Job Opportunity for Assistant Accounting and Administration at Room to Read in Mumbai

Position Overview:

The Assistant Accounting and Administration will be based in field and will assist and report to Program Officer. The position will perform varied day to day administrative and HR related functions, raise purchase requests, provide support in tracking expenses, make logistical arrangements, and maintain stock registers and implements administrative policies and keeps track of materials used and still in stock. Also assisting in maintaining the organization’s finances and accounting initiatives related to project at Field Level. Executes and coordinates operations such as meetings, conferences, workshops, and/or special event. Should be willing to travel as and when required. The Program Assistant, Admin & HR will also be required to support program functioning by obtaining and sharing relevant statistics and data from the system.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Logistical and Procurement related role:

• Logistics arrangements, sending invites, booking venues for any training /workshop/meeting for program and any other events.
• Procure and ensure timely distribution of material at field level and ensure that the verification of the materials distribution is done on time by the field/program team. Do necessary documentation pertaining to distribution and verification.
• Follow the procurement process of vendor identification, collection of quotation, sending to procurement committee, preparing comparative statement, and maintaining procurement register.
• Prepare new contracts or renew the existing contracts of vendors by tracking the contracts end date for all the vendors.
• Raising purchase/procurement request for field office supplies, regular program activities
• Ensure packaging and distribution of materials at the destination and regular follow up with vendors for safe delivery of material
• Ensure the proper functioning of field office and cluster libraries.
• Maintenance of Inventory registers at field.
• Organize and ensure all program related travel arrangements and transportation as per the requirement.
• Raise Purchase request for daily routine office grocery and stationery material and will ensure field office cleaning and functioning.
• Budget tracking and provide timely alert to program team on utilization and under spending of budget.
• Assist state finance team in Monthly Closing of Accounts and submission to CO.
• Assist state finance team in preparation of Fund Projection and Fund Request for operation and programs with support from program team.
• Verification and Finalization of bills and supporting documents for payments and send to SO for further process on day-to-day basis.
• Overall responsibility of ensuring the proper and effective implementation of finance and admin related policies and guidelines at field level.

Program Implementation and Documentation Support:

• Reading all the program notes, manuals, sessions, and reports for best of your knowledge.
• Extend support to Program Associates in organizing the Meetings/Training/Workshop; like documentation of meeting   minutes, reaching out to the participants for follow up or updating them about meeting dates.
• Render support to the Program Field Coordinators/Program Assistants in rolling out the community level events and district/block/school level workshop/meetings/events by documenting the meeting, clicking photographs any other support as required.
• Ensure proper documentation and provide support in content typing in Hindi and English in soft copies, converting PDF files in JPEG files for further dissemination, creating folders on the SharePoint, etc.
• Any other data entry task assigned by line manager.

HR related tasks:

• Maintain attendance and leave record of monitoring staff and send updates to State admin/ accounts person, preparing admin tracker, travel reimbursement sheet of Program Field Coordinators.
• Fulfill joining formalities of new staff and exit formalities of those who left the organization.
• Takes care of joining formalities of monitoring staff, verifies documents that are submitted by monitoring staff, and sends the same to SO/CO HR.
• Ensures probation goals are set within one week of joining of monitoring staff and shares the same in soft copy with SO/CO HR.
• Ensures annual goals are set as soon as the employee is confirmed and shares the same in soft copy with INCO HR.
• Manages attendance and leave record of monitoring staff, shares the same with SO/CO HR on monthly basis
• Coordinate with State finance and admin/HR departments to ensure that monitoring staff gets salary and travel allowance in time and flag related issues
• Participating in Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Review Meeting, trainings and other events organized by Program team and RtR.
• Providing required information for AP&B exercise, Facilitating Donor, CO and GO visits as and when organized.

Other Significant Relationships to be maintained:

• Ensure a client orientation in fulfilling requests of the Program Field Coordinators and deliver materials as requested
• Ensure effective liaison with State finance /Admin and HR where required.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• Graduate in any Discipline.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience.
• Ability to travel frequently within the states.
• Ability to perform multi-task.
• Self-motivated, flexible and able to work without close supervision.
• Attention to details.
• Honest and trustworthy.
• Strong negotiation skill

Preferred:

• Flexible attitude towards changing priorities and ability to multi-task with an eye for detail.
• Strong initiative skill and proactive and solution oriented.
• Team player
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills in English & Hindi.

Compensation:

The salary range for this position will be determined based upon the experience of the candidate hired. Health benefits are also provided. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education.

Location(s)

India – Rajasthan

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled