Director- Finance & Assurance

Job Description

Job title: Director- Finance & Assurance

Department: Finance & Accounts

Based in location: Delhi

Reporting to: Executive Director

Grade: F

ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL – INDIA CHAPTER

PIIC is a nationally registered not for profit organization striving to advance children’s rights and equality for girls, thus creating a lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable and excluded children and their communities. Since 1979, PIIC and its partners have improved the lives of millions of children and young people by enabling them access to protection, quality education and healthcare services, a healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and participation in decisions which affect their lives.

Plan India is a member of the Plan International Federation, an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International is active in more than 70 countries. To know more about PIIC visit www.planindia.org

ABOUT THE ROLE

Plan International (India Chapter) referred to as “PIIC”, seeks an experienced and qualified finance professional to serve as the Director- Finance & Assurance based at the Delhi Head Office.

At PIIC, we believe financial stewardship is more than just numbers—it’s about enabling transformative change for children and communities across the country. As Director – Finance & Assurance, you won’t just guide fiscal strategy; you’ll uphold the principles of “Kartavya and Sewa”, helping to ensure transparency, equity, and accountability in everything we do. This role is an opportunity to shape PIIC’s development outcomes through ethical leadership and purpose-driven financial management.

The Director shall provide strategic leadership to PIIC as a member of the Country Management Team (CMT) and would be responsible for strategic steer to the Finance, Accounts and Assurance department in alignment with the Country Strategy and compliance framework.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership for PIIC

As a member of the CMT, provide strategic leadership, insights and guidance to PIIC on the organization’s financial health, potential risks & mitigation strategies with respect to finance and compliance issues, coordinate information needed for strategy development and participate in key decision-making meetings for the organization.
Assist the ED on PIIC’s strategic plans and represent/participate in PLAN International’s initiatives/forums on Finance, build partnerships with other Plan International Members and strengthen PIIC’s position within Plan federation and vis-a-vis other members with respect to finance andgovernance.
To act as a signing authority for joint decisions made by the CMT as well as for documents, reports, cheques, as required.
To oversee and represent PIIC in all aspects of finance, information systems and administration relationships including audit, banking, property and insurance, as required.

Strategy and Budgets

To develop a fully integrated strategy for the Finance and Assurance function in line with the current Country Strategy objectives of PIIC.
To implement a robust financial strategy for the organization and constantly endeavor to improve the systems to deliver high quality financial management, including means to provide financial planning and management information for the use of Resource Mobilization, Programs, Grants, Human Resources and Operations.
To prepare the expense budget for the Finance and assurance function at PIIC and drive adherence to thisbudget

Financial Management and Planning

Provide dashboards on costs, ratios, and productivity metrics to advise leadership on financial efficiency.
To design and ensure adherence to financial protocols, scheme of delegation, and SoPs for thefunction
To guide establishment of accounting systems and culture toensure
- Timely account reconciliation and dataentry
- Timely Processing ofpayments
- Adherence to funds utilization processes andprotocols
- Generation of periodic reports at month end/ quarter end/ yearend
To review monthly Financial Results and discuss implications of periodic financial trends and results of analysis with the accountsteam
Toensurenewfinancialsystemsareappropriate,accessible,andeffectiveforanagency of its size, complexity and accountabilityrequirements
To ensure key organisational reporting requirements are met in a timely manner through comprehensive and high-qualitydocumentation
To ensure adherence to the financial systems and procedures, and provide authorizations and approvals for critical deviations/variances
To approve corrective action in case of variances between Actual costs/ expenses vs. Budgeted costs/expenses
To oversee the budgeting process for development of newproposals
To ensure that the team provide required support to the programme implementation team at State Offices for
detailed budgeting

Grants Management

To constantly monitor grant budgets, ensure regular audits and financial reporting of all the grants received at PIIC
To ensure timely and quality reports on project implementation to donors and other stakeholders, in conjunction with the programteams and manage fund flows.
To ensure that all financial transactions are as per the approved grantsbudgets

Financial MIS

To ensure timely preparation of all required financial MIS, and design and monitor the MIS framework and calendar for the organization
To ensure timely and quality reports on project implementation to donors and other stakeholders, in conjunction with the program teams and manage fund flows.
To review periodic MIS andother financial reports for all departments and verify the same

Capacity Building

To ensure that the skill development needs of the team members are timely addressed and ensure capacity building of the team for efficient financial management
To ensure capacity building of the project partners for meeting the financial compliance requirements for the projectsmanaged
To ensure that all financial transactions are as per the approved grantsbudgets

Financial Risk Management

To direct and coordinate all finance function activities in the organization, ensuring judicious utilization of funds, minimization of financial risk, adherence to budgets and cost saving as well as compliance with regulatorynorms.
To drive reserves planning and cash flow management strategy and identify potential risk scenarios on a regularbasis.
To ensure that all financial transactions are as per the approved grantsbudgets
To monitor the financial review of partners and take corrective actions, asrequired
To ensure periodic financial reviews of the partners and ensure maintenance of a Risk Categorizationframework

Compliance & Audit

Compliance

To ensure that all financial and accounting transactions at PIIC are compliant with the statutory rules and regulations (FCRA, GST, Income Tax, RBI Rules, MHA, Darpanetc.)
ToensurethatPIICadherestoallkindoftaxrelatedcompliancesapplicableto theorganization
To ensure compliance on legal matters concerning FCRA and other government regulations
To ensure that all tax assessment notices/ issues are addressed and resolved in a proper and timelymanner and management of fixed assets
To ensure that required support is provided to APAC for meeting statutory compliances and to GH for updating Plan International books records asrequired
To ensure implementation of Financial Report Check List provided by APAC
To ensure to the Board that all legal and ethical compliances are in place including relevant codes of conduct and ‘industry’requirements
To ensure due diligence and Anti-terrorism compliance check for new proposed partners

CapacityBuilding

Audits

To ensure development and execution of audit plans in accordance with the accepted standards.
To ensure dissemination of ‘Best-in-class’ auditing financial practices which model principles of a high degree of accountability and transparency
To ensure timely completion of all audits (statutory, partners andinternal)
To follow up for closure of auditfindings, Action TakenReports and closure
To ensure that required support is provided by the team for Regional/Global Audits
To ensure legal vetting of various agreements and contracts such as vendor agreements, lease agreements, partnership agreements,etc.
To ensure that all consultant agreements are legally compliant

Team Management

To develop, guide and support team to ensure robust financial management at PIIC
To facilitate and mentor the team and efficiently manage the performance
To strengthen inter-team communication, engender good team dynamics and help resolve internal issues, asper need
To conduct periodic reviews, and performance appraisal of the teammembers
To ensure excellent communication and a good working relationship with Government of India’s Departments and Ministries as relevant and with other stakeholders- institutional and corporate donors, Board members, relevant Plan international stakeholders, internal programs/HR/partner organization teams and other non-profit organizations asrequired.

PIIC Board and management

To work with the ED and CMT in planning and organizing the quarterly Board Finance committee meeting as the convenerand the Annual General Body meeting (AGM).
To present progress of the financial management to the Board with theED.

EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

A qualified Chartered Accountant with minimum 15 years of overall work experienceof which at least 6+years in senior leadership positions with mid-largescale, corporateor non-profitorganizations.
Demonstrated leadership in working with or leading a large finance and assurance team with nation-wide programs as asenior leaderofanorganizationmanagingstrategicportfolio.
Sound and stable experience in trategic financial managemental with knowledge of latest industry trends and best practices, statutory audit experience.
An excellent understanding of budgeting, statutory compliances, legal procedures and required government regulations.
Robust analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to navigate external volatility with resilience.
Excellent interpersonal and written skills with the ability to engage effectively with diverse groups (both internal and external) and deal with tact and sensitivity.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Experience in developing a strategy and being able to effectively deliver this to a team and create a strategic vision
Effective people management skills with proven ability to lead and manage large multi- skilledteams
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients, both verbally and in writing, including experience of negotiation with external stakeholders including senior government officials anddonors.
Ability to work in a matrix organization and display flexibility, agility and the ability to solvechallenges
Ability to mentor and build the capacity of team members and ensure a harmonious and collaborative workculture

KEY BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES

Deep knowledge and understanding required for the role, complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them.

Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism and integrity
Demonstrates high level of leadership and proactive thinking
Strong in analytical investigation and analysis
Leads by example to motivate high performance of others
Communicates clearly and effectively and in a style that inspires confidence and builds credibility with staff
Very strong commitment to continuous learning
Professional and discrete in handling sensitive situations

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

• Fluency in English andHindi

HOW TO APPLY?

Deep knowledge and understanding required for the role, complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them.

Interested candidate with relevant experience and competencies can share their resume on Hiring.PIIC@planindia

Kindly mention the position name in the subject of the email i.e. “Director- Finance & Assurance”

Last date for application is 15th July 2025

Given the volume of applications, only shortlisted ones will be contacted.