Senior Manager, Finance

Working at Teach For India
Teach For India is on a journey to reach an India free of poverty and filled with love by ending educational inequity in our country. Fifteen years into our journey we are a movement of 5000+ Alumni working at all levels of the education system, who are reaching 1 in 10 children across the country. These Alumni have graduated from our two-year Fellowship Program where they taught in under-resourced classrooms to put 33,500 low-income children on a different life path.

Today, we have 1000 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India. Over 16,000 Teach For India students have appeared for the 10th grade board examinations till date, with an impressive 95% pass rate across cities as of November 2024.
In 2022, we embarked on  Phase 4 , our fourth strategic phase. We have a bold and ambitious ten-year journey ahead of us that aims to  grow 50,000 leaders , who will  work collectively , and  with love , to  transform the lives of 1 in 10 low-income children in our regions , through an  education that unleashes the potential of self, others and India .

In this decade, five key priorities will lead us to this vision.
Strengthen  our core Fellowship to build strong teacher leaders who provide an excellent and equitable education to our children and continue to do so beyond the Fellowship
Scale  our impact by strategically introducing additional Fellowships as alternative pathways for leadership development
Match  the Alumni of our programs at an intersection of their interests and the needs of the system and our children
Advocate  for key issues that impact educational equity, and engage 3.5% of the population in the movement for educational equity
Act  collectively with our Alumni to learn about and address key issues in our regions.
Our work will only be completed when we have built a movement of leaders that is large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.
We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of individuals. We're committed to learning and excellence in our roles, and to being deeply rooted in our core values.
What Teach For India Can Offer You
The opportunity to be part of one of the most established and visionary movements in the education sector in India which is at a pivotal point in terms of expanding its scale and outreach across the nation and working with changemakers across the country.
A challenging yet flexible workplace in which every individual employee's Staff journey is tracked for excellence and leadership development.
A work environment in which employees' holistic well-being is a core priority, enabling people to be their best selves.
Access to connections and resources from the global Teach For All network that includes partner organizations spanning 50+ countries across 6 continents.
Remuneration that is competitive within the top quartile of the Indian NGO pay scales, and a benefits package that includes extensive medical insurance and maternity coverage for both parents.

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager (Finance) works closely with the Director, Finance in managing the trust's financial operations, with a strong focus on accounting, statutory and regulatory compliance, cash flows, investments and high-quality, regular MIS for leadership. The role emphasises continuous monitoring and guidance of the finance team, regular review of accounting entries and payroll, and support for strengthening systems, processes and documentation, but does not directly own donor reporting.

Responsibilities:
Accounting, compliance and audits
Oversee day-to-day accounting, ensuring accurate and complete recording of transactions in line with Indian GAAP/Accounting Standards and internal policies as applicable to NGOs.
Conduct regular review of accounting entries (including cost centres, projects and funding codes) to ensure accurate mapping of expenses to donors, programmes and organisational cost heads.
Ensure all allocations, apportionments and reclasses are supported by clear workings and posted in the correct period.
Ensure compliance with the Maharashtra…