Restricted Funds Manager

Permanent. Full time.

Location: New Delhi, India

Salary: INR 2,203,979 per year

If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled window. We therefore encourage you to apply for the position as early as possible. 

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

Reporting in to the Finance Operations Lead, the Restricted Funds Manager will act as the Finance business partner to the Multi-Country Cluster (MCC) for restricted funding programmes and to ensure the integrity of restricted funds financial reporting, fostering a team mindset 
and facilitate meaningful collaboration across teams.

The post-holder will provide strategic insight into financial restricted management reporting and being able to influence key stakeholders.

Some of the main responsibilities of the Restricted Funds Manager include:

• Drive effective decision in collaboration with MCC’s to track and manage the financial performance of restricted funds projects, highlighting key trends, variances, areas of risk and opportunity, including restricted I&E, restricted balance sheet and cash (including negative cash balances) as well as detailed fund code analysis.
• Support the development of high impact initiatives and delivery of restricted projects through the provision of expert commercial finance input through to the project completion.
• Provide functional leadership facilitating meaningful collaboration to the MCC teams by building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all departmental senior managers and their MCC teams.
• Manage financial delivery for the planning and budgeting processes for Christian Aid institutional income working closely with the programme funding team.
• Support country offices with new restricted fund proposal(s), including budget development and final review to ensure that key elements of the proposed budget are included and adhere to the restricted fund policy (e.g. overhead recovery rate, direct cost recovery, cashflow requirements).
• Collaborate with MCC’s and Programme Funding Team in preparing and undertaking external country office donor audits, closing off fund codes, and confirming Partner balances.
• Coordinate between MCC and the Programme Funding Team, when undertaking a multi-country donor led project, inclusive of the whole project cycle from submission of proposal through to donor audit and final donor report.
• Enable and validate the preparation of all notes relating to institutional donor funds for Christian Aid's statutory accounts.
• Promote the exchange of ideas empowering MCC teams to maximise impact in proposing, justifying, initiating, and implementing change with the ability to listen, interpret, influence, negotiate, inspire and challenge.

About you

Who we are looking for

Essential:

• Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant or significant experience.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to work simultaneously across multiple funds and across complex teams.
• Advanced understanding of complex finance systems.
• Highly developed analytical skills and able to quickly review high volume/value financial information for consistency and accuracy.
• Developed communications skills to be assertive, able to challenge and influence seniors as well as peers.
• Understanding Foreign exchange accounting.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Charity Accounting principles.
• Able to provide training on financial matters.
• Experience in donor reporting.
• Specific expertise on EU, DFID, and other major donor requirements.
• Experience of working in a developing country

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. 

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity. 

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this. 

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, please refer to the benefits booklet for your location to see our full list of employee benefits. 

For Salary details for this role, please refer to the Salary band by location.

• Salary (full time):₹2,203,979
• Type of contract:Permanent
• Contracted hours:35
• Location:MCC Hub - Asia (New Delhi, India) (through Change Alliance)
• Closing date:19 October 2025

Documents for Application

Further Information

As a volunteer, you will receive:

• Support and supervision from a named contact within Christian Aid
• Appropriate induction and training for your volunteering role.
• Out-of-pocket expenses as agreed.
• Our regular volunteers e-newsletter
• Access to our Volunteers’ Hub for all our latest news, events and resources

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