We
are an 80-member team, embarking on an exciting journey that aspires to
facilitate a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society through
grant-making. In the last 6 years, 370+ grants have been made in our
areas of intervention (further broken down into specific themes) –
Gender Justice, Urban Poor, Land and Forest Dependent, Governance,
Nutrition and Persons with Disability. The Azim Premji Foundation
(Philanthropy) represents a workplace that is well entrenched in
diversity, inclusion, and consists of individuals who are proficient at
being specialized generalists, can double and triple hat with ease with
BAU as well as specific projects with an aim to transform the
organization’s mission.
Responsibilities
Support the program team across all
grant portfolio’s during various phases of grant life cycle (initial
phase of grant application, evaluation of grant budget proposal, actual
fund utilization reporting, renewal phase)
Draw Scenarios, workflows (input, processes, output) with specific focus on key set of activities for the Grant portfolio:
Evaluation of grant budget proposal
Determination of what further information to solicit – prior to due diligence, during the course as well as post due diligence.
Basic Conceptual understanding of
finance management and accounts (operating expenses, Capital vs revenue,
interchangeable account heads etc.)
Be an “effective, efficient, engaged business partner” vis-à-vis “a scorekeeper” to support the following:
Coherence between two forms of expression of grant proposal – Language (Program) and Numbers (Budget)
Anchor conversations on ‘Judgement questions’ – adequacy or reasonableness of the costs
Common (Shared) understanding of the program logic (design, execution and implementation etc.)
Understand the difference in need and relevance of support required by each grant proposal/program staff.
Act as an expert for all aspects of
financial management and accounting system framework which are critical
for assessment of an applicant organization during the grant making
process (policies, systems, documentation, compliance, internal
control).
Engage with grantee organization’s
finance and accounts team to understand and assess their existing
operating level and scope of maturing therefrom
Develop effectiveness in the Philanthropy’s core grant making function (leveraging systems, technology to standardize processes)
Qualifications and Experience
Extensive prior work experience in
Operational Finance / Business Finance - Qualified CA / ICWA /MBA with
minimum of 8-10 years in a mid-sized organization to support Budget and
Analytics.
Proficiency in applying Finance and Analytics 1-0-1’s (both operational and financial)
Ability to collaborate and demonstrate being a team Player with persuasive skills both one –on – on and group situations.
Ability to identify risks, challenges, issues and suggest alternatives that lead to a working solution.
Working knowledge of basic
accounting and finance concepts, principles, conceptual understanding
and application of financial prudence,
Demonstrate analytical aptitude and
attitude (relevance and usefulness of information analysis and how it
contributes to the evaluation process of grant making / grant
management)
Strong verbal, written and analytical skills
Ability to systematically analyze
and convey complex problems in a way that others can readily follow,
recommend options / solutions / summarize relevant conclusions as they
seem to emerge.