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Position Overview: Reporting to the Manager - Finance & Accounts, the Accounts Assistant will be responsible for managing financial transactions, reporting, and reconciliation processes to ensure transparency and efficiency in financial operations. This role involves beneficiary management, reporting, and ensuring efficient financial workflows within the organization. About Us Muktangan is an innovative, inclusive, child- friendly educational project demonstrating how ordinary women and men, empowered with the right beliefs and skills, can drive extraordinary outcomes for children from their own aspiring communities. Over our 21 year-long journey, we have evolved into a Hub and Spokes model of Integrated Teacher and School Education with our teacher education centre as the Hub and 7 Muktangan run-municipal schools in Mumbai as spokes where we offer free, high-quality and inclusive English medium education from preschool to Grade 10 over 3800+ children from underserved communities and developed over 1000+ community members (majorly women) as teachers. We have partnered with UNICEF, BMC (Municipal), Maharashtra State Government and many NGOs to adapt the Muktangan model. Our Program is acknowledged by academic institutions and educationists locally such as Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and internationally such as University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in the U.S.A and BathSpa, Oxford & Cambridge Universities in the UK. Through our outreach initiatives and partnerships with the local and state government, NGOs, academic institutions both local and international, we have reached out to more than 97,000 children and more than 5,500 teachers and teacher educators across India. To know more kindly visit: Roles and Responsibilities · Assist the team of Accounts Executives in managing the financial operations of the Trust. · Manage day-to-day accounting activities in compliance with established accounting standards and practices. · Support the finalization of the Trust’s accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness. · Assist in compiling periodic financial reports for internal and external stakeholders. · Understand and monitor the terms and conditions of funding MOUs between the Trust and Donors. · Support the preparation and compilation of donor-specific financial reports in accordance with reporting requirements. · Assist in ensuring statutory compliance with applicable laws, including the Income Tax Act, Maharashtra Public Trust Act, and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and Rules. Educational Qualification & Years of Experience : · A graduate or a post graduate in commerce with a two to five years of work experience, preferably in not for profit trust or charitable organization Required Competencies: · Good communication skills both oral and written · Have good knowledge of various accounting soft-wares available · Personal qualities of integrity credibility, and unwavering commitment to Organization’s mission · Proficiency in the use of computers - especially MS Word and Excel · Ability to work independently and collaboratively · Analytical and problem solver Remuneration: Salary commensurate with qualifications, years of experience related to job definition. How To Apply: Interested candidates are requested to email their updated resume along with a cover letter outlining how they meet the above requirements to contact@muktanganedu.org Job Type: Full-time Schedule: Day shift Monday to Friday Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred) Application Question(s): Experience in Accounting software, Accounts Receivable , Accounts Payable, Prepared periodic financial reports Education: Master's (Preferred) Experience: total: 4 years (Preferred) Work Location: In person Application Deadline: 10/06/2025 Expected Start Date: 19/06/2025
