Manager - Finance, Accounts and Compliance (Inter CA)

About the Organization

Prathama Blood Centre is a leading not-for-profit blood centre dedicated to ensuring the availability of safe blood and blood components for patients across Gujarat. With a strong focus on quality, ethics, innovation, and service excellence, Prathama works closely with hospitals, blood donors, volunteers, and communities to support lifesaving healthcare services. We offer employees an opportunity to build meaningful careers while contributing to a cause that impacts thousands of lives every year.

About the Role

The Manager - Finance, Accounts, & Compliance will serve as the functional head for Finance, Accounts, Audit, Taxation, Compliance and Legal functions across all Blood Bank Centres and the Head Office. The role is responsible for ensuring robust financial governance, regulatory compliance, effective fund utilization, legal risk management, donor and CSR compliance, and timely financial reporting while supporting organizational leadership in strategic decision-making.

The incumbent will oversee all finance and compliance activities across multiple locations, establish strong internal controls, ensure statutory adherence, and drive financial efficiency and transparency across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Management & Accounting Control

2. Treasury, Banking & Fund Management

3. Budgeting, Cost Control & Financial Planning

4. Taxation & Statutory Compliance

5. Legal & Regulatory Compliance

6. Audit Management & Internal Controls

7. Financial Reporting & Annual Compliance

8. Donor, CSR & Grant Compliance

9. Multi-Centre Financial Governance

10. Team Leadership & Development

11. Technology & Process Improvement

12. Strategic Projects & Special Assignments

Key Deliverables

• Accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• 100% compliance with statutory, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Timely closure of books and reconciliations.
• Timely filing of GST, TDS, Income Tax, ROC and Trust-related returns.
• Effective debtor, creditor and employee advance recovery management.
• Successful completion of audits with no major observations.
• Strong financial controls and governance across all Centres.
• Compliance with donor, CSR and grant reporting requirements.
• Effective legal risk management and contract administration.
• Measurable cost optimization and operational efficiency improvements.

Educational Qualification

Essential

• Inter CA (Mandatory)

Preferred

• B.Com / M.Com

Experience

• 8 to 12 years of experience in Accounts, Finance, Taxation and Compliance.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Experience in Healthcare, Blood Bank, Hospital, Trust, NGO or Multi-location organizations preferred.
• Proven experience handling audits, statutory compliance, taxation and legal matters independently.

Required Skills & Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• GST, TDS & Income Tax Compliance
• Audit Management
• Legal Documentation & Contract Management
• Financial Analysis & MIS
• Trust & NGO Compliance
• ERP / Tally Expertise
• Advanced MS Excel

Behavioral Competencies

• Leadership & Team Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Analytical Ability
• Decision Making
• Stakeholder Management
• High Integrity & Confidentiality
• Communication & Negotiation Skills

Preferred Candidate Profile

A highly analytical and result-oriented finance professional with strong expertise in accounting, taxation, audit, legal compliance and financial governance, capable of independently managing the complete Finance, Accounts, Legal and Compliance functions of a multi-location healthcare organization while ensuring the highest standards of transparency, accountability and regulatory compliance.