Deputy Director – Finance

The detailed job description is as follows:

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Policy and Systems
• Ensure that an appropriate financial policy and implementation framework is in place to guide BT’s financial decision-making, in close consultation with Director Finance & Operations
• Ensure that FCRA and non-FCRA monies are kept separate and accounted for accurately and appropriately
• Implement and maximise the full potential of Tally and grant management software.
• Manage payroll and related activities.

• Financial Planning and Management
• Lead the process of setting and reviewing annual budgets and forecasts, and ensure the provision of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Preparation, monitoring and reporting of budget and financial management information, Provide a regular variance analysis of performance against budget to ensure that the BT BSLT/SLT/ Programme team are fully updated
• Developing, delivering and monitoring organisational financial strategy and plans

• Proposal and Resource Mobilisation
• Lead the pre grant due diligence as part of the onboarding process by the prospective donors.
• Lead the development of new budgets to support the BT Resource Mobilisation Team
• Prepare Bi-Annual/Quarterly/Monthly Financial Reports as per the donor requirements.

• Statutory and Compliances
• Ensure that all statutory requirements are complied with and that all accounting is in accordance with the Trust/ including FCRA, IT provisions, Professional tax, Service tax and other relevant provisions of Indian legal and Statutory environment (such as Provident Fund, Gratuity, Work Place laws such as shops and establishment act)
• Prepare the statutory annual accounts, ensure that the accounts are audited and relevant reports are filed as appropriate
• Provide advice on taxes, accounting policies and changes in legislation.

• Any other task that may be assigned from time to time.

Skills, Competencies & Experience Required:

• Charted Accountant (FCA) with 12-14 years’ experience in a complex finance function with a Non-profit, donor or implementing organisation
• Experience of managing FCRA and Non-FCRA funds with 4-6 years’ experience in a senior role.
• Awareness of tax and legal issues relating to Societies and Trust Act of India
• Excellent working knowledge of accounting systems (Tally, Financial Accounting etc.)
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong leadership qualities, including the ability to innovate and manage risks
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, ability to prioritise a diverse and demanding workload, and meet deadlines
• Excellent problem solving, negotiation and communications (written and verbal in Hindi and English) skills.