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Join the Simple Team!
Simple Education Foundation JD 2025
Manager Finance
At Simple Education Foundation (SEF) we work with the government to build statewide strengthening programs for teachers and principals to increase the standard of teaching in government schools across India. Our mission is to strengthen 1 million educators by 2028.
We are a highly driven team with over 50 years of cumulative experience in teaching in classrooms and working with government school systems. Our team is young dynamic bold and audacious enough to make this mission come true in our lifetime. To help us accelerate our impact we are looking to onboard more members on our paper plane!
About the role
At SEF we believe that robust financial systems are critical to sustaining and scaling meaningful change in education. As Manager Finance you will play a vital role in leading the design and of our financial strategy ensuring compliance managing audits and reporting supporting fundraising and grant management and stewarding SEFs resources with integrity and foresight.
This is a strategic crossfunctional role that requires you to work with internal and external stakeholdersteam members auditors donors board members and vendorsto strengthen SEFs financial health and governance.
This role provides:
An opportunity to work closely with leadership and the board bringing clarity control and strategic insight to financial decisionmaking across SEF.
A platform to design and institutionalize finance systems and processes that support scale transparency and donor confidence.
A space to grow as a social sector leader through handson exposure to budgeting compliance grant management and organizationwide financial planning.
What will you do
Lead budgeting and financial planning
Develop and manage SEFs annual and quarterly budgets in alignment with strategic goals. Build team capacity to align activities and plans to budgets and respond to queries from program teams regarding budget allocation and expense utilization.Support fundraising and grant reporting
Collaborate with the Fundraising team to prepare proposal budgets track fund utilization and submit accurate timely and auditready donor fund utilization reports. Work closely with auditors and donors to ensure seamless financial communication and reporting.Oversee team and board reporting
Design and maintain robust reporting systems including budget vs actuals cash flow forecasts and customized financial dashboards for internal teams and board members. Develop and implement a Management Information System (MIS) for regular financial performance analysis and present key insights and improvements to senior management.Manage vendor relationships and payments
Streamline expense management processes strengthen vendor coordination and ensure timely accurate disbursals and documentation aligned with internal controls.Strengthen systems and processes
Build and institutionalise scalable financial processes SOPs and tools for expense tracking documentation and reporting. Lead the adoption of techenabled financial systems to support efficiency and scale.Build team capacity and policies
Train and support teams in budgeting expense tracking and compliance. Work crossfunctionally to evolve SEFs finance policies ensuring they are robust futureready and aligned with organizational growth.Collaborate across departments and stakeholders:
Work closely with program managers department heads and fundraising teams to codevelop program budgets monitor ongoing financial performance and drive informed decisionmaking across functions. Collaborate with external legal counsel advisors partners vendors and donors as needed to ensure alignment and compliance across financial operations.
Requirements
Core Competencies for all SEF Employees
Collaborates
Builds partnerships and works cooperatively with others to meet shared objectives effectively navigating and managing ambiguity to achieve common goals.Communicates Effectively
Delivers clear and direct multimode (writtenoral) communications that conveys an understanding of the unique needs of different audiences progress learnings and challenges.Enables Learning & Development
Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels for self and othersStrategically uses inputs (Data Design)
Is able to use data to make sense of the work we do and engage in datadriven design. Utilizes insights from data outcomes to design user experiences and interventions
Competencies for this role
Financial Strategy & Budgeting
Ability to design implement and monitor organizational budgets aligned to strategic priorities.Reporting & Analysis
Strong skills in financial modelling data interpretation and dashboard/report preparation for varied audiences.Systems & Process Design
Comfort in building and improving tools and systems for managing organizational finance.
Mindset Required
Proactive problemsolver with a builders mindset
Detailoriented with high ownership
Ethical reliable and transparent in approach
Comfortable navigating ambiguity
Knowledge
Working knowledge of FCRA Income Tax and CSR laws relevant to nonprofits
Familiarity with grant budgeting funder reporting and donor communication
Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. Tally) and spreadsheets
Understanding of nonprofit finance compliance and donor fund utilization & allocation in India
Experience
SemiQualified CA or MBA (Finance) with a minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a finance role.
Prior experience with budgeting audits and grant reporting required
Experience working with senior leadership funders and crossfunctional teams
Experience with digitizing financial processes and setting up financial systems preferred
Benefits
Salary and benefits
Compensation will be Rs 720000 to Rs 850000
Monthly reimbursements for phone and internet bills
Inclusive and diverse teams
Great Place To Work Certified
Dedicate sum to avail health insurance and probono therapist on board
Paid Period and Wellbeing leaves
Location: Delhi
Note: Preference will be given to those from minority communities including women trans and nonbinary people from Muslim and other religious minority communities.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
