Finance

Position Title: Consultant (Finance)

Duration: Six months (extendable), with potential conversion to full-time based on performance

Location: New Delhi

Reports To: Senior Manager, Finance

About Us

Digital Green India is a social impact organization helping farmers harness technology and data to build resilient and prosperous communities. Founded in 2008 out of Microsoft Research Lab, it began with a video-based approach that transformed how agricultural advisory reached rural communities. Over the years, the organization has partnered with governments, the private sector, and civil society to scale digital tools and AI-driven platforms across India. To date, Digital Green, in India, has reached 6.5 million smallholder farmers (50% women), trained more than 100,000 frontline workers (52% women), and supported hundreds of farmer groups in producing and sharing localized videos in 26 languages. Building on 18 years of experience, it is now advancing a farmer-responsive, AI-enabled model of extension. In 2024, Digital Green launched FarmerChat, an open-source, AI-powered solution designed to strengthen public systems and deliver climate-smart, hyperlocal guidance in farmers own languages. In India, the tool has reached close to 1 million users (45% women), who have asked millions of queries.

By continuously innovating and expanding digital solutions, we remain committed to driving meaningful change. Our team is passionate about transformative change, fostering resilience, and making a tangible impact. Joining Digital Green India means joining a team of forward-thinking leaders in technology-driven development and social impact in India. If you're a visionary who shares our values and seeks to drive impactful partnerships for the greater good, we invite you to join our mission.www.digitalgreentrust.org

About Us

Digital Green India is a social impact organization helping farmers harness technology and data to build resilient and prosperous communities. Founded in 2008 out of Microsoft Research Lab, it began with a video-based approach that transformed how agricultural advisory reached rural communities. Over the years, the organization has partnered with governments, the private sector, and civil society to scale digital tools and AI-driven platforms across India. To date, Digital Green, in India, has reached 6.5 million smallholder farmers (50% women), trained more than 100,000 frontline workers (52% women), and supported hundreds of farmer groups in producing and sharing localized videos in 26 languages. Building on 18 years of experience, it is now advancing a farmer-responsive, AI-enabled model of extension. In 2024, Digital Green launched FarmerChat, an open-source, AI-powered solution designed to strengthen public systems and deliver climate-smart, hyperlocal guidance in farmers own languages. In India, the tool has reached close to 1 million users (45% women), who have asked millions of queries.

By continuously innovating and expanding digital solutions, we remain committed to driving meaningful change. Our team is passionate about transformative change, fostering resilience, and making a tangible impact. Joining Digital Green India means joining a team of forward-thinking leaders in technology-driven development and social impact in India. If you're a visionary who shares our values and seeks to drive impactful partnerships for the greater good, we invite you to join our mission.www.digitalgreentrust.org

About the Role

As a Consultant (Finance) at Digital Green, you will support the day-to-day accounting and finance function by ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, timely processing of vendor and staff payments, and regular account reconciliations.

You will contribute to month-end closing, statutory compliance—including TDS, FCRA and Income Tax—payroll processing, and internal and external audits. You will work closely with the finance team to maintain accurate financial records and ensure that finance processes are completed efficiently and in accordance with applicable requirements.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented Commerce graduate with 6–12 months of relevant experience who is looking to build their finance career while contributing to the work of a mission-driven non-profit organization.

Why Join Digital Green

•Opportunity to learn and build practical skills in a mission-driven organization.

•Gain exposure to diverse finance processes and real-world accounting practices.

•Work collaboratively with an experienced and supportive team.

•Be part of a fast-growing, purpose-driven organization with opportunities to learn and grow.

•Join a culture that values initiative, continuous learning, and meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities:

1. ACCOUNTING, DOCUMENTATION & REPORTING

•To record all the financial transactions in Accounting Software as per the required accounting procedures & statutory compliances.

•Checking verification of claims/invoices as per the approved organizational policy and process

•Responsible for maintaining accounting records as per established procedure and requirements in timely manner

•To perform proper bank reconciliation / fund reconciliation.

2. ACCOUNT PAYABLE PROCESS

•Ensure all dues should be paid on timely basis & disburse accurate payments to the vendors and staff as per Digital Green norms in a timely manner

•Verify all invoices/claims/other payables as per internal and statutory requirements before recording in accounting software.

•Ensure timely follow-up of all pending documents from cross functional team and escalate to senior's wherever required.

•Make sure recording of transactions before payment processing & udpated banks and trackers for these payments to communicate to the stakeholders.

•Reconciliation and settlement for advances on monthly basis.

•To ensure that all statutory payable taxes have been deducted accurately before making the final payments

•Ensure to get No Dues from all vendors or staff where required.

•Ensure to get the No Due confirmation from all Vendors/Consultants etc. on Quartley basis and keep record of it.

3. MONTH END CLOSURE

•To support Month End closure and Audits by providing required documentations and reports in specified formats.

•Timely reconciliation of banks, account payable, advances and others with documentation supporting.

•Ensure proper record keeping of entries based on monthly level of effort (LOE).

•Support in preparing different templates and software for month end.

•Ensure archiving of all records in soft and hard copies wherever required.

4. TIME MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

•Support in managing time management software as per the guidelines provided by the manager.

•Ensure to resolve technical issues of staff in timely manner and escalate where required.

5. AUDIT & COMPLIANCE SUPPORT

•To ensure financial and accounting transactions at Digital Green are compliant with statutory rules and regulations (FCRA, Income Tax, RBI Rules, Companies Act, etc.) o

•To provide support for meeting statutory compliances and for adherence to the Digital Green's and donor requirements.

•Ensure to prepare data for TDS return on monthly basis and inform if any deviation occurs in timely manner.

•Support in ensuring r compliance related to Payroll and also ensure timely process of payroll with all statutory deductions and payments to respective regulatory authorities

•To provide support for completion of external and internal audits by providing information in a timely manner.

•Provide support in record keeping of all statutory and important documents in soft and Had copy whichever is applicable.

•Any other task assigned by the manager

Experience, Qualification & Skills required:

Educational Qualifications & Experience:

•B.Com. and/or advanced degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.

•A minimum of 6 months to 1 year of relevant experience

Required Skills & Competencies

•Good communication skills, both written and oral. Fluency in English and Hindi

•Good interpersonal skills. Ability to work with diverse team members and to forge effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (including local government bodies/ agencies);

•Ability to manage time well, multi-task and balance priorities at work

•Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Spreadsheets, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and Accounting software.

•Self-motivated, proactive, problem solving approach.

•Willing to travel occasionally domestically

•Flexible attitude towards changing priorities and ability to multi-task

Apply by sending your resume or LinkedIn profile to [HIDDEN TEXT] with the subject line:Application for Consultant (Finance)

Digital Green is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage women to apply.