FINANCE CUM ADMIN MANAGER

JOB POST: Finance & Admin Manager – Mumbai (Life-Skill Education Company)

Location: Mumbai

Salary: ₹35,000 per month

Experience Required: Minimum 3 years

Industry: Life-Skill Education / School Programs / Training & Development

Job Type: Full-Time | On-site

Position: Finance & Administration Manager

About Us

We are a leading Life-Skill Education Provider working with schools across Mumbai to empower students with Social-Emotional Learning, Mental Well-Being, Child Safety, and Resilience programs. Our work impacts thousands of students, parents, and teachers every year. We are seeking a Finance & Admin Manager who can ensure strong financial governance, smooth operations, and compliance across all our partner schools and internal teams.

Role Overview

This role requires a finance professional who understands the unique operational needs of the education and training ecosystem — multi-school coordination, fee cycles, vendor & facilitator management, audit-readiness, and accurate reporting. The ideal candidate will independently handle day-to-day financial operations, statutory compliance, bank coordination, business planning, and administrative support for a growing life-skill education organisation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Management & Reporting

- Prepare monthly financial statements, cash-flow reports, P&L summaries, and reconciliation statements.

- Maintain accurate accounting entries for all school program revenues, trainer payouts, reimbursements, and company expenses.

- Track project-wise budgets, revenue cycles, and timely collections from schools/clients.

- Prepare and monitor monthly Cash-Flow Forecasts and highlight risks proactively.

2. Audit & Compliance

- Coordinate with Statutory Auditors and ensure timely completion of audit cycles.

- Prepare all audit schedules, supporting documents, invoices, bank statements, and program-wise revenue records.

- Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, PT, PF, ESIC and maintain all required registers and filings in coordination with external consultants.

3. Bank Liaison & Treasury

- Coordinate with Banks for account operations, KYC, cheque deposits, payments, NEFT/RTGS, and confirmations.

- Handle treasury tasks — fund allocation for different school programs, trainer reimbursements, and petty cash management.

- Maintain proper documentation for grants, advances, and third-party payments.

4. Business Planning & Financial Strategy

- Assist senior leadership in preparing Financial Business Plans for new school programs, partnerships, and expansions.

- Conduct cost-benefit analysis for operational decisions.

- Analyse monthly variances and share insights to improve efficiency and cost control.

- Support proposal costing for new school tie-ups and B2B contracts.

5. Administration & Operations

- Manage vendor contracts, trainer documentation, office administration, facility support and AMC renewals.

- Coordinate with the HR team for payroll processing, attendance verification, trainer payouts and travel claims.

- Maintain clean documentation and digital filing systems for all program and financial records.

- Ensure smooth day-to-day operations and provide administrative support for school-related events or trainings.

Required Qualifications & Skills

- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce / Finance (CA Inter / MBA Finance preferred).

- Minimum 4 years’ experience in the Education Sector (schools, life-skill providers, coaching institutes, NGOs in education).

- Experience handling multi-school or multi-program accounts.

- Strong command over Tally / Zoho Books / QuickBooks / SAP / any ERP.

- Excellent MS Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, cash-flow modelling).

- Strong liaison skills with auditors, banks, vendors, and management teams.

- Understanding of education sector payment cycles, training operations, and financial compliance.

- High integrity, accuracy, documentation skills, and discretion.

Key Personal Attributes

• Proactive, dependable, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong ownership of deadlines and compliance.
• High professionalism when interacting with school authorities and vendors.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Solution-driven mindset with excellent communication skills.

What This Role Offers

- Opportunities for growth by merit & direct involvement in financial planning for expansion plans, joint-

ventures, additional projects, etc.

- A stable work environment with personal and professional growth opportunities.

- A chance to be part of a dynamic team that values integrity, transparency, and positive change.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, caste, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.