Manager, Accounting

World Change Starts with Educated Children®

IMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Director, Accounting, the Manager, Accounting plays a key role in ensuring effective, accurate, and compliant financial processes across Room to Read while adhering to organizational policies, internal controls, and US GAAP. The position manages one direct report and is responsible for revenue recognition, accounting and reconciliations, financial reporting, compliance and control activities, audit support, financial systems administration, and driving technology-enabled initiatives to improve reporting and operational efficiency.

Based in the New Delhi office, the Manager, Accounting works closely with Finance and accounting team members in both New Delhi and San Francisco, while partnering with cross-functional teams across the organization globally.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and applicable accounting requirements for nonprofit entities including revenue recognition and donor restriction tracking.
• Ensure timely month-end close, revenue reconciliations, and payment processing for designated entities
• Review supporting documentation for contributions, pledges and grants to ensure compliance with accounting policies.
• Prepare and analyse monthly consolidated financial statements, cash flow statements, supporting schedules, and management report.
• Support preparation of annual financial statements and related disclosures.
• Manage lease accounting activities, reconciliations, and related disclosures.
• Support annual consolidated financial statement preparation, Form 990, and other tax and regulatory filings.

Audit, Compliance & Controls

• Support the annual consolidated audit and lead statutory audits of designated entities.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and support compliance, regulatory filings, donor reporting requirements, and internal policy initiatives.

Systems, Technology & Process Improvement

• Serve as an administrator and subject matter expert for finance systems, providing user support, governance, troubleshooting, and enhancement recommendations. Lead technology, automation, and AI-enabled initiatives to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and system integration.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, workflows, and best practices

Leadership & Collaboration

• Supervise and develop team member.
• Build effective partnerships with cross-functional teams globally and with country offices.
• Support organizational initiatives and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 7-8 progressive accounting experience, preferably including nonprofit or international organization experience.
• Strong knowledge of USGAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliations, month-end close processes, and consolidations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced global environment.
• Experience working with cloud-based ERP systems and advanced excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with remote and globally distributed teams.
• Flexibility to participate in early morning and late evening meetings when required to support global operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Passion for leveraging technology, automation, data analytics, and AI-driven tools to improve finance processes and reporting.

Preferred:

• Experience with Sage Intacct and Salesforce
• Experience leading system implementations, finance transformation projects, or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit processes, and risk management.
• Prior experience supervising, mentoring, and developing team members.

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read is a child safe organisation.

Child Protection Principles

• Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation

• Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.

• All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.

• All children should be treated with respect and dignity.

• The well-being of the child is Room to Read’s first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.

• Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Principles

• Room to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.

• Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse.

• Sexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.

• All adults should be treated with respect and dignity.

• Room to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor’s rights and dignity at the forefront.

• Survivors referred to available professional assistance (e.g. mental health counselling), upon consent.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Read is a child-safe organization; all personnel must adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy, Child Protection Code of Conduct and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy.

About Room to Read:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read envisions a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow - creating lasting change. Through our Literacy Portfolio, we train and coach teachers of the early grades in literacy instruction; create and publish quality books and curricular materials in local languages; and establish children’s libraries filled with diverse children’s books that can be enjoyed at school and home. Our Gender Equality Portfolio supports adolescents, particularly girls, in developing life skills that promote gender equality, helping them to pursue lifelong learning and make informed decisions.

We support young people of all genders to overcome gender biases and build the knowledge and skills to create a gender-equal world. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations, publishers, and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 50 million children in 28 countries.

Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.