Vacancy for the post of Accounts Assistant at iCALL Psychosocial Helpline, TISS

About TISS: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in1936 and is a deemed university fully funded by the University GrantsCommission, Government of India. TISS offers over 50 Masters Degreeprogrammes from its Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad Campuses.Masters programmes are offered in a range of socially relevant interdisciplinary areas of Social Work, Social Sciences, Health, Management,Labour Studies and Habitat Studies. TISS is a research university with M. Phil.and Ph. D. programme and basic and applied research in a range of areas. Ahigh degree of freedom and autonomy shape the positive work ethos andcreativity in the Institute facilitating strong linkages between education, research, field action and Dissemination. The Institute provides significant space and resources for basic and policy research; and has research collaboration with some of the best universities and institutions across all continents. TISS offers a very challenging but fulfilling academic environmentand opportunity to scholars committed to creating a just society througheducation, generation of knowledge and field action, and invites interestedscholars in Social Sciences and allied disciplines located within and outsideIndia to apply for faculty positions in its schools and centres. iCALL Psychosocial Helpline, a field action project of Tata Institute of Social Sciences which provides telephone email and chat based counselling services for emotional distress.

About iCALL Psychosocial Helpline:

iCALL Psychosocial Helpline; a field action project of the School of HumanEcology at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, provides counselling, support, information and referral to individuals in emotional and psychological distress, over the telephone, email and chat. The helplinecurrently runs six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, from 8 AM to 10PM. Apart from service provision, iCALL engages in various research, capacitybuilding and outreach efforts independently and in partnership with StateGovernments and NGOs across the country.

In order to manage the administrative and accounting related functioning,iCALL is inviting applications for the post of Accounts Assistant. The jobprofile is as follows;

Job profile Accounts Assistant (1 Post)

Raising the bills, invoices and reimbursements for expenditure incurred by different projects

Working alongside TISS accounts to maintain bills and receipts for expenditure

Preparing regular reports (e.g. expenses and office budgets) and organizing company records.

Facilitate documentation of utilization of allocated funds

Facilitate ongoing accounts operations such as salary processing, reimbursement processing, vendor payments processing, advance payments and settlements and so on.

Ensure that Accounting standards are followed and applied in the processes of the organization

Ensure that good governance practices are implemented and followed in the organization

Reconciliation of budgeted and actual spends on a fortnightly basis

Liaison between the Project accounts department and the main accounts department.

Desirous candidates must:

The candidate must possess at least a Bachelors degree in Commerce or relevant discipline with minimum of 55 % of marks and two years ofwork experience in handling finance and administration related aspects.

Good administrative skills in order to manage the work of the project

and liaison with TISS accounts department. Good budgeting and accounting skills. Excellent communication skills and proficiency in WORD, EXCEL and

related software programs such as ERP systems and Foxpro applications He/ She should be well versed with all tax implications as per

Government of India Norms and all essential Audit Norms. Good knowledge of English and Hindi, both spoken and written. Willingness to travel, stay in locations outside of Mumbai, as the need

arises.

*Age limit: 18 to 40 years *Please note that this is a contractual position

The position is for a period of one year, and will be extended depending onperformance. Please note that this is a full-time position based out of Mumbai. The selected candidate shall be offered a salary of 22000 pm. Thecandidate will report to the Programme Coordinator, iCALL.

Desirous candidates may send their resum to icallhelpline@gmail.com on orbefore 10^th August 2018 with a subject line Application for the post of Account Assistant. Late applications shall not be entertained. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview at TISS.

The selected candidate would have to be based in Mumbai for the duration of the project.

For enquiries, contact;

Tanuja Babre

Programme Coordinator iCALL Psychosocial Helpline Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Tel: 022-25525599