BISA - Finance and Administrative Assistant

The Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) is a non-profit international research institute dedicated to food, nutrition, and livelihood security as well as environmental rehabilitation in South Asia, which is home to more than 300 million undernourished people. BISA is a collaborative effort involving CIMMYT and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research(ICAR). Please refer to this website for more information:

BISA is looking for an outstanding, self-motivated, and result-oriented professional for the position of Finance and Administrative Assistant.

The location of this position will be Jabalpur, M.P.

The main responsibilities are:

• Timely updating of accounting records i.e. Bank accounting, processing journal entries, GL farm account reconciliations.
• Ensure timely payment to vendors, staff advances and claims.
• Maintain book of accounts in accounting software.
• Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statements and other reconciliation on a monthly basis.
• Ensuring full compliance with regard to IT Act, PF, GST, labour Act etc.
• Timely closing of farm books and submission of closing documents to HQ.
• Execute month-end checklist and controls.
• Guide farm staff members for the procedures to be adhered as per the finance policy.
• Handling and updation of monthly cash book.
• Establish and maintain system of internal controls over financial reporting and compliance.
• Manage internal and external audits. Ensure implementation of audit recommendations at farms.
• Laisoning with local bank & other authorities.
• Raising Funds Request to Delhi office.
• To review the asset register prepared by the Operations Assistant with the books of account on monthly basis.
• Monthly review of log books for vehicles.
• Monthly review of the reconciliations prepared by the Operations Assistant.
• To review the quotes and comparative statements prepared by the Operations Assistant before sending the same to HQ for issuance of Purchase Order.
• To review the Labour records/ other supporting documents verified by the Operations Assistant before sending the same to HQ for processing the payments.
• Prepare the Consumables valuations.
• Prepare the Crops in field valuations.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by supervisor.