Role Details
Role: Senior Manager Finance
Department: Finance Division
Reports to: Director Finance & Operations
Supervises: Two reportees
Career Path: Build solutions and manage work pipelines (G4M)
Career Stage: Mastering
About Us
Digital Green is a social impact organization helping farmers harness technology and data to build resilient and prosperous communities. Founded in 2008 out of Microsoft Research, it began with a video-based approach that transformed how agricultural advisory reached rural communities. Over the years, the organization has partnered with governments, the private sector, and civil society to scale digital tools and AI-driven platforms across India. To date, Digital Green, in India, has reached 5.5 million smallholder farmers (50% women), trained more than 100,000 frontline workers (52% women), and supported hundreds of farmer groups in producing and sharing localized videos in 26 languages. Building on 17 years of experience, it is now advancing a farmer-responsive, AI-enabled model of extension. In 2024, Digital Green launched FarmerChat, an open-source, AI-powered solution designed to strengthen public systems and deliver climate-smart, hyperlocal guidance in farmers’ own languages. In India, the tool has reached more than 600,000 users (35% women), who have asked millions of queries.
By continuously innovating and expanding digital solutions, we remain committed to driving meaningful change. Our team is passionate about transformative change, fostering resilience, and making a tangible impact. Joining Digital Green Trust means joining a team of forward-thinking leaders in technology-driven development and social impact in India. If you’re a visionary who shares our values and seeks to drive impactful partnerships for the greater good, we invite you to join our mission. www.digitalgreentrust.org
Role Summary
We are looking for a highly experienced finance professional to lead strategic financial management and compliance for our organisation. The role will strengthen internal controls, oversee audits and financial operations, ensure statutory, regulatory, and donor compliance, and manage financial reporting. The position will support leadership with data-driven insights for strategic decision-making and also guide the finance team in strengthening financial processes, compliance standards, and overall operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
I. Strategic Financial Management & Compliance
- Develop and maintain strong internal control and accountability systems.
- Oversee the effective implementation of DGT’s financial policies, procedures, and systems.
- Ensure all legal, statutory, and donor compliance requirements are met (FCRA, Income Tax, Companies Act, RBI, TDS, GST, PF).
- Lead internal and external audit processes, ensuring timely responses and implementation of recommendations.
- Proactively identify and mitigate financial risks, implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop and update financial compliance frameworks and ensure organization-wide adherence.
- Act as the primary point of contact for statutory bodies, regulatory agencies, and donor audits.
- Liaise with external consultants and legal advisors on tax, audits, and legal matters.
- Maintain high-level relationships with banking partners and government authorities.
- Ensure organizational readiness for changes in tax legislation.
- Represent the organization in interactions with tax authorities, as needed.
II. Financial Operations & Reporting
- Oversee vendor and staff payment processing, ensuring adherence to statutory deductions and proper documentation.
- Oversee tax matters and reconciliation reports.
- Process and submit fund requests, ensuring adherence to budgets.
- Oversee monthly and annual financial closing processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Develop, review and distribute financial statements, management reports, cash flow projections, and budgets.
- Monitor budget utilization and cash flow, providing recommendations to leadership.
- Design and oversee monthly cash reconciliations and bank statement closures.
- Maintain the financial dashboard and net asset schedule, providing regular updates to leadership.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of internal and external financial documents.
III. Team Leadership & Capacity Building
- Inspire, lead, and manage the finance team, fostering a high-performing and customer-service-oriented environment.
- Establish individual and team goals, conduct performance assessments, and provide regular feedback.
- Support leadership in strategic oversight by providing financial data for decision-making.
- Build and strengthen internal finance and compliance capacities, including budget management skills for non-finance staff.
- Engage with multiple stakeholders to address needs and concerns.
- Build staff capacity on financial compliance and regulatory awareness.
Key Collaborators
- Partner with Budgeting & Grants team to align workforce budgeting and forecasting decisions
- Provide financial insights, budgets, and risk analysis to Senior Leadership team to support strategic decision making and organizational planning.
- Coordinate with Program team on budget utilization, fund requests, financial reporting, and compliance to ensure program activities align with approved budgets and donor requirements.
- Collaborate with Procurement/Operations team for vendor payments, contract compliance, and procurement documentation to ensure financial transparency and statutory compliance.
- Coordinate with Statutory and Regulatory Authorities on regulatory filings, compliance reporting, and responding to statutory queries.
- Maintain relationships for fund management, banking operations, and financial transactions.
Qualification, Skills and Expertise Required
- 12–15 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting.
- Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience in the non-profit sector (mandatory).
- Proven experience in managing FCRA compliance (mandatory).
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial processes, and statutory/regulatory compliance.
- Proven ability to design and strengthen internal controls, manage financial risks, and ensure accountability.
- Strong commitment to financial integrity, transparency, and ethical practices.
Competencies
- Attention to Detail - Maintains accuracy and thoroughness in financial records, reports, reconciliations, and compliance documentation.
- Accountability - Takes ownership of financial processes, decisions, and outcomes while ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
- Leadership and Team Development - Motivates and guides team members, sets clear expectations, and supports professional development within the finance team.
- Communications Skills - Clearly communicates financial information, compliance requirements, and recommendations to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Solution-Oriented Approach - Anticipates financial risks or compliance issues and takes timely corrective and preventive actions.
Application Process
If the above role meets your requirements and you are interested to apply for this position, please send your CV at ashokkumar@digitalgreentrust.org on or before 31st March 2026
Due to the high volume of applicant response, not all applicants may receive a response from Digital Green Trust. Digital Green Trust is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.