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Immediate Openings in India
Commercial Manager
FreeBalance is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join its team in India. Based in Delhi, the Commercial Manager will develop and manage key strategic business activities and develop relationships with key stakeholders in the Government Resource Planning (GRP) market. The successful candidate will have experience gained across a variety of government financial management projects and will have proven success in client relationship and people management and a solid understanding of India’s IT industry.
Main Responsibilities:
- Set targets and initiatives to manage performance
- Provide detailed reporting to the executive committee and CEO
- Strategic financial and commercial support across a range of projects and operational activities
- Development and ongoing supervision and analysis of operational and capital budgets
- Training and support in cost control and commercial matters to sales, business development and operational teams
- Liaize with government officials, business consultants, vendors and corporate stakeholders in relation to standard policies and procedures, and other requirements
- Supervision of contracts and contractual arrangements
Education and Qualifications:
- Post graduate accounting, finance qualification or progress towards (CPA or CA)
- Extensive 5+ years experience in a Commercial/Accounting role gained from working in the government sector
- Solid understanding of the IT industry and the government sector in India
- A strategic mindset
- Strong leadership and commercial skills coupled with the ability to negotiate and influence at the senior government level
- High levels of numerical capability, highly developed analytical skills and proven track record in financial reporting
- Experience with reporting, systems development, cost management, and administration of commercial arrangements
- Ability to multi-task and deal with competing priorities
- Computer proficiency and financial IT software experience
- Ability to travel internationally and locally
This is a fulltime, permanent position based in India.
To apply for this position, please send us an email with your cover letter and resume.
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We are currently seeking experienced software quality assurance and documentation specialist to join the FreeBalance Team. If you are passionate about the quality of software, documentation, able to think on your feet, enjoy working with all levels and functions within a company and are ready to help extend our focus to quality products, we’d like to hear from you.
Join FreeBalance in helping more nations achieve economic prosperity by enhancing accountability and good governance. This is your opportunity to take it to the next level – and make a world of difference.
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop, revises and verifies use cases based on functional specification to test software for validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and conformance to establishment standards.
- Evaluates and tests new or modified software applications according to functional specifications and description of functionality to attain quality of the software.
- Writes documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction.
- Writes and revises documentation related with: user manuals, guides, on-line help and ‘how to documents’. Converting highly technical information and terminology into easy to understand general English as much as possible
- Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications and suggests modifications to conform to standards.
- Works with company’s standards, procedures and software development methodologies and documentation.
- May propose software enhancement for feasibility.
Education and Qualifications:
- Minimum University degree in Accounting or a related field such as Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Administration and/or financial designation (e.g. CMA, CGA)
- Excellent communication and written skills in English
- Ability to work well with team and project leaders.
- Very in-depth knowledge of computer systems and software including but not limited to office applications, internet.
- 3+ years experience working with ERP software and experience with accounting processes and procedures, particularly in the public sector would be considered an asset
- Programming background would be considered an asset.
This is a full time permanent position based in India.
To apply for this position, please send us an email with your cover letter and resume.
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The Professional Services Consultant works as a team member on our Professional Services team and is responsible for all aspects of implementing FreeBalance Government Accountability Software, using generally accepted accounting principles and standards, Government-wide accounting policies and best practices, extensive product knowledge, and applying technology to government business operations. Key to this position is the ability to transfer knowledge and skill to government staff for capacity building and in assisting the government organization with change management best practices in transitioning to the new financial management processes and software. Serving as a subject matter expert, provide support to other areas within FreeBalance such as input to product enhancements and preparation of bid submissions. This is a full-time, permanent employee position.
Join FreeBalance in helping more nations achieve economic prosperity by enhancing accountability and good governance. This is your opportunity to take it to the next level – and make a world of difference.
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide expertise and knowledge of multiple functional areas of expertise, with hands-on experience with FreeBalance products/solutions;
- Manage customer expectations and advocate FreeBalance values;
- Review and assemble government financial management system legislation, policies, operations and reporting requirements, all of which are necessary input to the business review and reengineering stage;
- Conduct business requirements review with the client and prepare requirements analyses and system/configuration design related to required government accounting functions;
- Configure and demonstrate the FreeBalance software/solution to the client, illustrating the mapping between the process to the technology;
- Develop acceptance test plans and conduct acceptance testing of the configured FreeBalance software/system with the client;
- Develop training material and deliver required product and user training courses, including 'Train the Trainer', to meet the client's needs;
- Transfer knowledge to the client related to project management, change management and correct use of the FreeBalance products/solution as a 'Super User';
- Manage your day-to-day operations aspects of a project and scope, including meeting the project schedules and WBS tasks, and submitting quality deliverables;
- Evaluate and prepare RFP's and proposals for conformance with sound accounting, reporting and financial management practices, and provide level of effort and definition of the work for bid submissions;
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently on projects;
- Provide input to product management on functional matters and future product requirements based on feedback from the client;
- Report progress on all assigned activity and deliverables to the Project Manager;
- Work with the Project Manager and team to achieve all milestones in a timely manner and on budget.
Education and Qualifications:
- Minimum University degree in Accounting or a related field such as Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Administration and/or financial designation (e.g. CMA, CGA)
- 3+ years in a customer facing role in the finance, public sector or professional services industry, and/or 3+ years experience in public sector organizations; and
- 1+ years of financial software implementation experience
- Solid understanding of accounting processes and procedures, particularly in the public sector
- Demonstrated experience in implementing and deploying software applications, gathering and documenting client's requirements, particularly for the development and implementation of software applications
- Strong analytical skills and proven ability to identify and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated experience working with customers resulting in a positive and ongoing relationship
- Professional demeanor to customer and colleagues
- Proven ability to deliver effective training programs
- Previous experience in Treasury department would be considered an asset
- Language: Excellent verbal and written skills in English
Ability to travel internationally and locally on a needs basis
This is a full time permanent position based in India.
To apply for this position, please send us an email with your cover letter and resume.
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