Company Description Shooting Stars Foundation (SSF) (www.shooting-stars-foundation.org) (US and India non profit) focuses on expanding access to higher education for learners who face financial and social barriers. We are seeking a highly capable skilled who brings strength in accounting/controllership while also supporting operational HR functions. As a smaller organization, SSF can benefit from a hybrid role that manages core financial operations while ensuring smooth HR processes, particularly payroll and compliance.

Role: Head of Finance Admin and HR
Location: Chennai
Hybrid Opportunity: (Twice a week Work from Office)
Type: Full Time (40 hours a week)
Salary: Commesurate with Non Profit Head of Finance Role (Depending on experience)

Role Description

A) Finance Strategy & Governance
Own annual budgeting process - create overall budget, department wise budget, CSR project budgets, etc.
Set-up monthly MIS
Cash flow planning
Financial forecasting
Board finance reports
Risk management
Financial policies - payment policy, vendor onboarding policy, procurement policy,



financial documentation, program / project approval matrix
B) Finance Operations: Design end-to-end processes for
CSR project accounting
Scholarship payments
Donor accounting
Budget tracking
Expense management
Vendor payments
Final output: Every process should have SOP, Owner, Approval Matrix, Dashboard (as needed)
C) Outsourced Accountant Management: Own the accounting partner relationship like
MOU ownership
Defining their SLAs
Weekly review meetings
Escalations
Monthly close calendar
Data quality
Tally accuracy
Final output: by the end of her / his term, the vendor should be able to perform independently
D) Financial Systems: Lead implementation and integration of
Expense management
Budget tracking
Payroll software
Accounting integrations
Financial reports
Final output: Design org level data repository which has
E) Compliance: Own statutory compliance, CSR compliance, FCRA, Income Tax, 80G, 12A

📌 Head of Finance Admin and HR (Chennai)
🏢 Shooting Stars Foundation
📍 Chennai