Senior Accountant (Contract, 1 Year)

About the role

The Mahatma Gandhi Institute is recruiting, on a one-year renewable contract, a suitably qualified Accountant or Senior Accountant to support the Bursar in the accounting and financial management of the Institute. Travelling expenses are refunded according to regulations in force.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Bursar in the accounting and financial management of the Institute.
• Keep records of funds managed by the Institute and help prepare financial statements.
• Prepare financial reports and make recommendations to the Bursar, taking into account established financial and economic policy.
• Perform other duties directly related to the main duties or to the expected results of the role.

Required profile

• A pass at the final examination required for admission to membership of one of the following bodies: ICAEW, ICAS, ICAP, ACCA, CIMA or CIPIA, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the MGI & RTI Council.
• Candidates outside government service or parastatal organisations should not have reached their 45th birthday by the closing date.
• Written evidence of equivalence of qualifications and of claimed knowledge and experience must be submitted with the application.

What we offer

• Negotiable salary in the range of Rs 38,980 to Rs 80,975 (PRB 2026).
• Gratuity of two months' salary after twelve months of satisfactory service.

Applications are made on the prescribed form, with copies of birth, marriage (if applicable), academic and professional certificates and a certificate of character, by 3:30 pm on Monday 23 November 2026. The Institute reserves the right to interview only the best qualified candidates and to decline to fill the vacancy.