WRI India

2 months ago

Mumbai, India WRI India Full time

Who we are and what we do?

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

We are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Currently, over 150 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

Program overview for Operations:

WRI India Operations team supports the crucial front-line work of the organization, they directly interact and work with Donors, Partners, Government agencies, Statutory bodies, Trustees, Vendors, and Consultants in fielding their inquiries, providing support at all fronts, and solving problems. So that the WRI India programs can be implemented without any hurdles and the program staff and researchers can develop high quality research documents, plans and implement the programs at the field level.

WRI India operations team consists of various functions such as Budget and Finance, Grants and Contracts, Legal Counsel, Human Resource, IT and Facilities management. Each role comes under the purview of operations and each function lead reports to the Director Operations and Director Operations report to the CEO of the Organization.

WRI India Operations team strive for operational excellence across all functions starting with the recruitment, retention and management of WRI India's staff, our most important asset. We manage our endowment, the contributions entrusted to us, and our facilities in ways that are in line with our values and advance our mission. We maintain strict budgetary planning and financial controls to ensure that all contributions are managed in compliance with donors' wishes.

About your role:

The successful candidate will be expected to provide significant support to the Operations team in streamlining current practices and identifying innovative solutions for the India office. The job would involve analyzing financial information and preparing financial reports to determine or maintain records of assets, liabilities, balance sheets, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

How your day will unfold?

1. Support in developing, maintaining, and analyzing budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare costs to actual costs.

2. Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

3. Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences by adjusting journal entries and establishing tables of accounts and assigning entries to proper accounts.

4. Analyze program operations, trends, costs, grants, financial commitments, and obligations to donors.

5. Report to the manager regarding the finances of programs by developing, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems. Provide advice on tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying forecasts.

6. Help compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements. If required, represent institute before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues, provide internal and external auditing services for Program.

7. Assist in drafting forms and manuals for accounting, bookkeeping and support operations to explore solutions to Institutional and financial problems.

Qualifications and Requirements we seek:

1. CA or an MBA finance degree.

2. At least 2-4 years full-time work experience in financial management

3. Should have knowledge of GST and TDS Filings, PT Returns, and PF Filings.

4. Understanding of Taxes, cash flow management, bank reconciliation, and bookkeeping.

5. Bring high levels of intellect and experience coupled with the character and presence to make an immediate contribution to the institute.

6. Experience with cost flow, Audits, and risk management

7. Strategic thinker and has an eye for details.

Experience in working in an NGO and knowledge of FCRA would be beneficial.

Salary and Benefits: 8,00,000 to 9,00,000 INR

Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Duration: 1 years as term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Location: Mumbai, India

Start date: At the earliest.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview link to apply: Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI India

WRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and to the core:

We keep our people at the center of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.

Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:

Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs

Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member

Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance

Digital healthcare service: Online doctor consultations for your primary healthcare needs

Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job

Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities

Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.

Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.

Equal employment @WRI India

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability.

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