Head of Finance & Accounts in Ahilyanagar | Watershed Organisation Trust - WOTR

Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

WOTR works to tackle the root causes of rural poverty by bringing degraded ecosystems back to life and helping communities stand strong against climate change. Its work improves water availability, raises land and farm productivity, opens up new ways for families to earn, supports women to lead, and strengthens the health and well-being of vulnerable rural households. WOTR brings together field practitioners, academics, researchers, trainers and policy makers so that this work is built on both experience and evidence. Over 30 years, WOTR and its partners have worked in 6,850 villages across 10 states and reached 6.58 million people. This role sits within WOTR's finance and accounts function, which manages donor funds, statutory compliance and the financial planning that keeps this work running.

Role

As Head of Finance & Accounts, you will lead financial management and strategy for the organisation. You will make sure donors receive accurate and timely reports, keep the organisation fully compliant with every statutory requirement, and turn financial data into insight that guides decisions. You will work closely with internal teams to automate financial recording and reporting, and you will report to the Executive Director or her nominee.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate donor reporting and analysis.
• Review and analyse financial variances every month and every quarter.
• Meet all internal and external reporting standards and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, including direct and indirect taxes and FCRA.
• Align internal procedures with the relevant regulations and statutes.
• Work with internal and external audit teams and supervise the gathering and finalisation of the data they need.
• Design reporting structures, examine financial statements and reports, and identify ways to improve financial performance.
• Lead the automation of institutional and donor financial recording, documentation and reporting.
• Manage financial analytics and budgeting across the organisation.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual accounts, along with budgets and variance reports.
• Oversee cash flow management.
• Conduct detailed revenue and expenditure analysis, project the annual budget revenue and phase it by time and segment.
• Provide strategic support to the Executive Director.

Requirements

• A CA qualification or a postgraduate qualification in finance.
• 12 to 20 years of professional experience.
• At least 8 years in a comparable leadership position.
• Proven leadership skills with a strategic and solution-oriented mindset.
• Extensive experience handling sizable budgets.
• Experience in contracts administration, negotiation and project finance management.
• An updated and solid grasp of the laws that apply to this work.
• Strong communication skills, especially when working with senior management and key stakeholders.
• A commitment to quality management and a steady drive to improve processes.
• A positive attitude, a professional manner and the highest ethical standards.
• Willingness to be based in Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Maharashtra.

Benefits

• A senior leadership position with direct access to and influence with the Executive Director.
• The chance to shape financial strategy for an organisation working across 10 states.
• Work that connects directly to water security, farm livelihoods and climate resilience for rural families.
• A collaborative environment that brings together practitioners, researchers and policy makers.

Apply

Interested candidates can send their updated resume to the mail below with the subject line "Head of Finance & Accounts" and also fill the form given below.

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