Finance Manager - NGO

Finance Manager- NGO

Muktangan, founded in 2003 as the sole project of Paragon Charitable Trust, currently runs seven municipal schools, beginning at the preschool level, and a Teacher Education Centre. It trains local low-income, community members (mainly women) to implement its educational model within these mainstream schools. All the schools add a higher standard every year with its pilot school reaching standard X (final year Board Examination) in 2014. Its unique pedagogical philosophy, which is incorporated into both its school and teacher education programmes, is now ready for replication.

Muktangan researches and develops, through its community-based government schools, a pedagogical approach which operationalizes national policies. Its Resource Centre incorporates a Teacher Education Centre integrated into a School System, each strengthening the other, using a “Hub and Spokes” approach.
Muktangan is now consolidating and offering the larger teacher and school educational system their expertise, capacity and materials to support further educational development (both government and non-government).

For more details, view the 10 minute Muktangan documentary film on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYp5-wA08HE. You may also refer to our website www.muktanganedu.org.

Muktangan requires a passionate Finance Manager to lead the overall accounting and financial management functions of the organization with high standards of accountability, transparency and precision. This will help Muktangan develop further into an Educational Resource Centre reaching out to the mainstream Teacher / School Education system. From the beginning the goal of the Muktangan project was to develop an alternative model of inclusive child-centred education within the mainstream system and then to seek out partnerships for the replication of its most successful components.

The person selected will, after a period of induction, having internalized the vision, mission and underlying beliefs of Muktangan, take the lead in institutional fundraising at Paragon Charitable Trust.

Key Responsibility Areas (KRA)

1. Ensure budgets, financial reports and audits are carried out as per schedule

2. Advise Managing Trustee on financial management decisions and reporting

Specific Responsibilities (under each KRA)

1. Ensure budgets, financial reports and audits are carried out as per schedule

a. Understand the financial needs of the organization and work with the Managing Trustee and programmatic staff to draw a long-term budget

b. Report on cash flow, project expenditure and organizational financial statements

c. Create Budget vs. Actual reports and variance analysis report on periodical basis

d. Ensure timely financial reporting to the Managing Trustee, donors of Muktangan and all other stakeholders

e. Liaise with statutory auditors and ensure all internal and statutory audits are conducted in time and as per legal requirements

2. Advise Managing Trustee on financial management decisions and reporting

a. Provide the Managing Trustee with an analysis of accounts on a regular basis and advise on changes in the processes of financial management as well as on decisions to be made

b. Advise the Managing Trustee on ways to improve financial reporting to key stakeholders to ensure timeliness and transparency of accounts

Education and Work Experience

- Graduate/ Post Graduate degree in Commerce with Business Administration/ Financial Management

- Minimum of 4-6 years of professional experience in the financial management and administration

- Knowledge of FCRA and related issues desirable

- Expertise in financial administration and management

Required Skills, Abilities and Attitude

- Entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Muktangan’s mission of providing inclusive, child-centric education to underprivileged children

- Excellent communication and drafting skills

- Ability to work as a member of a diverse team

- Excellent organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail and ability to adapt to changing situations

- Able to multi-task and prioritize while performing a variety of tasks with minimal direction

- Ability to self-initiate, problem solve, make decisions independently and to know when to seek additional guidance

How to Apply?

Interested candidates please send your cover letter and CV with the subject title - iimjobs: Finance Manager to careers@muktanganedu.org