▷ (Urgent) Senior Finance Manager

Purpose of the Position

At NagaEd, we believe strong financial leadership is the foundation for creating lasting educational impact. The Senior Finance Manager will shape the systems, structures, and strategy that enable NagaEd and its ecosystem to grow sustainably. This role is based under Topsworks, our shared services company, which provides finance and administrative support across NagaEd and associated entities. The Senior Finance Manager will own the finance function end-to-end : guiding compliance and audits, managing accounting and invoicing, strengthening financial systems, and advising leadership on strategy. Initially, this includes hands-on responsibilities such as bookkeeping and invoicing, but over time you will build and mentor a finance team, shifting into a leadership and oversight role as the organization scales. If you are motivated by purpose, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to use

your finance expertise to drive innovation in education, this is the role for you.

Organisational Unit Function

1. Finance & Accounting

• Lead full cycle accounting, including bookkeeping, AP / AR, payroll, invoicing, and reconciliations.
• Manage payroll processing and compliance, ensuring timely salary disbursement, statutory deductions (PF, ESI, TDS), and accurate record keeping.
• Implement and maintain payroll applications to streamline HR and compliance processes.
• Prepare and consolidate financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow).
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and MIS reporting to support strategic decision making.
• Manage accurate vendor payment, and client invoicing, collections, and disbursements.

2.Compliance & Audit

3.Banking

4.Process & Systems

5.Leadership

Selection Criteria

Essential

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce / Finance; CA Inter / CA / CMA preferred.

7–10 years of progressive experience in finance, audit, and compliance.

Strong knowledge of statutory requirements for companies and NGOs.

Proficiency with Zoho Books, Tally, QuickBooks, or ERP systems.

Desirable

Proficiency in Zoho books or cloud accounting software (The company uses ZohoBooks as its primary)

Advanced Excel skills (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, financial data analysis).

Prior leadership of finance or audit teams.