Manager – Finance Projects

Job Description

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India is a New Delhi based, not for profit organization that was registered 1998. This is a part of the CAF International network having offices in the UK, USA, Canada, Russia, Bulgaria, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and India. The mission of CAF network is to promote strategic giving. Globally, we work with over 3,000 companies and manage over £2.5bn for non-profits and donors, supporting non-profit organizations in over 90 countries. CAF network across the world harnesses local knowledge and expertise to design and deliver solutions specifically for donors and the cause or communities they wish to support.

In India, CAF is partnering with over 60 Corporates, 30,000 individuals, 350 NGOs, supporting over 500 projects across the country. We have more than 22 years of experience of corporate advisory, design and delivery of programs for providing innovative solution driven response to various social initiatives. We have a robust NGO due diligence program and have more than 2000 validated NGOs. Our Giving products include payroll giving, corporate CSR, grant making, volunteering, Donor Advised Fund, etc.

For further details about CAF India, please visit http://www.cafindia.org

The Position

CAF India is looking for an experienced and knowledgeable person to fill this role to ensure that all finance within the organization are carried out effectively and get strengthened. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious professional to lead the development, management of the overall finance within the organization.

Key Responsibilities

A) GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM :

• • Financial review of MOU of NGOs & Donors before finalization and ensure its reconciliation with each other.
• • Reviewing of Fund Release Advice and ensure timely disbursement of fund to NGOs as per MOU.
• • With the coordination of Program Team, track the grant and share the financial report to Project Team Leader and Head-Finance & Admin.
• • Track the budget utilization as per the line heads and approved budget limit.
• • Coordinate with NGO partner and program team to establish the reasons for variance in budget utilization if any.
• • Coordinate with Project Manager in compliance to audit/spot check recommendations.
• • Prepare project budgets and budget notes as and when required.
• • Produce timely financial reports for submission to donor capturing the financial figures as stipulated by the donor and in the grant agreements.
• • Generate a quarterly report on grants noting concerns on over/under spending and related action plan.
• • Reconcile the balances in the financial reports / invoices submitted to the donors to the balances as per CAF INIDA accounting records.
• • Tracking of monitoring visit through master filling / archiving system.
• • Managing Procurement Functions.

B) NGOS’ AUDIT & COMPLIANCE (FINANCE):

• • Ensure that the financial systems are in compliance with CAF INIDA’ policies and procedures, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donors’ rules as per the MOU and regulations and legal requirements.
• • Review of Partners financial, suggest best practice and submit timely feedback reports to management for better control.

C) REPORTING:

• • Ensure timely preparation and sharing of the financial visit reports with the analysis highlighting the key results or action required in coordination with program team and NGO Partner.
• • Preparation of Project’s associated Budget vs. Actuals reports and variance analysis, assess the financial impact on the budget and suggest appropriate corrective actions.
• • Coordinate with program team for timely submission of various financial reports before the due date for them to review.
• • Support in preparation and submission of the financial reports to donors
• • Preparation of Grants reporting schedule & update the reporting status of assigned project

CAPACITY BUILDING :

To support and suggest best practice to NGOs Partner staff and build their capacity in the finance areas related to accounting system, policy & procedure and compliances For Mou Budget Finalization The Concern finance person will be involved from initial phase of budgeting with the knowledge of the proposed thematic area and the work scale. So that he could well estimate the amount which might be required for project.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification & Experience & Competencies

• Graduate with MBA in Finance or a high level professional degree in Accounts, or Cost and Management Accountants, or equivalent from a reputed university/institution.
• Experience and understanding of development sector.
• Minimum Experience 10 years plus work experience of progressively responsible Finance.
• Must have basic awareness of information security management systems based on ISO / IEC 27001 standards.

Location:

The position will be based at the CAF India headquarters at New Delhi.

Reporting To

Director – Finance and Operations

To Apply:

Interested and eligible candidates interested in this position are requested to apply to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with their updated resume, present/last drawn Cost to Company and a short note on why they qualify for this role.