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Job Profile: Accountant

Position

Accountant

Experience

2 years

Reporting To

Finance Officer, Praja Foundation

Location

Mumbai

 

About Praja

Over the past 25 years, Praja Foundation has worked to enable accountable urban governance in India. We partnered with the Mumbai Corporation to develop its first Citizen Charter and revamp the citizen grievance mechanism, including Complaint 1916. Praja’s pioneering study on urban governance reforms led to the creation of the Urban Governance Index (UGI), a tool used by MoHUA, NITI Aayog, and NIUA to inform policy. In 2024, UGI 2.0 mapped governance across 31 cities, strengthening transparency and service delivery. Praja also collaborates with state and city governments to drive reforms and build capacity that improve council deliberations, leadership skills of elected representatives, financial management, and citizen participation in local decision-making.

The Role

The Accountant role requires multitasking across a range of responsibilities, including reviewing and reconciling accounts, carrying out accounting work related to taxes, process payment to external partners, maintain updated records of invoices; managing employee payroll and employee leave management (maintaining leave records).

Main Responsibilities

  • Managing accounts (Local and FCRA)
  • Maintaining accounts in Tally accounting software
  • Assisting in all audit activities
  • Preparing tax Forms and challans
  • Preparing expense vouchers and other required documents
  • Reconciling bank accounts; dealing with banking issues; liaising with bank staff
  • Preparing donor related documents (requisitions; receipts)
  • Payroll management including leave management, TDS, PT and EFP calculation
  • Visiting CA office and board member office to obtain signatures
  • Any other responsibility as identified by the line supervisor
  • Donor Documentation with proper allocation of Heads
  • Preparing cheques of Vendors, Employees
  • Preparing and providing required details to donors on periodic basis
  • MIS preparation on Monthly basis
  • Handling Administration work like stock, Assets, Technical part etc.

Qualifications, Experience, Competencies

  • Graduate in B. Com/accounting stream
  • 2 years of relevant work experience
  • Knowledge of accounting software like Tally is a must
  • Working knowledge of accounting entries; tax procedures and filing
  • Good knowledge of MS Office - Word/Excel/ PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of accounting principles
  • Knowledge of legal and statutory compliances
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to handle confidential information
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Problem solver
  • Ability to plan and organise
  • Attention to detail

 

Location

Mumbai (Only city residents eligible)

Compensation

The annual compensation will range from 2.80 lakhs to 3 lakhs, depending on qualification and experience.

 

Kindly send your resume to hr@praja.org

When applying for the position, kindly mention “Applying for Accountant” in the email subject.