Manager - Finance

As a Finance and Accounting professional, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) support to ensure accurate financial reporting, analysis, and budgeting. Your responsibilities will include managing grant accounting, overseeing grant utilization, and maintaining financial data accuracy. By facilitating decision-making processes, compliance with reporting standards, and internal controls, you will contribute to the organization's strategic initiatives. Your key responsibilities will include managing accounts for institutes, grants, and contributions, ensuring adherence to grant terms, and providing regular updates on grant utilization. You will be responsible for maintaining the Grant Schedule, reconciling balances, and coordinating with auditors during grant audits. Additionally, you will support the FP&A function with budgeting, management reporting, and decision-making processes. Furthermore, you will oversee the Expense Management System, manage budget uploads, resolve queries, and ensure compliance with financial policies and internal controls. Your role will also involve scrutinizing financial data, participating in departmental initiatives, and providing ad-hoc financial analysis to address specific business needs. Moreover, you will be responsible for training direct reports and reviewing their developmental needs. To excel in this role, you should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Commerce, along with a professional qualification such as CA or ICWAI. You should have 5-7 years of post-qualification experience in a medium-sized organization in the finance or accounts department. Proficiency in accounting, Advanced Excel, analytical skills, and SAP knowledge are essential technical skills required for this role. Additionally, strong communication skills, time management, attention to detail, a proactive mindset, and collaboration abilities are crucial behavioral skills for success. Your interactions will involve various internal departments across both campuses, as well as external stakeholders such as banks, auditors, CA firms, and tax authorities. Your key performance indicators (KPIs) will focus on grant accounting, financial reporting, budget management, internal audit, cost audit support, and people development. By ensuring timely and accurate accounting, adherence to grant conditions, and effective collaboration, you will contribute significantly to the organization's financial processes and strategic objectives.,