Head- Compliance & Audit (Global NGO)(CPA/ACCA/CFA)

The responsibilities include, but will not be limited to :

Compliance :

- Ensure that our organization and operational structure are optimally set-up to accomplish our mission while minimizing tax and compliance costs where possible.

- Ensure we are compliant and prepared for any audits that may occur

- Monitor the impact of ongoing changes in regulation on IDinsight, and respond with adjustments as necessary

- Liaise with the Legal and accounting Firms in understanding the main legal strategic compliance issues that we face, the risks involved, and measures to be taken to correct those issues.

- Manage the relationship with any compliance related vendors to ensure timely processing of routine compliance issues and to understand new compliance issues as they arise.

Audit :

- Coordinate across multiple functions to ensure compliance and appropriate documentation

- Coordinate response to tax audits, including acting as the main contact, coordinating responses from others, and directly participating in preparing and reconciling information requested for auditors.

- Periodically audit internal records as necessary to validate that transactions are appropriately recorded to ensure compliance, and address gaps as necessary

- Ensure compliance payments are timely and accurate

Accounting :

- Ensure processes and documentation are in place to support all compliance requirements.

- Reconcile accounts which are highly related to compliance monitoring, including:

- Intercompany balances and transactions between legal entities

- Payable and receivable accounts

Other :

- Coordinate across other functions to ensure compliance related projects and ongoing actions are completed on a timely basis, including regular tracking and updates to senior management

- Support Compliance work in other regions as time permits

- Support donor and client due diligence needs related to financial compliance.

- Act as backup for other finance functions.

- Support other global financial, accounting, and related tasks, as and when required.

Qualifications :

- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Commerce, Financial Management, or other relevant area required. Masters degree in one of the above fields helpful, but not required.

- Professional qualification - CPA/ACA/ACCA part II or equivalent preferred.

- 8+ years of work experience in accounting and compliance for a mid-size (or larger) organization

- Experience coordinating and monitoring financial compliance in India is required

- Experience with international affiliates and transfer pricing agreements strongly preferred.

- US GAAP experience desirable but not required

Skills and Attributes :

- Possesses honesty, integrity, strong work ethic, and team skills

- Strong problem solving and communication abilities; is organized and efficient

- Excited by and open to new ideas and new ways of doing things

- Proven ability to meet deadlines in high-paced work environment

- Strong Project Management skills and ability to coordinate work of cross-functional teams

- Proactive and works with minimal supervision

- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and QuickBooks (or other similar accounting software)

- Willingness to take on all kinds of tasks and areas of responsibility, including at short notice

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