Manager – Finance
Role Requirement:
The Manager – Finance will support financial operations, ensuring accurate accounting, statutory compliance, and timely reporting. The role requires hands-on experience in accounting systems, payroll coordination, audits, and regulatory compliance including FCRA.
Accounting & Financial Management
- Maintain books of accounts in accordance with accounting standards
- Ensure accurate recording of all financial transactions on Tally
- Prepare and submit reviewed weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports related to donations.
- Coordinate and assist the Accounts Officer in finalising monthly expense report and maintaining vouchers.
- Conduct online transactions in the absence of Accounts Officer.
- Handle bank reconciliations, journal entries, and ledger scrutiny
- Monitor expenses and ensure budget adherence
- Ensure that domestic and FCRA books of accounts are maintained separately
Statutory Compliance
- Ensure compliance with Income Tax, TDS, GST, ESIC, EPF, and other statutory regulations
- Manage filings and returns within deadlines
- Maintain proper documentation for audits and inspections
FCRA Compliance & Donor Reporting
- Handle accounting and reporting related to FCRA funds
- Ensure adherence to FCRA regulations and reporting requirements
- Review donor utilisation reports.
- Coordinate with program teams to ensure proper utilisation and reporting of restricted funds.
Payroll & Employee Payments
- Execute payroll processing and verification
- Coordinate with Director of Human Resources for salary inputs and Exits
- Ensure statutory deductions and filings related to payroll
- Ensure proper work on HRMS systems for expense and payroll (e.g. Pocket HRMS)
Audit & Reporting
- Assist in internal and external audits
- Prepare financial reports, MIS, and variance analysis
- Provide data and schedules required by auditors
- Review and provide schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation required by auditors.
Budgeting & Financial Planning
- Assist in annual budgeting and periodic forecasting
- Track actual vs budget and highlight variances
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field is required
- Master’s degree in commerce from a recognised university or college will be an added advantage
- Minimum of five years of professional experience in finance management, with demonstrated experience in a managerial role
- Excellent presentation and documentation skills
- Knowledge and experience of working on Financial ERP systems like Tally
- Excellent IT skills, particularly with Excel spreadsheets, word processing, accounting software, web browsing, email and report writing software
- Experience of managing taxation matters, with desirable exposure to FCRA compliance
- Experience of negotiating, drafting and managing contracts
- Excellent negotiation skills preferred
- Good communication skills in Hindi, Marathi, and English preferred
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- Proven written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality on all financial matters
- Knowledge of Animal Rahat’s areas of work and animal rights issues
- Adherence to a healthy vegan lifestyle
The position is based on-site in Sangli, Maharashtra. Interested candidates may submit their applications to jobs@animalrahat.com .