Director, Finance

Teach For India

15 - 20 years

25 - 30 Lacs

Mumbai

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Payroll Team management Operational excellence Financial reporting Financial analysis MIS Cash management Budgeting Forecasting Technical support

Work Mode

Work from Office

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

As the Director, Finance; responsibilites include:

Team Management:
Ensuring best cohesive work atmosphere while holding the bar of high performance, good work ethics and culture to make it a good place to give every team members best performance.
Setting up and improve processes:
Ensuring for the work being done includes good maker & checker and reporting processes as needed for the organization of our size.
Systems integration and Reporting
: Ensuring seamless MIS reporting from NetSuite and Donor reporting with proper integration between NetSuite and Salesforce. Also to explore possible automations in coming times to enable growth and improve efficiencies in the team.
Overseeing performance of the Managers and team:
- Timely and accurate Budgeting
- Monthly Forecasting & MIS through NetSuite
- Income Accounting and Donor Reporting (incl. FCRA)
- Financial and Statutory Reporting
- Accounting accuracy & oversight
- Vendor payments
- Payroll
- Donations and other inflows
- Optimize cash management
- Compliances
- Board and Finance Committee meetings
- Legal matters
Planning, Prioritization and effective communication:
Ensuring proper planning of work for the Finance department and proper communication to the team and across functions to garner the right support for timely completion of assignments. Ensuring prioritization of open issues for timely and effective closure of matters. Effective communication of Finance team needs and achievements across other functional leaders and Sr management to build the recognition for the function across.
Training, Communications and Technical Support:
Maintaining communication with internal and external customers regarding financial matters; provide information and technical support to the Senior Manager and Managers in policies and regulatory matters, best practices and procedures, provide inputs on legal / compliance matters; train staff, coordinate, and/or overview of the team.
Setting Team Culture and Vision for Operational Excellence:
Driving the vision for operational excellence and plan effectively to meet that vision. Setting priorities and managing, directing and leading the vision and core culture of the team. Establishing systems for effective resource management while ensure good team bonding and cohesive working among the team members at all times.

As a People Manager at Teach For India:

Service-Oriented Approach:
Shifting from a task-based mindset to a stakeholder-first approach, ensuring responsiveness and ownership.
Stronger Communication:
Improving visibility into finance operations and enhance proactive engagement with the organizati on.
Purpose & Ground Connect:
Encouraging finance team members to engage with fieldwork to understand the impact of their work and strengthen their connection to the mission.
Process-Driven Operations
: Enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness in financial processes through structured systems.
Strong Leadership & Culture Building:
Fostering a high-performance finance culture, emphasizing team development and professional growth.
Building a robust
pipeline of talent
to lead the organization.
Managing and coaching
the team to ambitious outcomes.
Driving
engagement, growth, and retention
of team members.
Engineering and overseeing a
monitoring and evaluation system
, coupled with strategic direction, to guide our abilities to continuously improve.

As a member of the Leadership team:

Providing feedback on and playing a part in
organizational decision making

and long-term strategy
as a member of the Leadership Team.
Driving internal
alignment and support
for Teach For India s core Programs.
Serving as an
ambassador of the Teach For India brand
and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication.
Supporting with key organizational areas such as
Fundraising
,
Movement Building
,
Alumni Engagement.

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