Senior Finance and Operations Associate

Senior Finance and Operations Associate

Location: New Delhi (Full-time; In-person)

Who we are

We at CivicDataLab (CDL) work with the goal to use data, tech, design and social science to strengthen the course of civic-engagements in India. We work to harness the potential of the open-source movement to enable citizens to engage better with public reforms. Our work is centered around building data strategy, data platforms and data science applications to push data-driven decision-making at scale. Moreover, we work closely with governments, non-profits, think tanks, media houses, academia and more to build overall data and tech capacity.

What are we looking for

Senior

minimum of 3 years of experience in company administration and operations management, and graduated/post-graduated with a Commerce and/or Finance and Management background to apply for this role.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are committed to inclusive hiring and strongly encourage applicants from diverse and under-represented gender and caste identities and/or socio-cultural backgrounds to apply for this role. Our organisational policies are gender neutral, including the POSH policy and leave policy.

CDL Office Administration

Events, Travel and Logistics

• Ensuring the events have a prior

  Budget limit

  (project/non-project based)
• Figuring out the

  venue, accessibility and logistics

• Responsible for

  advancing payments

  for the Venue, Catering, Technical requirements, etc.
• Help with curating or preparing any

  Outreach and Memorandum material

  -- eg, Printing of pamphlets, reports, etc
• Responsible for

  booking all travel associated with the event

  within the Budget available for the respective event in coordination with the Travel agency (as required)
• Communication with the Event Partner regarding event requirements/payment updates, etc.
  
• Assist with any

  Visa application procedures

  for members and guests travelling internationally The applicant should have a passport for themselves (non-negotiable)

Organisational Operations

Internal Finance Management

Accounting Responsibilities

Skills you should bring

• 3+ years of experience in managing operations, finance and/or human resource responsibilities at startups

• Prior experience in managing payroll, expenses and other organisation-wide operations.

• Prior experience of working with government platforms like GST, EPFO, Professional Tax and others

• Prior experience of working with operation management software like Zoho, Tally Prime ERP, etc

• Oral and written fluency to work with Hindi and/or other Indian languages along with English

• Fluency in English and excellent writing and communication skills

• Strong planning and organisational skills, and the ability to be able to set priorities, plan timelines and meet deadlines

How we work

CivicDataLab has its base location in Delhi, while having satellite offices in Guwahati and Himachal Pradesh. We follow a hybrid model where our bandhus work out of office for a minimum of 3 days a week. We use open-source tools and agile methodologies in organising our work.

Perks of Working with Us

Wellness Allowance

At CivicDataLab, we always emphasise the wellness of our bandhus. This includes any Expenditure done for the purpose of Wellness Setup except Any financial instrument, any expense that can be claimed as a deductible expense under Income Tax rules, any goods and services that attract a combined tax, cess or duty of more than 28%. If you're interested in taking classes that enhance you