Advertisement Title: Senior Manager Accounting Control
Role: Senior Manager Accounting Control
Location : Delhi
Report to: CFO (Chief Finance Officer)
Position : 1
About CHRI:
Centre for Health Research and Innovation (CHRI) aims to create lasting public health impact across the country. We work on some of the most critical areas of public health including tuberculosis, maternal new-born child health and nutrition, neglected tropical diseases, malaria, and vaccines. Our work is spread across India with communities, healthcare professionals, policy makers, innovators, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacists to bring about sustainable, scalable, and impactful change in public health.
Role Purpose:
Senior Manager- Accounting Control will oversee the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of the organization’s accounting processes. This role ensures strong internal controls, high quality accounting practices, statutory compliance, and timely financial reporting. The position is central to safeguarding assets, minimizing financial risk, and ensuring all accounting activities meet organizational, statutory, and donor standards.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting, Risk Management
• Oversee the entire accounting function, including, cash flow management, payments, receivables, fixed assets and supporting documentation standards.
• Responsible for accurate recording and processing of all financial transactions, reconciliations, month end and annual closing process.
• Strengthen internal controls, financial systems & related technologies & ERPs and update accounting policies and SOPs aligned with Indian NGO regulations and best practices.
• Design, implement, and continuously strengthen a comprehensive risk management and compliance framework to safeguard organizational and donor interests.
• Review donor wise accounting, ensuring compliance with fund restrictions and cost allocations.
• Ensure accuracy in donor financial reports, spending reconciliations, and burn rate analyses.
• Collaborate with Program & Grants Finance teams to maintain clean documentation trails for donor audits.
Audit & Compliance
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, including New Labor Code, FCRA, Direct & Indirect Taxes and other governing laws, as applicable.
• Lead and coordinate statutory, donor, and internal audits, support grant financial management, and liaise effectively with auditors, donors, and regulatory authorities.
• Oversee Board governance processes, including convening meetings, preparing agendas, documentation, and ensuring compliance with governance requirements.
• Management of payroll process and compliance, statutory deductions, filings, and reconciliations related to employee compensation and benefits.
• Coordinate timely filings, returns, and documentation for regulators.
• Maintain compliance calendars and mitigate compliance risks.
• Ensure all accounting records meet audit ready standards year round.
• Track audit recommendations and drive closure.
Team Leadership & Capacity Building
• Supervise, coach, and mentor the accounting team.
• Deliver trainings on internal controls, accounting SOPs, documentation, donor compliance, and statutory rules.
• Foster an accountability driven, high accuracy culture within the team.
Required skills & experience
• Chartered Accountant required with over 8 years of experience in finance, compliance, multiple projects and donor management, primarily in the development and non-profit sector.
• Extensive experience in FCRA, Income Tax, Labour Laws, other applicable laws, and donor financial management.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing financial systems, strengthening internal control and leading a diverse team
• Prior experience in accounting control function, audits, risk management, ERP accounting systems with INGOs, large Indian NGOs, Donor Organisations, corporates, large, reputed Audit Firms will be an added advantage.
• Ability to articulate and communicate with senior leadership team and board members and collaborate across functions.
• Strong analytical skills, detail orientated, and ability to thrive in a dynamic workplace.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a team, as well as strong cooperation and people skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• High integrity, reliability, adaptability and ethical judgement
• Strong leadership and team building capability
• Experience in MCA/Income Tax compliance, PF/GST/PT compliance, balance sheet finalisation, and related work.
• Independently able to manage and lead Internal and Statutory Audits
Application procedure:
Please use the role reference code “5178/SM/NEW/FEB-26/N” when applying via the following link: https://rb.gy/8pj7c9 by 01st June 2026.
CHRI reserves the right to assign districts in the final offer to the shortlisted applicants based on program requirement.
All Applicants must have legal authorization to work in India.
CHRI is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.
CHRI is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. CHRI does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Note: The selected candidate will receive an open-ended employment contract.