Job Description
Position: Manager - Finance and Accounts
Reporting to: Director
Job Location: Pondicherry
About Satya Special School:
Satya Special School was started as an integrated center for disability rehabilitation in Pondicherry—the first of its kind in 2003 by a group of dedicated doctors, social workers, and philanthropists with the commitment of "reaching the unreached” with the focus on healthcare and rehabilitation through various therapeutic and special education services to children with diverse developmental disabilities and delays. The core mission is to assist any child with a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, the child's age, financial status, or caste.Satya Special School brought in qualified professionals, elevating the standard of rehabilitation services in Pondicherry.
Today, Satya serves over 1,400 children, mostly from poor and marginalized families with special needs through various services provided across 12 centers, both urban and rural, as well as three mobile units that deliver home-based interventions to children in remote villages in and around Puducherry, Karaikal, and some districts of Tamil Nadu. Satya has worked tirelessly with families, empowering them to create safe and nurturing environments. As a result there has been no abandonment of children with disabilities by families under Satya's care for the last 23 years—an extraordinary testament to the transformative impact of their work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage Finance, Accounts, Internal Audit, Taxation, and Revenue / Spend Cycle Management to ensure organizational financial stability and adherence to policies and statutory guidelines.
- Produce accurate financial information, ensuring compliance with regulations and timelines with the support of other staff in finance department.
- Coordinate with auditors for timely completion of audits and implement accounting systems aligned with organizational objectives.
- Manage cash flow, financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Oversee tax compliance and identify opportunities for process improvements, ensuring adherence to approval protocols.
- Analyse financial results, recommending corrective actions for significant variances against budgets.
- Ensure timely submission of accurate reports to funders, maintaining quality and consistency.
- Prepare forecast reports and update the team on planned versus actuals, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Establish and maintain accounting controls to safeguard organization assets against misappropriation.
- Ensure procurements & payments as per organizational policies / guidelines
- Ensure transparency and accountability in the use of project funds
- Maintain confidentiality of financial information.
- Other specific task assigned by the reporting officer.
Competencies:
- Candidates who have a good understanding of NGO accounting, financial management and compliance such as FCRA, Income Tax, GST and others related to NGO sector
- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
- Competencies such as budget preparation, documentation, record keeping, monitoring, donor reporting, bank and cash reconciliation etc.,
- High level of self-motivation, initiative and leadership
- Minimum 8 - 10 years of experience in NGO sector
- Proficiency in accounting software (Tally) and MS Office
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Please send your resume, cover letter and current salary details to the following mail admin@satyaspecialschool.org Last date for applying is 31st October 2026.
Please mention ‘Manager - Finance and Accounts” in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.