Centum Learning - Grant Manager - Social Sector

About the role:

The person will take on the responsibility for all accounting, finance, audit, compliance related work of Centum Foundation.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Foundation's financial growth and strategy:

- Provide strategic support to program teams in preparing and managing annual budgets with adequate controls, effective monitoring and reporting

- Periodically analyzing financial health and growth of the foundation (against the annual plan). Apply corrective measures in coordination with the top management, finance department, legal and compliance.

- Developing grant requirement and cost sheet for projects

Financial systems and procedures:

- Establish / improve SOPs, Finance policies, and systems to facilitate compliance and effective management of finance function

- Ensuring that financial systems, applications and procedures are followed appropriately.

- Supporting the project implementing team in case of directly implemented projects and the NGO partner team in case of partnership based engagement in strengthening their financial systems and in following the rules and regulations aptly.

- Manage treasury operations including cash flow management and liaising with Banks & Financial Institutions

External and internal Audit exercises:

- The candidate should have experience in conducting financial audit of projects. The position also demands travelling and staying in project locations which may or may not be in city limits and could be outstation travel for the required period of time.

- Manage external audit processes; all requisite documentation, communication and compliances

Project Monitoring, Reporting & Financial MIS:

- Keep a track of project wise financial utilization/spent and apply timely corrective measures

- Manage end to end Books of Accounts including preparation of monthly financial statements and MIS reports

- Effectively manage donor fund utilization including providing real-time visibility for program teams and donors, preparing fund utilization reports; as and when required by the donor

Capacity Building:

- Training project and other finance teams on grant management, finance and accounting procedures and practices.

Education Qualification / Experience:

- 5-7 years of relevant work experience

- Prior experience with NGO (trust / society) or Section 8 organization's accounting is preferred

- Professional qualification (CA / CMA or equivalent) is essential

- Hands-on experience in SAP, Software-based accounting/QuickBooks / Zoho Books or equivalent

- Must have experience of managing administration and accounting procedures for 4-5 years.

- Well verse in banking transactions, provisions related with tax related laws and compliances of funding agency.

- Familiarity and sound understanding of working with electronic data and usage of MS office in an effective manner.

Competencies Required:

- Should possess knowledge and skills in finance, accounting systems, taxation, PF,ESI, MIS and

- Accounting packages (ERP, Tally), financial documentation and report writing skills.

-Should possess analytical, team work, time management and delegation skills.

Other attributes:

- Good Interpersonal and communication skills

- Good working knowledge in MS office packages including Excel

- Resourceful, responsible, and self-starting

- Ability to manage data efficiently

- Proven ability of managing time-lines and pro-actively taking necessary action