Job Opportunity for Associate – Accounts & Reporting at World Resources Institute (WRI) India in Mumbai, India

**Job Title:** Associate – Accounts & Reporting

**Company:** World Resources Institute (WRI) India

**About WRI India:** WRI India, an independent charity, works to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development in India.  Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India develops solutions to protect the environment, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.  They collaborate with governments, businesses, and civil society organizations to achieve sustainable natural resource management. WRI India is associated with the global research organization, World Resources Institute.  Currently, over 150 researchers work across WRI India’s offices in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

**Job Location:** Mumbai, India

**Experience Required:** 2-4 years of full-time work experience in financial management.

**Responsibilities:**

* Manage bank payments and receipts, ensuring bank compliance.

* Verify staff expenses and reimbursements.

* Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations.

* Participate in month-end closing activities, including journal entries and analysis.

* Check completed work by contractors and vendors.

* Report on program finances, developing and documenting accounting systems.

* Advise on tax strategies and forecast assumptions.

* Ensure compliance with payment, reporting, and tax requirements.

* Coordinate with employees and the operations team for efficient accounting.

* Assist in drafting accounting and bookkeeping forms and manuals.

* Explore solutions to institutional and financial problems.

* Analyze accounting issues, discuss solutions with the reporting manager, and coordinate with the accounting firm.

* Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records and financial reports for accuracy and compliance.

* Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.

* Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Reporting Manager.

**Qualifications and Requirements:**

* M.Com or MBA in Finance.

* Proficient knowledge of FCRA and TDS filings, PT returns, and filings.

* Excellent communication skills with various stakeholders.

* Strong conceptual understanding of accounting structures.

* Understanding of taxes, cash flow management, bank reconciliation, and bookkeeping.

* Strategic thinking and attention to detail.

* Experience working in an NGO and knowledge of FCRA are beneficial.

**Salary and Benefits:** 1,050,000 – 1,250,000 INR CTC per annum (commensurate with experience).  WRI offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, term life insurance, an employee assistance program, flexible work schedule, and various learning and development opportunities.  The position is a 1-year term hire, extendable based on performance.  Start date is as soon as possible.