Officer, Finance

**Position title**: Officer, Finance (Cluster)**

**Location**:Bangalore / Vijayawada, India**

**ChildFund office**:ChildFund International**

**Manager/Supervisor title**:Senior Finance Manager**

**Position type**:Full-time fixed term

**Work environment**:On-site

**About ChildFund**
- ChildFund is a child-focused international development organization that works in 23 countries to connect children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are.

**ChildFund’s Values**

ChildFund is creating a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment where everyone is welcomed and celebrated equally. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.

**ChildFund’s Commitment**

**About This Role**
- The Officer, Finance will ensure financial management, budgeting, reporting, and compliance for assigned clusters within ChildFund India. The role includes working with Direct Implementation (DI) locations and Local Partners (LPs) to maintain financial integrity, provide technical support, and ensure adherence to ChildFund’s policies, donor requirements, and statutory compliances.

**Required Experience and Education**
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in finance and accounting, preferably in the development sector.
- Knowledge of Indian financial regulations, TDS, and statutory compliances.
- Proficiency in financial software (Tally, E-fin) and MS Excel.
- Experience with budget development and expense monitoring, financial reporting, and grants management.

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Ensure finance functions comply with ChildFund International’s policies and statutory requirements in India.
- Review financial documents, TDS deductions, PAN/Aadhar link status, and bank reconciliations.
- Monitor fund transfers, prepare and review monthly fund requests, and maintain accurate financial records.
- Conduct periodic visits to Local Partners for financial monitoring and capacity building.
- Process payments for DI locations, grant projects, and staff travel claims.
- Review and support annual and mid-year budgets.
- Prepare and review financial reports, including MFR, BVA, and fund requests.
- Provide capacity building support to field finance staff and Local Partners.

**Required Competencies**
- Try to include only one competency requirement per list item._

**ChildFund’s Core Competencies**
- Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
- Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate.
- Results orientation: gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
- Decision making: uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
- Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
- Digital literacy: adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends and embraces technological solutions to business challenges.

**Other Required Competencies**
- Fluency in English
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to conduct training and provide technical support.