Accountant

St.John's School Whitehall· Est. 1974 · State Board · Shillong
₹3.1L – ₹6.5LState Boardfull-timeOn-site2–7 yrs3 openingsCloses 7 Sep
● posted 30 May

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.
Established school — running since 1974.

What you'll handle

·Produce monthly MIS for leadership.
·Manage vendor payments and petty cash.
·Process fee collection and reconciliations.
·Maintain school books in Tally/ERP.
·File GST/TDS returns and support audits.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
3

Working in a STATE BOARD school

This is a state-board school — expect bilingual delivery, state syllabus alignment and locally rooted curriculum context.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Shillong.

  1. NTT / KG
  2. PRT (Primary)
  3. TGT (Middle)
  4. PGT (Senior)
  5. HOD
  6. Vice Principal
  7. Principal

Salary & benefits

₹3.1L – ₹6.5L / yr

Pay benchmark — Accountant in Shillong

₹3.1L / yr
ENTRY / LOW
₹3.1L – ₹6.5L / yr
TYPICAL
₹6.5L / yr
SENIOR / HIGH
Band posted by the school. Final offers depend on experience, qualifications and interview outcome.

Full job description

Overview

St.John's School Whitehall in Shillong, Meghalaya is inviting applications for a Accountant. The role sits inside the school's day-to-day academic delivery and reports into the section head. St.John's School Whitehall, established 1974, is a secondary campus in Shillong, Meghalaya — a State Board-affiliated school. Day-to-day work is anchored in curriculum maps, defined assessment cycles, and faculty review built into the calendar. Context: the Accountant reports into the Administrator/Operations Head and works with other functional leads. Critical to keeping academic delivery free from operational friction. Responsibilities:

  • Run the assigned operational function on a daily basis.
  • Maintain accurate records and produce reports for management.
  • Coordinate with teachers, parents, and vendors on approvals.
  • Support audits, inspections, and statutory compliance.
  • Identify process gaps and propose workable improvements. Ideal candidate — you have:
  • Prior experience in a school or service-oriented organisation.
  • A neat, systematic style with paperwork and records.
  • Good interpersonal skills with parents and staff.
  • Discipline to maintain registers, logs, and trackers accurately.
  • A learning mindset for new tools the school adopts. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹3.1 LPA – ₹6.5 LPA).
  • Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
  • Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
  • A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
  • A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Complete your application through this page with your latest CV and references. The recruitment desk at St.John's School Whitehall reviews every profile that arrives via the platform.
St.John's School Whitehall
State Board · Secondary · Shillong · Est. 1974 · 50:1 students per teacher
1974
FOUNDED
State Board
BOARD
Secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
50:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
Shillong, Meghalaya
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