The Finance Manager will support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in building and delivering a high-quality financial planning, analysis and reporting function in Mandai Nature. The Finance Manager will be responsible for the financial planning, analysis and reporting tasks with a focus on providing timely and accurate financial reports to programme leads, donors and senior leadership team. The job holder will also take on a critical role in the grant risk process to ensure financial due diligence and surprise grant audits are performed where required. This position requires a passionate, adaptable and experienced professional who is able to work in a small and dynamic team structure.

Job Responsibilities:

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the COO in the annual budget and forecast process - ensuring efficient and effective use of resources, financial sustainability and compliance with relevant regulations;
• Liaise with respective stakeholders (such as programme leads, HR, IT etc) to ensure the budget and forecast best represent the needs of the programmes and activities;
• Provide finance inputs and guidance to donor budget proposal process to ensure proposals are: high quality, reflect the needs of the organisation and include necessary shared costs.

Stakeholder Reporting

• Generate monthly reporting of financial performance for programme leads and senior leadership team.
• Provide analysis on variances between budget / forecast vs actuals and recommend actions that need to be undertaken by stakeholders in order stay on track of budget.
• Support stakeholders on donor reporting e.g. annual financial updates or reporting packages
• Develop and leverage on reporting tools such as Power Bi to produce timely and accurate financial reports

Grant finance risk management:

• Perform Finance Due Dilligence on grant partners to ensure they are eligible to receive grants from Mandai Nature
• Perform surprise audits on grant partners to ensure the funds disbursed to beneficiaries are appropriately utilised per grant agreements
• Review grant partners' financial reports

Other ad hoc tasks

• Lead or support business process and system improvements from time to time.
• Other special projects or ad hoc tasks that may arise

Job requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accountancy or other relevant disciplines
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in financial planning, analysis and reporting.
• Experience with non-profit organisations will be an advantage, but not mandatory
• Strong budgeting, analysis and reporting experience required
• Familiar and comfortable with systems and applications
• Has experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Strong business acumen and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• Possess a logical and analytical mind
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and possess a strong sense of accountability
• A strong team player who is willing to roll his / her sleeves up to help other team members
• Possess a "can do" and keen to learn attitude
• Collaborative and adaptable, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about conservation and biodiversity, with a commitment to making a measurable impact