 80G receipts and maintain related registers.

Skills

Donor

Accuracy

Job description

Bangalore South, India | Posted on 08/04/2026

• Team Name Finance and Administration (FA)
• Industry Other
• Job Type Full time
• Required Skills
  • Donor
  • Behavioral: Accuracy, att...
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• Last Activity Time 08/12/2026 10:57
• Modified Time 08/13/2026 22:11
• Country India

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Associate Manager – Accounts is a hands-on execution and coordination role that supports and assists the Senior Finance Manager across the Finance & Accounts function. The role helps run day-to-day financial management accounting and reporting, statutory and FCRA compliance, treasury and banking, grant and donor accounting, payroll, ERP administration, accounts payable, audits, taxation, and internal controls. Acting as a reliable second line to the Senior Finance Manager, the person ensures routine finance processes run accurately, on time, and compliantly across multi-location, donor-funded operations freeing up leadership bandwidth for strategy, banking, and donor engagement while driving documentation integrity, audit readiness, and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes.
• Ensure accurate accounting in accordance with applicable accounting standards and organizational policies.
• Review journal entries, payment vouchers, receipt vouchers, contra entries, and
• Maintain General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, trial balance, balance sheet schedules,
• and income & expenditure statements.
• Manage accruals, prepayments, deferred income, grant accounting, and fund
• accounting.
• Ensure project-wise, donor-wise, cost centre-wise, and fund-wise accounting.
• Record grant receipts and donor income in ATLAS ERP.
• Maintain grant-wise accounting and donor fund utilization.
• Support donor audits and grant reconciliations.
• Ensure proper accounting of restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Prepare and issue 80G receipts for eligible donations and maintain the related
• registers.

Treasury & Banking Operations

• Manage banking operations across multiple bank accounts.
• Process NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, CMS, bulk payments, and international remittances.
• Manage fixed deposits, investments, and interest accounting.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations.
• Coordinate with banks for account opening, closure, KYC updates, internet banking, authorized signatory changes, payment recalls, and banking resolutions.
• Handle FCRA designated and utilization bank accounts.

Accounts Payable

• Review vendor on boarding and KYC documentation.
• Verify vendor bank details using cancelled cheques or passbooks.
• Review invoices for GST, TDS applicability, and contractual compliance.
• Ensure timely vendor payments and vendor reconciliations.
• Monitor advances, credit notes, debit notes, and outstanding balances.
• Support procurement through budget validation, payment approvals, and financial compliance.

Payroll & Employee Benefits

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing including payroll preparation, validation, approvals, salary disbursement, statutory deductions, payroll accounting, and reconciliations.
• Process Full & Final settlements, gratuity, and employee reimbursements.
• Ensure timely remittance of PF, ESI, Professional Tax, and TDS.
• Generate Form 16 and payroll-related reports.
• Coordinate with HR on payroll master updates and employee lifecycle changes.

ESS Portal Administration

• Administer the Employee Self-Service (ESS) Portal.
• Create and maintain employee profiles.
• Update reporting managers, approval workflows, and organizational hierarchy.

ERP Administration

• Administer the ERP Finance Module.
• Manage vendor masters, donor masters, project masters, employee masters, and
• Park grant receipts and accounting entries in ATLAS.
• Configure user roles and access controls.
• Troubleshoot ERP issues and coordinate with implementation partners.
• Train employees on ERP processes and workflows.
• Participate in testing and implementation of new modules.

Taxation & Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Income Tax, GST, TDS, FCRA, PF, ESI, Professional Tax, and other statutory requirements.
• Prepare and file TDS returns, GST returns, and statutory reconciliations.
• Reconcile 26AS, AIS, and TDS records.
• Handle assessments, notices, and departmental correspondence.
• Ensure compliance with 12A, 80G, FCRA, and NGO regulatory requirements.

Audit & Internal Controls

• Coordinate Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, Donor Audit, FCRA Audit, and Tax Audit.
• Prepare audit schedules, supporting documents, confirmations, and reconciliations.
• Respond to audit queries and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Strengthen financial controls and compliance frameworks.
• Maintain complete audit documentation and statutory records.

Policies, SOPs Process Improvement

• Develop, implement, and periodically review finance policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Drive automation and process improvements across finance operations.
• Strengthen internal controls and financial governance.
• Support digital transformation initiatives within Finance.

Employee Induction & Capacity Building

• Conduct finance induction sessions for all new employees.
• Orient employees on:
• o Finance policies and procedures
• o Travel and expense reimbursement policy
• o Corporate credit card policy
• o Employee advances and settlements
• o ATLAS ERP and ESS Portal usage
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance & Accounts team.
• Set goals and monitor team performance.
• Ensure timely completion of finance deliverables.
• Foster collaboration with HR, Procurement, Programmes, IT, Leadership, and external stakeholders.

Strong knowledge of accounting principles, preferably in the non-profit/NGO sector and donor-funded projects.

5- 7 years experience in FCRA, Income Tax, GST, TDS, PF, ESI, and other statutory compliance requirements.

Hands-on experience in payroll management, statutory remittances, and financial reporting.