Job Description

Role Junior Finance Officer
States Delhi

About CHRI:

Centre for Health Research and Innovation (CHRI) is a PATH affiliate in India that aims to create lasting public health impact across the country. We work on some of the most critical areas of public health including tuberculosis, maternal new-born child health and nutrition, neglected tropical diseases, malaria and vaccines. Our work is spread across India with communities, healthcare professionals, policy makers, innovators, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacists to bring about sustainable, scalable and impactful change in public health.

About the program:

The Joint Effort for Elimination of TB (JEET) 2.0 with support from The Global Fund aims to accelerate progress of National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) towards TB elimination by improving quality of care and increasing patients’ access to drugs and diagnostics through technology driven interventions and partnerships with the private sector. Specifically, the project will address gaps in Latent TB Infection (LTBI) care cascade, measure and improve quality of care across the cascade and build NTEP capacity with the objective to address the LTBI burden by establishing mechanisms for household contact tracing of adults and children in contact with Pulmonary TB patients and ensuring access to comprehensive TB prevention, care and support services.

CHRI under this project will cover 33 NTEP districts across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Ladakh.

Role & responsibilities:

• Support in development and monitoring compliance of relevant policy guidelines
• Ensure compliance of statutory and donor requirements for each project in respective state offices (branch and field offices) while working in the national office
• Ensure organizational and project related book- keeping / accounting work and maintenance of all associated records.
• Review vendor bills/staff claims in accordance with approved budget and A&F policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with staff for proper documentation of their claims and adherence of A&F policies.
• Prepare and submit financial monthly / quarterly statements.
• Responsible for preparation of budgets, forecasts and cash flows
• Processing of monthly Payroll
• Assist in statutory annual/project financial audit by an accredited agency, submissions / filings to relevant authorities, and ensuring adherence to recommendations made by the auditors.
• Responsible for maintenance and review of Fixed Assets Record for the Projects.
• Deposit of Statuary Dues i.e. TDS/PF and ESIC etc
• Any other Accounting and Finance related tasks as requested by Finance Manager or Sr Finance Manager.

Required skills & experience

• Masters/Bachelor’s degree with 6-8 years’ experience in independently handling budgets, financial management and bookkeeping with thorough knowledge of accounting software.
• Prior experience in monitoring budgets, spending and accounting systems of partner organisations, preferably for a donor organisation
• Prior experience in managing Global Fund project will be considered an advantage.
• Quality conscious and excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A strong sense of proactivity to ensure efficient financial management
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritize
• Flexibility and ability to work in a team, as well as strong cooperation and people skills
• Knowledge of Indian Tax Laws and Audit standards
• Proficiency in applications of MS Excel and accounting software
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English

Application procedure:

• Interested candidates will send their resume to recruitment@chri.org.in with the subject line “Junior Finance Officer - Delhi” along with name of state where the applicant wishes to apply by 25th October, 2022.

CHRI reserves the right to assign districts in the final offer to the shortlisted applicants based on program requirement.

All Applicants must have legal authorization to work in India.

CHRI is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

CHRI is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. CHRI does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Note: The selected candidate shall be issued an employment contract valid up to 31st March 2024 further contract extension will be based on program needs.

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