Fice Officer

Job Designation: Fice Officer

Job Summary: The Fice Officer is the statutory head of the Accounts Department and is responsible for providing strategic ficial leadership, ensuring sound ficial goverce, budgeting, statutory compliance, audit management, ficial reporting, and effective ficial administration in accordance with UGC Regulations, University Statutes, Government Ficial Rules (GFR), PFMS guidelines, and other applicable statutory requirements. The incumbent will support the Universitys ficial sustainability through prudent ficial planning, robust internal controls, and technology-driven ficial systems.

• Prepare the annual budgets, ficial estimates and annual statements of accounts
• Manage day-to-day accounting, cash flow, banking, fee collection, payments and vendor settlements
• Present the annual accounts & Ficial estimates to fice committee and thereafter to Executive Council for approval
• Ensure timely statutory payments, tax compliance, PF contributions and regulatory filings
• Oversee payroll, employee reimbursements and final settlements
• Ensure proper maintece of ficial records and Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Manage accounting and ficial matters of all Schools, Campuses and other units related to University
• Serve as Ex-officio Non-Member Secretary of the Fice Committee and coordinate its meetings and minutes
• Advise the Vice Chancellor and Management on ficial matters, investments and ficial controls
• Coordinate with the CFO of SVKM, Deans, Directors, Auditors and other stakeholders on ficial matters
• Bring any unauthorized expenditure or ficial irregularity to the notice of Executive Council and recommend appropriate corrective action
• Monitor budget utilization & ensure that expenditure remains within the approved limit and is used for the purposes for which the funds are sanctioned

• Master s Degree/MBA with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in a relevant discipline, or a professional qualification of CA/CMA (ICWA)
• The qualifications shall be in accordance with the applicable UGC Regulations and the University s approved Bye-laws

• At least 15 years experience in administration/teaching and administration, including 8 years as Deputy Registrar or an equivalent post

• Comparable experience in ficial administration in a Government/Semi-Government institution, reputed organization, or Higher Education Institution

• At least 15 years experience as Assistant Professor/Lecturer, or 6 years as Associate Professor/Reader/Professor, along with experience in ficial administration in a University/College

• Strong expertise in ficial management, accounting, budgeting, taxation, and statutory compliance
• Sound knowledge of UGC Regulations, ficial rules, audit procedures, and ficial reporting
• Proficiency in ERP/accounting systems and ficial data analysis
• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high degree of integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, and ficial discipline