Senior Finance Executive

Founded by Orenda, Taleemabad's mission is to provide high-quality education leveraging technology. So far, we've made great headway—our team is now 200+ members strong, and we've directly impacted the lives of more than 9 million children across Pakistan. Here's how we did it:

1. Brought together animators, designers, teachers, and curriculum developers to create a cartoon series by the name of Taleemabad. Taleemabad is set in an imaginary city, where our characters get into all sorts of (mis)adventures with one sole objective: to get children to learn while having fun. Watch a sample here. Read details about our approach to building children's media here. The series is now broadcast on national television and viewed by more than 8 million children every week according to PEMRA.
2. Brought together teachers with developers and tech enthusiasts, and created a game-based learning platform for Android phones (called the Taleemabad Learning App), which has now reached 1 million+ households, with a rating of 4.4 on the Playstore
3. Launched School vertical (details here), we empower entrepreneurs to take our approach and build a truly progressive, modern school at an affordable fee. It's fun to be in Taleemabad. You should visit one soon. We plan to build 100+ of these in the next year, taking incredibly engaging learning across the country.
4. Our work has gotten us recognition from the Queen of England, a feature in the New York Times , Forbes magazine, and most recently, we became the 3rd company to win a WISE Award. We're going places in the next few years, and we want you to join us on the journey.

Why Us?

• Orenda is an exciting and diverse place to work, earnestly built by an enthusiastic, future-oriented, and zealous group of people.
• We offer a close-knit, amicable, and high-recognition culture where our people are valued members of the organization and key contributors to society, owing to the meaningful work they do.
• Truly believing our employees to be our biggest asset, we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real advances in transforming the education sector of
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Position Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Finance and Accounts Executive to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting in various financial and accounting tasks, including reconciliation of reimbursements and official advances, handling bank-related matters, managing sales tax and income tax payments, and ensuring accurate bookkeeping and record maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

Donor Reporting:

• Submitting periodical financial report to all donor accurately & timely
• Assisting BSF team on any donor queries related to financial data.

Tracking record of actual expenditure against budget

• Preparing monthly reports of actual expenses incurred and preparing variance reports.
• Assisting in preparation of quarterly board memo.

Financial Reporting Support:

• Preparing financial statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) & IFRIC.
• Preparing financial data and generating reports for management review.
• Provide support during audits by gathering and organizing relevant financial documents.

Bank-related Matters:

• Create and process transactions on the bank's online portal.
• Handle day-to-day banking activities such as deposits, withdrawals, and fund transfers.
• Maintain communication with bank representatives regarding account-related queries or issues.

Submission of Tax Payments:

• Prepare and submit sales tax and income tax payments to the bank.
• Visit the bank in person to deposit tax payments and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Keep abreast of tax regulations and deadlines to avoid penalties.

Bookkeeping and Record Maintenance:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records and ledgers.
• Perform data entry tasks to record financial transactions in accounting software.
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and reports as needed.

Ad Hoc Financial Tasks:

• Assist the finance team with ad hoc tasks and projects as assigned.
• Collaborate with team members to achieve departmental objectives and goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or ACCA/CA related field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting roles preferred.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of tax regulations and compliance requirements is a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Familiarity with the regulatory and bureaucratic landscape of education departments.

Job Type:

• Require 5 days, 40 Hours per week, Onsite.
• Location: Islamabad
• The role requires the willingness to travel up to 30%

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Note:
This job description provides a general overview of the responsibilities and qualifications for the role. The specific duties and requirements may vary based on the project's needs and the evolving nature of the program.