The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research for development organization with partners in over 100 countries.

We are seeking for a dynamic, and self-motivated professional with excellent organizational and people skills for the position of Financial Analyst/Finance Coordinator.

The position will be based at CIMMYT’s office in Delhi, India.

The main responsibilities of this position will be:

• Accounts Payables: processing of timely payments to suppliers based on complete supporting, documentations and received approvals, advances (including monitoring and follow-up outstanding balances staff), petty cash, consultant payments, sub-grant and processing of expense claims.
• Invoicing CIMMYT-BISA and reconciliation with HQ outstanding Loan balance.
• Establish and maintain system of internal controls over financial reporting and compliance.
• Bank accounting, processing journal entries, GL account reconciliations.
• Salary payroll and reconciliations.
• Processing hub/site expense liquidation reports & guiding hub staff for necessary correction and day-to-day operation, processing hub/site fund transfer.
• Support to supervisor for Quick Books Consolidation and submission to HQ.
• Execute month-end checklist and controls, handling monthly Imprest advance.
• Statutory compliance (financial statements/regulatory) with support from external service provider, follow up/manage internal and external audit financial observations.
• Determination right level of accounting provisions for HR termination benefits/gratuities and earned leave, including actuarial calculations from external service providers.
• Bank relationship management, Liaisioning with Reserve Bank of India.
• Establish and maintain Branch office compliances.
• Direct and Indirect Tax compliance (Include GST and Excise).
• Supervise annual fixed assets “physical to book verification” done by admin team and execute fixed assets reconciliations.
• Monitoring visits to hub/sites to review financial documents and internal controls. Random physical verification of fixed assets.
• Visitng partner’s (sub-grant) for financial review of grants.
• Training and capacity building of hub/site/partner’s staff.
• Seeds and Consumables valuations.
• Crops in field valuations.
• Preparation of Financial statements.
• Other tasks as assigned.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualification, skills and attitudes:

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent qualification in Finance with atleast 3 years of experience.
• Experience in operating accounting software, good knowledge of Quick Books would be preferred.
• Knowledge of Indian Statutory, applicable laws/ taxation, regulation and prevalent practices in International NGO sector.
• Ability and willingness to travel to different project sites.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Excellent inter-personal, communication, networking and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated skills in office computer use – word processing, spreadsheets.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed.

Source:https://www.cimmyt.org/jobs/financial-analyst-finance-coordinator/