Finance Manager

About Us: Good Business Lab is an independent, non-profit labor innovation company. We use rigorous academic research to prove that worker well-being programs have business impacts. We develop market-ready, scalable interventions that benefit both workers and businesses. Our goal is to disrupt the traditional notion of business and show that worker well-being can be a good business practice. The founders of the lab are Ach Adhvaryu - Professor of Economics and Director of 21st Century India Center at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego (), Anant Ahuja-head of Organization Development at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd., and Anant Nyshadham- Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan (). Role: Finance Manager - Procure to Pay Location: Delhi or Bengaluru Office (WFH flexibility) Start date: ASAP (applications being accepted on a rolling basis) Length of Commitment: Minimum of 12 months About the role The role will support the Finance Team by providing expertise on Procure to Pay end-to-end processes (Procurement, Vendor Management, Contract Management, Invoice Processing, Reconciliation, Purchase Orders, Expense claims/Reimbursements, etc.). The role will act as a subject matter expert and will lead the development and implementation of processes and policies. Overall responsibility Process Improvement: Identify and research innovative solutions to optimize systems and processes, focusing on increasing accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Documentation Management: Ensure financial documentation and record-keeping are maintained systematically in accordance with funder requirements and organizational standards. Performance Monitoring: Analyze and monitor the P2P process performance to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices across the organization. Compliance Assurance: Ensure adherence to local and international procurement laws, including regulations on anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and trade. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with various departments to gather requirements, define process objectives, and develop purchasing plans that align with organizational goals. Procurement Refine and implement end-to-end procure-to-pay process vision/roadmap Monitor procure-to-pay process performance & identify opportunities for improvement Promote a process-oriented culture and promote best practices across the organisation. Ensure compliance with local and international procurement laws and regulations, including anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and trade laws. Lead the sourcing activities, including the bid/tender process based on the procurement category Collaborate with all stakeholders to gather requirements and define process objectives and purchasing plans Communicate well and build a rapport with different stakeholders to understand different team needs and provide the required support Implementing, and controlling contract and price negotiations to optimize costs Coordinate benchmarking processes to ensure requests align with procurement policies and procedures. Lead the negotiation process with suppliers during the Sourcing process Leverage digital procurement tools and automation to streamline the procure-to-pay process, improve efficiency, and reduce manual interventions. Coordination of the contract with responsible departments (treasury, legal, IP, data protection, accounting, technical and other specialists). Implementation of a database of all suppliers by their categories. Implementation of a database for contracts management Management and control of Vendor Master Data to proceed with