Manager - Finance

Finance Manager - Mumbai

Location: Santacruz, Mumbai

Salary: Up to 12 LPA

Experience: Minimum 8-10 years

- Immediate Joiners: Notice period up to 15 days

Work from Office

Educational: Master's Degree or higher (with minimum 5 years of work experience) in Commerce/Financial Management.

Experience: Total 8-10 years of overall experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a similar role within Finance Consultant/ Manager Finance will be responsible for preparation and monitoring of programme budget as per organization / funder approvals. Responsible for finalization of fund utilization statement for funders and managing funder audits. Build capacity of programme team to effectively manage programme budgets.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

- Program Budgeting & Planning: Prepare and revise program budgets aligned with proposals and Gantt charts; ensure accuracy and programmatic coherence.

- Monthly Financial Review: Facilitate monthly review meetings with program teams to analyse budget variances, forecast upcoming expenses, and communicate critical deviations to the central finance team.

- Documentation & Compliance: Ensure meticulous maintenance and accounting of all project-related vouchers in Tally, in collaboration with the finance coordinator/officer, as per organizational and donor audit requirements.

- Bank & Ledger Reconciliation: Oversee monthly reconciliation of dedicated bank accounts and ensure timely review of payables, receivables, and cost center ledgers for all handled projects.

- Donor Reporting & Audit Management: Prepare funder-specific utilization reports, including explanations for underutilization; lead donor audits and financial due diligence exercises.

- Funder Coordination: Provide financial data in donor-prescribed formats, support budget sections of MoUs, and ensure adherence to all donor-specific financial compliances.

- Funding & Reallocations: Draft and submit fund requests and budget reallocation proposals; attend donor meetings and ensure accurate financial representation.

- Cost Allocation & Oversight: Manage allocation of project management and operational costs across relevant projects; track shared costs between programs.

- Payment Authorization: Review and approve payment vouchers in line with the organizational approval matrix.

- Bank Transfers: Prepare and authorize monthly fund transfer statements from project bank accounts to central accounts.

- Tally Code Approvals: Approve and oversee donor-related cost codes in Tally for accurate financial mapping.

- Team Training & Induction: Conduct timely budget inductions with finance and program teams; build capacity of Associate Program Directors, Program Directors, and Finance Coordinators on budget creation and interpretation.

- Payroll Review: Approve monthly Tally entries for salary and consultant remuneration.

- Interdepartmental Coordination: Collaborate with domain and program teams for seamless implementation of financial processes.

- Additional Assignments: Undertake finance-related responsibilities during audits, income tax scrutiny, or as directed by Finance leadership.

CRITICAL TRAITS

- In depth understanding of accounting principles and relevant thematic knowledge.

- Effective planning and implementation skills for timely completion of assigned.

- Problem solving ability and ability to multi - task and work simultaneously on different tasks.

- Effective team management and delegation skills.

- Effective communication skills - written and oral.

- Working knowledge of Tally ERP 9, MS Office - Word, Excel, PPT is a must.

BEHAVIOUR COMPETENCIES:

- Achieving deliverables of the domain.

- Achieving tasks through collaboration and team work.

- Building staff capacity on financial processes.

- Ensuring consistency and continuity, sharing, being transparent, seeking and giving inputs, taking initiative and responsibility of being well informed about the organization.

- Upholding equality, parity, non-discrimination.

- Valuing strengths in people.

- Sound values and work ethics.