Sr Associate Compliance

Roundglass Foundation; Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Roundglass Foundation, part of the Roundglass Group, seeks an experienced Finance & Compliance professional to strengthen governance and compliance. The role manages finance operations, FCRA compliance, grant accounting, and regulatory reporting, ensuring donor funds are tracked, utilized, and reported in line with laws and policies.

The role collaborates with Finance, Programs, Fundraising, HR, Legal, auditors, and senior management to uphold strong financial governance.

Qualifications

• CA preferred with NGO/FCRA experience.
• 5–10 years of relevant NGO/Foundations experience.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in FCRA and NGO financial compliance.
• Experience in grant accounting, donor reporting, internal controls, and SOP development.
• Good understanding of applicable corporate, statutory, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end compliance with FCRA and applicable rules and regulations.
• Supervise proper accounting and documentation of foreign contributions across donor/project budgets.
• Develop and review compliance policies, SOPs, controls and governance frameworks.
• Monitor utilization of foreign contributions against approved objectives and donor budgets.
• Coordinate FCRA audits, regulatory reviews and responses to observations/notices.
• Maintain records and documentation for regulatory inspection and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement, Operations, and senior management.
• Prepare periodic compliance dashboards and management reports.

Skills

FCRA compliance

NGO financial governance

Regulatory reporting

Auditing & controls

Documentation

Education

CA

CA Inter

CMA

MBA Finance

M.Com

Job description

Job Description:

Position title: Sr.Associate,Compliance

Location: Mohali

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

Who we are

Roundglass is a wholistic wellbeing company working to empower healthier lives, stronger communities, and a more sustainable world. That w in wholistic is intentional: We believe in true wellbeing spans the whole human experience, from how we care for ourselves to our connections with others and the planet.

Roundglass creates real-world impact through diverse, interconnected initiatives. Roundglass Foundation drives our development work in communities and ecosystems across India, while the Roundglass Living app delivers personalized, science-backed wellbeing guidance to individuals around the world.

We’re driven by a mission to make wellbeing accessible and actionable for everyone, everywhere. That mission shapes how we work and show up for each other. If you’re committed to creating meaningful impact and want to help build a culture that reflects it, we'd love to meet you.

About Roundglass Foundation

From empowering rural villages to nurturing world-class athletes and documenting biodiversity, Roundglass Foundation has been transforming communities and ecosystems across India since 2018. Through Roundglass Punjab, Roundglass Sports, and Roundglass Sustain, we drive long-term, systemic change in close collaboration with local communities and administrations, reaching to date. Everything we do reflects a single belief: Meaningful progress happens when leadership, opportunity, and community wellbeing grow together.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Finance & Compliance professional to strengthen the organization’s governance and compliance framework. The role will be responsible for managing the Foundation’s finance operations, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) compliance, statutory and regulatory reporting, grant accounting, financial controls, and audit requirements. The role will ensure that all domestic and foreign contributions are received, accounted for, utilized, and reported in accordance with applicable laws, donor requirements, and internal policies.

The position will work closely with Finance, Programs, Fundraising, Procurement, Human Resources (HR), Legal, auditors, banks, and senior management to ensure strong financial governance and compliance. The ideal candidate should have strong working experience in a corporate environment, excellent stakeholder and reporting skills, and experience working in a multi-functional business environment.

What you’ll do

• Ensure end-to-end compliance with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and applicable rules, notifications and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise proper accounting and documentation of foreign contributions, including donor-wise, project-wise, location-wise and purpose-wise tracking.
• Develop and review to implement compliance policies, SOPs, controls and governance frameworks for Foundation.
• Monitor utilization of foreign contributions against approved objectives and donor/project budgets. Ensure that foreign contribution is not utilized for prohibited or non-permissible purposes.
• Conduct periodic compliance reviews, risk assessments and internal audits to identify gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain complete records, supporting documents, donor correspondence and utilization evidence for regulatory inspection.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, HR, Procurement, Operations and other teams to ensure adherence to applicable regulations and internal policies.
• Coordinate with external consultants, auditors, and government authorities, wherever required. Coordinate FCRA audits, regulatory reviews and responses to observations/notices.
• Prepare periodic compliance dashboards and management reports, highlighting risks, pending actions and key developments.
• Conduct compliance awareness sessions and ensure employees understand relevant organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Establish strong documentation and record-management practices to ensure audit readiness.
• Maintain separate and appropriate accounting/tracking for:
  • Domestic funds
  • FCRA funds
  • Restricted grants
  • Unrestricted funds
  • Project/program-specific funds
• Review grant budgets versus actual expenditure and identify variances. Prepare donor financial reports and utilization statements.
• Coordinate with Program/Fundraising teams before financial commitments are made to donors.

Requirements

Skills & Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred.
• Chartered Accountancy Intermediate (CA Inter), Cost and Management Accountant (CMA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, or Master of Commerce (M.Com) with strong Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) experience may also be considered for the Manager level.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience, preferably with an NGO, Foundation, or Section 8 Company.
• Strong knowledge and hands‑on experience in FCRA and NGO financial compliance is mandatory.
• Experience in grant accounting, donor reporting, internal controls, and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development.
• Good understanding of applicable corporate, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• High integrity, resilience, accountability, and cultural sensitivity.
• Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Head of Finance / Finance Controller.

Benefits

Why Roundglass

Roundglass was built on the vision that wellbeing should beat the very center of our life journeys. We’re reimagining how the world experiences wellbeing and how companies, including our own, support the wellbeing of their people.

We’re a group of mission‑driven innovators who put our values into practice every day, using technology, science, and traditional wisdom to help people live better lives. We’ve built a team we’re proud of, and we’re always looking for people who will add to it.

To learn more, visit our Website, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Roundglass does not discriminate against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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