Finance Specialist

As a Finance Specialist in Business Finance & Strategy at a leading NGO in Bengaluru, your role will involve the following responsibilities: - Role Overview: You will be responsible for leading annual & multi-year financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling aligned with organizational strategy. Additionally, you will provide financial insights to program, fundraising, and operations teams, support proposals, cost allocation, and scaling decisions. Building dashboards, MIS, scenario analysis, and leadership-ready reports to drive organizational efficiency & growth will also be a key part of your role. Ensuring adherence to donor rules, FCRA, CSR, audit requirements, and supporting timely statutory and donor reporting will be crucial. Furthermore, you will contribute to Board presentations, due diligence for new initiatives, revenue diversification, and financial sustainability. Managing cash flow, fund flow, monthly closing activities, UC preparation, and stakeholder reporting will also be part of your monthly processes. - Key Responsibilities: - Lead annual & multi-year financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling. - Provide financial insights to program, fundraising, and operations teams. - Support proposals, cost allocation, and scaling decisions. - Build dashboards, MIS, scenario analysis, and leadership-ready reports. - Ensure adherence to donor rules, FCRA, CSR, audit requirements. - Contribute to Board presentations, due diligence for new initiatives, revenue diversification, and financial sustainability. - Manage cash flow, fund flow, monthly closing activities, UC preparation, and stakeholder reporting. - Qualifications Required: - 8-12 years" experience in Business Finance, FP&A, Strategic Finance, preferably with exposure to the development sector/CSR. - Strong expertise in financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and decision support. - Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, MIS dashboards & data interpretation. - Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.,