PRAYOGA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH • IMPLEMENTATION & IMPACT
Senior Coordinator Accounts and Compliance
Job description • Implementation & Impact
Function
Implementation & Impact (I&I;)
Reports to
Scope
Program Manager Implementation & Impact
Function-wide, across Kriya, Prerana, Anveshana and YUGA
Works closely with
Program Leads; Senior Coordinator Logistics and Campus Operations; Function
Coordinator Field Operations and Data Systems; Prayoga Finance
External interfaces
Donors' finance teams; internal, statutory and donor auditors
KRA 7 • Governance, compliance and operational readiness
Maturity framework
KRA
Location
Bengaluru
Role purpose. Ensure that every rupee spent across I&I; programmes is tracked to donor allocations,
reported accurately and kept audit-ready at all times.
Key result areas and responsibilities
1. Budgeting within each Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB)
Prepare the budget component of each programme's AWPB with the Program Manager and Program Leads.
Allocate budgets by programme, donor and budget head.
¢ Prepare phasing and cash-flow forecasts.
2. Expense management in Zoho
¢ Verify expense claims, bills and vouchers against approved budgets.
¢ Code every expense to its programme project, donor and budget head in Zoho.
¢ Produce monthly budget-versus-actuals by programme and donor, with variance analysis.
3. Donor financial reporting and utilisation certificates
¢ Prepare utilisation certificates and donor financial reports in each donor's format and timeline.




¢ Reconcile all reports with Prayoga Finance before submission.
4. Compliance and audit readiness
¢ Ensure compliance with donor agreements, CSR regulations and applicable statutory requirements.
¢ Maintain audit-ready documentation for every programme.
¢ Support internal, statutory and donor audits, and close their observations.
5. Cost efficiency and value for money
¢ Calculate cost per student each year (indicator IN9 of the Kriya Evidence-Based Impact Framework).
¢ Provide inputs on financial sustainability (IM6) for funding and scale-up decisions.
6. Financial processes and controls
¢ Maintain claim and approval workflows and SOPs in Zoho.
¢ Review logistics and procurement spend with the Logistics and Campus Operations lead and the Function
Coordinator.
¢ Orient programme teams on claims and documentation standards.
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Senior Coordinator Accounts and Compliance
Success measures
¢ Utilisation certificates and donor financial reports submitted on time, every time
¢ Budget versus actuals issued monthly for every programme and donor, with variances explained
¢ No repeat audit observations




¢ Cost per student reported annually (IN9), with inputs to financial sustainability (IM6)
Core activities
¢ Verify expense claims and bills
¢ Map expenses to programme projects, donors and budget heads in Zoho
¢ Update budget versus actuals and flag variances
¢ Prepare utilisation certificates and compliance files
¢ Resolve queries with Prayoga Finance and Program Leads
First 90 days
¢ Days 030, diagnose: map every donor agreement, budget head and reporting deadline; review expense
workflows in Zoho.
¢ Days 3160, standardise: set up monthly budget versus actuals by programme and donor; standardise
utilisation certificate templates.
¢ Days 6190, assure: run the first quarterly compliance review; establish the cost-per-student baseline; close
open audit observations.
Candidate profile
Education
Any degree
Experience
Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting and compliance
Technical skills
Competencies
CSR regulations and grant compliance; working knowledge of GST and TDS; Zoho
Books and Zoho Projects or similar; advanced Excel
Accuracy and integrity, a solid compliance mindset, clear communication with
programme teams, and the ability to manage multiple donor deadlines
Aligned with: I&I; Roles and Accountabilities; I&I; Maturity Assessment (KRA 7); Kriya Evidence-Based Impact Framework (IN9,
IM6). Salary band to be confirmed with HR.
Job description • Draft for HR review • September 2026
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📌 Senior Coordinator Accounts and Compliance (Bengaluru)
🏢 Prayoga Institute of Education Research
📍 Bengaluru