Consultant – Bayer

Apply by 15th Aug 2023

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Job Title : Consultant

Business Group : Bayer Foundation India

Function : Corporate Social Responsibility

Location : Thane

1. Primary Purpose 

Oversee the administration of Bayer Foundation India (BFI) in consultation with Head – CSR South  Asia

• Manage the administration of the BFI by way of overseeing accounting, finance, operations.
• Analyse funding status, spends and regularly report the foundation’s financial standing in  accordance with regulatory guidelines with the help of internal & external expert support (accounting firm contracted by the foundation, finance consultants).
• Maintain banking relationships, coordinating activities with internal & external auditors, and  establishing and maintaining financial systems to verify the integrity of all systems with the  help of internal & external experts (accounting firm contracted by the foundation, finance  consultants).
• Maintain the auditability of BFI activities by way of ensuring compliance with internal policies  and procedures and necessary documentation.
• Ensure regulatory and legal compliance like RoC filings, income tax filings, FCRA (Foreign  Contribution
• Regulation Act) etc compliances with the help of Bayer Group Legal &  Secretarial department.
• Oversee and develop management presentations and updates.
• Continuously help improve the administrative processes and standards of governance of BFI by way of reviewing the existing systems, making recommendations for improvement and  executing agreed recommendations.

2. Work relations (context – main interfaces – functional report)

• Immediate Supervisor: Head CSR South Asia, Bayer Group
• Interfacing internally with senior managers of Legal & Secretarial, Accounting, Finance,  Taxation, Internal Audit functions
• Interfacing externally with the accounting firm contracted by BFI, Banks, External Auditors,  lawyers, non – profit

3. Value added to the success of the company

• Strong administration of BFI, compliances, smooth audits, regulatory filings, accounting &  finance, controlling, reporting
• Timely implementation of the assigned projects & initiatives
• Closer co-ordination between functions involved in the projects / initiatives.

4. Candidate Profile:

Qualifications: 

10-12 years of domain expertise in in general administration of Corporate Foundations/Trust.  Active project planning and execution in sustainability and development sector projects. The  person should have understanding and experience of planning, developing and executing  projects from need assessment to impact evaluation. The person should be relatively well  exposed to project management concepts & processes.

Desired Skills & Competencies 

• Ability to understand and coordinate Corporate Foundation and non-profit related  administration, accounting, finance, taxation, regulatory topics with the help of experts
• Project Management skills
• Strong understanding of sustainability, social and environmental research methodologies
• Strong interpersonal relationships and networking skills; ability to work in a matrix environment
• Ability to handle cultural differences and geographical complexities, along with multiple and  complex stakeholder relationships, influencing senior business leaders.
• Initiative & Result Orientation
• Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving skills
• Priority setting & conflict management
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Agile mindset

5. Key success factors – how is the success in the position measured?

• Efficiency and timeliness of implementation of projects & Strategic Initiatives
• Sustainability of the projects
• Strong coordination of BFI administrative requirements
• Quality Project Planning & Management
• Close co-ordination among stakeholders.

6. Contract: One-year contractual position under third party

7. CTC: 10 lakhs

How to apply

Interested candidates may Email resume at: foundation.india@bayer.com