| Save the Children |
| Location: Guwahati, Assam |
 Apply by: 13 Nov 2022TERMSOFREFERENCE Job Title Assistant – Finance Grade I Contract Till June 2023 from DOJ (extendible) Reporting to Assistant Manager – Finance, Project Office, Assam Location Guwahati, Project Office – Assam Joining* At the earliest About Save the Children, India Save the Children is a leading independent child rights organization that fights for children’s rights and delivers immediate and lasting improvement to children’s lives worldwide. Save the Children, founded in 1919 as a response to the condition in Europe immediately following the First World War, is a federation of 29 members with similar vision, mission, and values for children, working in more than 120 countries to form a truly international movement for children. Save the Children started its journey as a fully independent Indian entity with a full Indian board in 2008. Save the Children work in the areas of education, health and nutrition, child protection, Child poverty & resilience to benefit children in collaboration with government, Civil Society organisation and the community across 15 states and has reached over 3 million children across India. Save the Children is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children and expects everyone to share this commitment. Job Context Undertake all general core activities of finance and accounts within the organization, aligned with departmental targets and goals. Role Purpose To support the Assistant Manager – Finance, Assam Project Office, in the smooth functioning of the day to day operations in the Assam SPO in finance sections including Emergency projects /grants for Assam Flood Response – 2022 Role & responsibilities: Assist AM during process transactions, vouchers, payments after being authorized by the budget holders Review of invoices, supporting documents, muster rolls, daily activity plan of consultants Assist AM for review of procurement related documents & processes Keeping records of financial documents and scanning etc. Assist in Preparation of statement for quarterly TDS return Assist in preparing statements on agreements for rent, consultancy and others Assist in the preparation of budgets Provide support in preparation of audit reports Maintain proper filing system of vouchers and archiving of financial records Facilitate the process of hard and soft archiving of vouchers and supporting documents Assist AM for maintaining real time tracker for expenses / claims / vendor payment / statutory compliances Any other task that may be assigned by the Assistant Manager – Finance & State Lead from time to time Maintain admin expense tracker related to HR, Vehicle etc. under but not limited to Emergency Grants under Assam Flood Response – 2022 Joint visit with team to the field location for verifications purpose on specific matters as asked by the AM or State Lead Reporting, Management and CoordinationThe Consultant will be line managed directly by the Assistant Manager – Finance Additional support and guidance will be provided by the State Programme Manager, based in Assam and Hub Finance Manager Professional Qualifications and Experience Essential (Required) Desirable (Asset) Experience 2-4 years of relevant experience Social development sector experience would beadded advantage Qualification B.Com with good academic record Social development sector experience would beadded advantage Languages Assamese, English, Hindi Professional and Personal CompetenciesClear knowledge of basic accounting Working knowledge in accounting software Knowledge of FCRA, Income Tax & other legal compliances Ability to work long hours and under pressure, when necessary Strong team skills. Willing to cooperate with others and work in a participatory manner Achieve established goals High level of professionalism in conduct Willingness to abide by Save the Children’s Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy Commitment to and understanding of SC BR’s aims, values and principles Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, color, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly Child Safeguarding level required / appropriate for the role: Job level Statement Level 1 The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed Level 2 Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore, a police check will be required Level 3 The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff Please apply and share your resumes on recruitment@savethechildren.in latest by November 13, 2022 Job Email id: recruitment(at)savethechildren.in |
