Senior Finance Associate

Overview

Detail-oriented and able to assist with day-to-day financial procedures and internal financial controls. Shall be undertaking all aspects of regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts.

This is a remote position.

• Ensure compliance with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and other relevant bodies as applicable.
• Coordinating with various external agencies for filling of compliance returns and forms in a timely manner.
• Maintaining records related to Board Meetings/AGM.
• Maintaining registers and Board of Directors record.
• Reviewing TDS payment working on monthly & quarterly basis and ensuring same is paid in time.
• Downloading Quarterly TDS certificates and sharing the same with Concerned team/vendor/consultants.
• Review of Monthly Payment of professional tax and filing return of same in timely manner.
• Preparing working for 10BD and filling the same with Income tax with the support of auditors.
• Download form 10BE and ensure that it is shared with the Donor.
• Ensuring regulatory requirements of EPF and ESIC in coordination with consultants.
• Preparation of any other regulatory reporting.

• Support in Statutory audit, Tax Audit, FCRA audit and funder audits.
• Coordinating with Auditors for audits, providing supporting documents.
• Support with Internal Audit and ensuring that observations are closed in a timely manner.

• Prepare and analyse the Donor Utilization Reports monthly basis.
• Preparing Monthly MIS in timely manner.
• Maintain record of Donor:
  Agreements, addendums.
• Any Other Assignment given as and when required.

• Produce monthly MIS with variance analysis, trend insights, and efficiency metrics.
• Anticipate financial risks (e.g., regulatory, liquidity, donor delays) and propose mitigation plans.

• 3+ years of work experience in the financial domain with strong understanding or expertise in Tally, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Master Degree in Finance or Accounting or CA/ICWA, Inter CA/ICWA.
• Ability to think strategically and make decisions & has an eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Ability to multitask & Willingness to travel to different locations across India, as required.

Critical factors for success:
Ability to liaison with government systems on a regular basis. Ability to take leadership in ambiguous situations, even when unsupervised. Good working knowledge of Excel and Canva. Seamless communication with your managers and colleagues. Close alignment with RL's core values and principles. Mission-driven, enthusiastic, and optimistic—committed to transformation. Experience of 2-3 years in the development sector. Good communication skills for coordination & reporting.

Self-motivated, accountable & capable of working independently in a government environment.