Assistant Manager Finance (Chartered Accountant)

Role Summary :

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Finance & Compliance Role to manage statutory compliance (FCRA, Income Tax, GST, Companies Act), support external audits, and coordinate high-stakes funder due diligence and equivalency determination processes. The role will ensure that the organization remains legally compliant while maintaining transparency and credibility with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities :

• Regulatory Research & Updates
• Regularly track changes in statutory laws such as :
• Income Tax Act
• FCRA Regulations
• Companies Act, 2013
• GST
• Social Stock Exchange (SSE) requirements (if applicable)
• Share actionable insights and compliance updates with the finance and leadership team.
• Statutory Audit Coordination
• Lead coordination with external statutory auditors.
• Prepare and collate data, documentation, and reports required for audit completion.
• Maintaining compliance calendar and ensuring all the compliances related to Statutory Audit
• Ensure timely closure of audit queries and finalization of statutory audit.
• FCRA Compliance
• Maintain up-to-date FCRA documentation and reporting.
• Prepare and coordinate with the external consultant for filing necessary forms.
• Income Tax Filing & Compliance
• Coordinate preparation and filing of Annual Income Tax Return
• Reconciliation of Donation received & 10BD filed
• Ensure timely renewal of 12AB and 80G registrations.
• Compliance calendar –
• Maintaining compliance calendar and flagging discrepancies to the respective process owners for taking corrective action
• Funder Due Diligence & Equivalency Determination (ED)
• Coordinate and compile documentation for donor due diligence processes
• Handle Equivalency Determination (ED) requirements from international funders.
• Provide high-quality responses with quick turnaround for sensitive donor queries.
• Fixed Asset Register (FAR) Management
• Review of FAR data from ERP & ensuring correct grouping
• Support depreciation calculations

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