Senior Executive - Accounts & Administration (full time, contractual)

Designation: Senior Executive - Accounts & Administration (full time, contractual)

Company : Village Empowerment Inc. (Non profit Entity registered u/s 501(c)(3) of the IRS in the USA)

Location: Bangalore

Starting date: Immediately

About Village Empowerment Inc.

Village Empowerment Inc. (VE) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization registered in the state of Massachusetts, USA. VE seeks to provide communities with knowledge of the design, application, and implementation of various technologies and provide sustainable solutions across the globe that break the cycle of poverty and embrace the resources, economy, and culture present in the community. The approach is to identify the needs and priorities on the ground, bring together the ecosystem stakeholders, design appropriate programs involving various ecosystem components, and pilot interventions, and capture learnings and replication of successful models.

About Global SDG7 Hubs

Global SDG7 Hubs program is a learning platform to position the UNs SDG 7 as a critical catalyst for a sustainable and equitable future. The idea is to facilitate productive transfers of local knowledge, local expertise, and networks to catalyse the implementation of pro-poor sustainable energy solutions. The platform is proposed to become a cross-learning platform for sustainable energy and development practitioners across Global South.

Key Responsibilities: Accounts:

• Manage the general accounting functions, including, but not limited to: accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger and taxes etc
• Analysis the budget vs actuals and support the MIS reports
• Help with quarterly and year-end financial audit activities and the annual corporate financial controls audit
• Responsible for maintenance of accounts as per accounting standards and overall management of accounts and finance.
• Internal Financial Reporting (on monthly basis, including forecasting and alerts in case of overrun)
• Review and scrutinize project related expenses and supporting documents submitted by staff.
• Ensure payments for project related expenses after scrutinizing the required documents

Key Responsibilities: Procurement

• Support with project related procurement of hardware and soft services
• Ensure all related documents are obtained and maintained
• Ensure timely payment to the vendors and maintain all project expenses as per the standards

Key Responsibilities: Administration

• Support the Program Teams with booking of tickets, hotel and all travel related arrangements such as visa etc
• Support the program teams in organizing training program, exchange programs, events etc

  Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3 to 4 years of progressive accounting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities across all levels of an organization
• Strong leadership skills with a dedication to driving and achieving results
• Good interpersonal relationship building and performance management techniques

Applications will be processed on rolling basis.

Compensation will commensurate with previous experience, caliber and industry standards

Senior Executive - Accounts & Administration