Key Responsibilities:

Financial Due Diligence (FDD)

• Conduct and document financial due diligence for all current NGO partners.

• Verify statutory registrations, financial statements, internal controls, and policy frameworks.

• Coordinate with Financial Controllers for final sign-off and ensure minimum thresholds are met.

• Gather industry best practices and regularly update the diligence checklist.

• Share best practices and FDD checklist to Microsoft's nonprofit partners to maintain financial hygiene.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Collect projected budget from individual legal entities and compute the consolidated India CSR budget, as per Section 198 of the Companies Act 2013.

• Finalize the accurate CSR budget of individual entities in collaboration with the respective Finance controllers, post-signing of audited financial statements.

• Coordinate with CSR team and determine the optimal seasonality of quarterly CSR spends for each fiscal year and land the necessary budgets with finance team.





• Support the finance team in adherence to the determined seasonality of quarterly and yearly CSR funds and help in the accruals to ensure alignment with statutory and internal budgetary requirements.

Project Budget Review (PBR)

• Review and validate proposal budgets submitted by NGOs, using a structured checklist.

• Share best practices on budget review checklist to nonprofit partners to reduce recurring changes.

• In consultation with Program Manager, conduct comparative analysis of the budgets with past disbursements and their utilization trends.

• Collaborate with Program Managers to revise proposal budgets as needed and ensure compliance with internal guidelines.

Budget Approvals & Coordination

• Facilitate and support project managers in obtaining timely approvals on their respective CSR budgets from the Finance Controller and other senior leadership.

• Act as a bridge between CSR project teams and the finance function to ensure clarity, compliance, and effi

📌 Program Manager Non Tech 3 (Delhi)
🏢 Trigent Software
📍 Delhi