PRAYOGA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH • IMPLEMENTATION & IMPACT

Senior Coordinator Accounts and Compliance

• 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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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 robust 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.

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📌 Senior Coordinator Accounts and Compliance (Bengaluru)
🏢 Prayoga Institute of Education Research
📍 Bengaluru