Manager - Finance & Accounts

Job Description

Manager - Finance & Accounts, Muktangan Education Trust

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Manager – Finance & Accounts, will be responsible for overseeing of all Finance, Accounting and Statutory Compliances.

The candidate will be involved in presentations to the board’s finance and audit committees and will work closely with the senior leadership team.

The position will lead all day-to-day finance operations and supervise a team of staff members. It will hold functional responsibility over accounting, and grants administration.

About Us

Muktangan is an innovative, inclusive, child- friendly educational project demonstrating how ordinary women and men, empowered with the right beliefs and skills, can drive extraordinary outcomes for children from their own aspiring communities. Over our 21 year-long journey, we have evolved into a Hub and Spokes model of Integrated Teacher and School Education with our teacher education centre as the Hub and 7 Muktangan run-municipal schools in Mumbai as spokes where we offer free, high-quality and inclusive English medium education from preschool to Grade 10 to over 3800+ children annually from underserved communities and have developed over 1000+ community members (majorly women) as teachers. We have partnered with UNICEF, BMC (Municipal), Maharashtra State Government and many NGOs to adapt the Muktangan model. Our Program is acknowledged by academic institutions and educationists locally such as Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and internationally such as University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in the U.S.A and BathSpa, Oxford & Cambridge Universities in the UK. Through our outreach initiatives and partnerships with the local and state government, NGOs, academic institutions both local and international, we have reached out to more than 97,000 children and more than 5,500 teachers and teacher educators across India. To know more kindly visit: https://muktanganedu.org/

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Financial, Accounting and Audit Oversight & Compliance

Oversee accounts, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Internal Controls & Budget Management

Maintain robust internal controls and safeguards for the receipt of revenue, expenditures, and program budgets; ensure alignment with actual financial performance.

• Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Analysis

Analyse financial data consistently and present accurate, timely financial reports and keep senior leadership informed of the organization’s financial status.

• Funding Agreements & Donor Compliance

Finalize funding MOUs between the Trust and Donors ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements.

• Statutory Compliance

Ensure compliance with relevant statutory laws, including the Income Tax Act, Maharashtra Public Trust Act, and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and associated rules.

• Treasury Management

Manage the organization's treasury functions, ensuring prudent investment strategies.

Educational Qualification & Experience:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant preferred

• Inter CA or M Com with a three to six years of work experience.

Required Competencies:

• Experience in accounting, coordinating audit activities and managing reporting and statutory compliances of Charitable Trusts,

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board or other outside partners

• Personal qualities of integrity credibility, and unwavering commitment to Organization’s mission

• Experience and complete knowledge on FCRA compliances;

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Analytical and problem solver

Remuneration:

Salary will be competitive and aligned with industry standards.

How To Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to email their updated resume along with a cover letter outlining how they meet the above requirements to contact@muktanganedu.org.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹70,000.00 - ₹75,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person