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The Finance Consultant/ Manager Finance will be responsible for
preparation and monitoring of programme budget as per organisation/ funder approvals. Responsible for finalisation of fund utilisation statement for funders and managing funder audits. Build capacity of programme team to effectively manage programme budgets
Educational Requirement: Master s degree in Commerce/Financial Management Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in accounts/ finance department Location: Santacruz Reports to: Associate Director Finance

Core Responsibilities
Preparation and modification of program budget as per proposal and gantt chart.
Ensuring monthly internal meetings with program team for discussion on all existing budgets, variance
against budget, plan for next month and change in program plan and informing any critical changes to central finance team/ supervisor on monthly basis.
Providing inputs on funder MOU for budget related part
Preparing fund request, budget reallocation request, attending funder meetings
Ensuring timely budget induction with respective finance and project team
Responsible for capacity building of APD/PD/ Coordinator Finance on budget preparation
Ensuring required documentation is maintained of all vouchers and its proper accounting (in tally) for projects handled alongwith the concerned finance coordinator/ officer as per organisation/ funder
Overseeing monthly reconciliation of dedicated bank account and receivables and payables, if any, for the projects handled, monthly scrutiny for all related ledger accounts/ cost centres
Checking & approving tally entries for Monthly Salary/Consultant remuneration
Responsible for allocation of project management cost
Checking and authorisation of all payment related vouchers as per approval matrix
Approval for funder related cost codes for tally
Ensuring tracking is done for allocation of project office running cost to all projects/ other common cost
Preparing financial utilisation report as per funder requirements/ frequency (alongwith reasons for underutilisation) in funder reporting formats & managing funder audits for due diligence and financial
Collating any other financial information required by funder including budget as per funder template
Responsible for ensuring funder compliances with respect to finance
Preparing monthly statement for transfer of funds from dedicated bank account to central bank accounts
Responsible for finance related functions for funder audits- pre and post grants
Providing inputs on leave and license agreement for financial part
Co-ordinating with program/ domain teams for smooth implementation of finance processes
Any other additional work/ tasks assigned by supervisor/ Director Finance/Associate Director Finance as per requirement for audits/ income tax scrutiny purpose or organisation requirement.
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
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
Role: Financial Accountant
Industry Type: NGO / Social Services / Industry Associations
Department: Finance & Accounting
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Accounting & Taxation
Education
UG: Any Graduate
PG: Any Postgraduate