Assistant Manager

TechnoServe; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

TechnoServe in Mumbai, India, seeks a Financial Analyst to support all programs. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will help manage budgets, spending, and financial close-outs across India programs. You will coordinate with grants and contracts, plan staffing and budgets for new projects, and ensure donor compliance.

Strong modelling, data management, and communication skills are essential. Candidates with 4-7 years in finance and qualifications in Accounting or Finance, CA Intern or

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of finance, project costing, budgeting, and business analysis.
• Experience with financial reporting and MIS.
• Strong financial modelling and ratio analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Graduate or Post-Graduate in Accounting or Finance; CA Intern or ICWA.
• Experience in project budgeting/costing is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Financial Controller to monitor field budgets and burn rate.
• Review budget vs spends, sub-grants, taxes, and close-out processes; coordinate with HQ.
• Coordinate with grants/contracts team on donor documentation and budgets.
• Organize kickoff meetings for new projects and support planning.
• Assist Country Director and Program Directors to develop work plans and staffing.
• Lead development of program budgets for donor funding opportunities.
• Ensure proposals meet donor documentation, due diligence, and compliance.
• Provide input on proposal management when needed.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project costing

Education

Graduate/Post-Graduate in Accounting or Finance

CA Intern / ICWA

Tools

MS Excel

MIS

Job description

Position Description:

The Financial Analyst will be responsible to support all programs for TechnoServe's India operations. The position will report to the Financial Controller. The role would contribute majorly to support on financial budgets and spends for new and existing programs.

Specific tasks include:

Project Financial Management and Reporting

• Work with the Financial Controller to monitor and review field budget, execution burn rate, effective forward spend strategy for all India programs.
• Responsible for reviewing financial management (budget versus spends including sub-grants, taxes, direct charging), and monitoring financial close-out of al projects. Coordination with HQ.
• Coordinate with the grants and contracts team for managing pre award donor contractual documentation, budgets, review, compliance and formalities along with Financial Controller on finance aspects and with Head Human Resource on resource planning before rollout to stakeholders.

Program Management:

• Arrange kickoff meeting at start of new projects
• Support the India Country Director and Program Directors, coordinate with Project Managers to develop work plans, project budgets and staffing plans to help plan rollout during start-up phase
• Program Development support - Costing & Budgeting
  - Support India Program Development team on cost proposals and budgets
  - Lead the development of program budgets to be submitted to donors for all new funding opportunities.
  - Ensure the new program budgets are vetted with the Financial Controller on financial aspects and with Head HR on resource planning before rollout to stakeholders.
• Ensure that all proposals meet the documentation, due diligence, and compliance requirements of the donor.
• Provide inputs on areas such as proposal management as and when needed

Key requirements:

• Minimum of 4-7 years of finance, project costing, financial & business analysis, budgeting, value chain financing and enterprise development
• Understanding of various kind of financial reporting, MIS, data management, project / proposal management
• Good experience of financial modelling and ratio analysis
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Qualification: Graduate/Post-Graduate in Accounting, Finance or related fields, CA Intern, ICWA
• Experience of project budgeting / costing will be added advantage

Visit us at www.technoserve.org

TechnoServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer