Rocket Learning - Finance Manager

Title: Finance Manager

Location: Delhi/Hybrid or Remote permissible

Experience: 5-7 Years of experience commensurate with skills and experience. NGO Experience preferred.

Overview: The successful Finance manager shall be detail oriented and able to assist the finance lead with day-to-day financial procedures and internal financial controls. They shall be managing financial records, recording, updating and reviewing financial data for audits and reviews.

Key Results:

- Effective and efficient finance team.

- Support with internal financial controls and procedures.

- Effective management of databases and budget.

Key Activities:

- Preparing multiple complex and varied financial reports (including ad hoc reports) that require selection, preparation, and interpretation of data using complex data query tools.

- Understanding and upkeep of various financial compliances and accounts processes, by liaising with the internal team and external finance stakeholders, including accountants, auditors, CA, etc.

- Process documentation for agreements, contracts, sub grants, work authorizations, and purchase orders as well as monitor performance against contract requirements.

Areas of responsibility:

- Strong relationships with the internal and external team members.

- Effectively implementing new initiatives and managing change.

Critical Factors for Success:

- 5 -7 years of relevant, full-time work experience, preferably in financial management, budgeting, administration, or nonprofit operations.

- Must be adaptable to rapidly changing priorities and have the ability to manage multiple projects with varying deadlines.

- Attention to deadlines particularly with regard to grant compliance and monitoring sub grant and contract relationships.

- Strong process orientation with sensitivity to quality, timelines, and organizational systems.

- Strong writing, database management, and proofreading skills.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to work well in a team.

- Strong computer skills including high level of comfort with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word,

PowerPoint, Outlook), web-based communications (Skype, Zoom).

- Budgeting experience with Excel is highly desirable.

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

- Willingness to travel to different locations across India, as required.