World Vision: Finance Specialist– Accounts Payable – Chennai

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    $32,000 - $56,000 / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    4 hours ago
  • Category:
    Finance
  • Deadline:
    11/12/2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Purpose

Perform wide variety of regular and recurring accounting functions, including establishing accounting records and maintaining the general accounting system.

Key Deliverables:

  • Adhere to the Internal Control Systems and Statutory Compliance.
  • Accurate & Timely Recording of Financial Transactions & Reporting of Fundraising cost
  • Handling Petty cash, Support Other Functions, Departments & Projects.
  • Record keeping, Digitizing of documents/bills/vouchers and Audit preparation

Adhere to the Internal Control Systems and Statutory Compliance

  • Record and report every transaction adhering the statutory requirements & WVI policies
  • Deduction of applicable Govt. Fee & Taxes – Tax deducted at source(TDS) & Goods &Service Tax (GST) following the timeline
  • Facilitate Internal and External Audit and implement the recommendations
  • Review Balance Sheet outstanding and follow up for the subsequent clearance

Recording of Financial Transactions & Reporting

  • Process payment and import all financial transactions into SunSystem (Accounting system) regularly
  • Process COUPA payment and coordinate with SSC team for quick approval and SunSystem (Accounting system) integration.
  • Review the invoices and the relevant supporting documents for each transactions and file with voucher
  • Maintain record of all payment evidences in soft and hardcopies
  • Generate various reports to monitor the expenditure and the budget variation
  • Giving reports to relevant stakeholders.

Handling Petty cash, Support Other Functions, Departments & Projects

  • Manage NO local fund petty cash according to the policy
  • Update the petty cash statement daily and replenish cash monthly. Also deposit other cash (Donations, Sale of Assets & Scraps etc.) received during the month
  • Maintain internal fund transfer of Corporate & Grant Projects expenses reimbursement monthly.
  • Monitor & Disburse fund to FSBU as per the requirement
  • Process the centralized purchases and charge the expenses to the respective ADPs
  • Update bank signatories, re-KYC and other bank related works.

Record Keeping, digitizing records and Audit preparation

  • Keeping the soft & hard copies of all financial transactions
  • Monthly FEL to be completed on time
  • Corporate Tracker to be maintained for Audit
  • Preparedness for the necessary Audit deliverables & query

Expectation and Experience

  • UG, or PG in Commerce, / Finance & Accounts
  • Good in computer skills, MS Office, especially MS Excel
  • Good communication skills
  • Analytical ability
  • Coordination skills
  • 1-2 years of relevant experience

Compensation : Maximum of Rs.45,000