Senior Finance Manager

About Udhyam Learning Foundation:

At Udhyam Learning Foundation, our vision is to create a caring world, where people fearlessly pursue their potential. We believe that every person has immense potential and Entrepreneurship is a powerful way to channel this potential. Entrepreneurship enables agency and allows an individual to work on his/her strengths while creating value for the world. Udhyam is working to unleash this potential. 

Why join Udhyam?

We are on a mission to enable people to make fearless choices in the pursuit of their potential.We want to do this both at scale and with impact. And we want it to do it soon. If you are someone who wants to be part of one such powerful journey then Udhyam is the place to be!!

About the Role

Udhyam Learning Foundation is looking for a hands-on and analytically strong Finance Manager to join our Finance team and work closely with the Co - Founder.

This is a high-ownership, cross-functional role that goes beyond accounting. You will be responsible for ensuring strong financial operations, meaningful management reporting, donor compliance, audit coordination and effective cash management.

The role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, building processes and partnering with teams across the organization.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in strengthening the financial foundations of a growing social-sector organization. You will work closely with the Co founder and interact with multiple functions, donors and external stakeholders, giving you broad exposure across finance, compliance, reporting and organizational decision-making.

If you are a finance professional who enjoys being hands-on, working collaboratively and using finance to enable an organization's mission, we'd love to hear from you.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Oversee day-to-day accounting and ensure accurate and timely closure of books.

• Review reconciliations, accounting entries, payables, receivables and financial controls.

• Identify and resolve accounting and operational finance issues.

MIS & Financial Analysis

• Prepare and present monthly MIS for the management.

• Analyse actuals vs. budget/forecast and highlight key variances and trends.

• Translate financial data into meaningful insights for decision-making.

• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.

Donor Management & Compliance

• Coordinate the finance aspects of onboarding new donors and grants.

• Work with Fundraising, Program, Operations and other teams on donor financial requirements.

• Ensure donor reporting, documentation and compliance requirements are met.

• Coordinate donor audits and drive closure of audit observations.

Statutory Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate the annual statutory audit and work closely with external auditors.

• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation and coordinate responses to audit queries.

• Support the Cofounder and Payroll/Finance consultants on statutory and regulatory compliance matters.

Cash & Treasury Management

• Monitor cash flows and liquidity requirements.

• Support payment planning and ensure appropriate financial controls.

• Prepare cash-flow forecasts and proactively flag funding or liquidity requirements.

Cross-functional Finance Partnership

• Partner with teams across Udhyam on finance-related matters.

• Help non-finance teams understand and comply with financial policies and donor requirements.

• Drive finance-related actions to timely closure across functions.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a person with at least 10 years minimum experience, with the following experience and skill set  to own and execute finance activities at the Udhyam.

• 6–8+ years of relevant experience in finance and accounting

• Strong understanding of accounting, financial reporting, audits and financial controls

• Experience with donor/grant accounting or the not-for-profit/social sector will be an advantage

• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial analysis capabilities

• Experience in MIS, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management

• Good working knowledge of accounting/ERP systems

• CA / Semi-qualified CA preferred 

Key Skills and Mindsets:

• Hands-on – comfortable getting into the details and making things happen.

• Analytical – able to look beyond the numbers and understand the story behind them.

• Collaborative – enjoys working with people across different functions.

• Proactive – identifies issues before they become problems.

• Detail-oriented – takes accuracy, controls and compliance seriously.

• A strong owner – takes responsibility and follows through until closure.

• A good communicator – can explain finance concepts simply to non-finance colleagues.