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General Manager - Finance &

Accounts
Head Office
Mumbai

About Educate Girls

Established in 2007, Educate Girls (a project of 'Foundation to Educate Girls
Globally') is holistically tackling issues at the root cause of gender inequality in
India's education system that has helped to ensure over 90% enrolment and higher
attendance as well as improved school infrastructure, quality of education and
learning outcomes for all girls.

Our comprehensive model helps communities assess their school situation, initiate
action plans and empowers them to sustain positive results at the lowest cost.
Educate Girls believes that if girls in the most backward gender gap districts are
educated now, they will have the potential to enter the formal economy, gain
employment and lift their families out of poverty. By leveraging the government's
existing investment in schools, Educate Girls delivers measurable results to a large
number of beneficiaries and avoids duplication or parallel delivery of services.

Because of the sustainability and scalability of the model, Educate Girls has grown
from a 500-school pilot project in the Pali district of Rajasthan to now serving
thousands of schools, reaching millions of children in some of India's most remote
areas. The non-governmental organization has a management and outreach office in
Mumbai and operations in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and is committed to
launching interventions in multiple new geographies across India over the coming
years.

About The Role

The General Manager - Finance & Accounts should be a highly responsible
professional who is in charge of all functions involving money in the organization.
While answerable to Director – Finance, s/he holds authority over decisions
regarding income, costs, payroll, investments payments etc. Often, s/he is required
to work closely with other members of the management team on matters that can
affect the financial health of the organization.

Role and Responsibilities

 Tracking, reviewing, analyzing and managing Educate girls financial flows and
budgets on a regular basis for core and project finances
 Supervising several project grants and reporting to donors on the use of grant
funds
 Coordinating the development of core and project budgets; developing grant
budgets; negotiating, coordinating and administering grants and contracts
 Developing, designing and improving internal financial and administrative system
and accounting practices, with the goal of timely and accurate tracking of
expense on projects throughout India and core expenses incurred from offices in
Mumbai, Ajmer and Indore.
 Lead and support organizational budgeting practices/ provide financial oversight
and monitoring for grant proposals and reviewing contracts with companies and
staff
 Overseeing, reporting and monitoring of organisational performance metrics
 Supervising and training accounts officers and accountants in financial operations
 Liaising with senior management on all administrative issues
 Reporting to Director - Finance and apprising her of the financial aspects of key
proposals and projects
 Ensuring timely tax compliances and adherence to FCRA etc.

Education and other required qualifications/experience/skills

 Hold a Post-Graduation/MBA degree in Finance with a background in technology,
Engineering or Commerce.
 Have a minimum of 8-10 years of experience in handling accounts function
 Excellent knowledge of computer - Windows & Microsoft Office applications
(Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
 Organization and management skill
 Excellent communication skills both oral & written
 People management skills with past experience of managing diverse teams,
Problem Solving skills with a solution oriented focus
 Innovative and intuitive and an ability to delegate tasks and also multitask.