Position: Manager – Finance & Care 

Organization: Grameen Foundation 

Location: New Delhi

Essential Job Functions:

The main job duties would involve benchmarking & track the progress of the business and providing handholding support to Business loan appraisal documentation, Financial service providers engagement and Investment readiness documentation.

• Build and deploy a SMB credit appraisal tool for benchmarking financing small businesses;
• Engagement with financial institutions for debt financing for SMBs and early stage startups;
• Ensure that the Program’s procedures are aligned with GFSI’s general procedures by regularly communicating with the relevant departments and teams;
• Performance evaluation and benchmarking of early stage businesses and SMBs, from the perspective of credit appraisal and review;
• Oversee the Program’s Competitive Research Fund on SME/ SMB Growth and Entrepreneurship;
• Contribute to building systems that improve the efficiency and internal management of the Program;
• Coordinate with the project teams to deliver the assigned work as per the agreed timelines.

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

• Preferably a Post Graduate in Management/ MBA in Entrepreneurship/ Finance / Banking. Also consider Post Graduate degrees in Economics, Public Policy, International Development;
• Profound knowledge and understanding of Small & Midsize Business/ Small & Midsize Enterprise sector;
• Sound knowledge of Finance and KPI settings/ tracking;
• Deep understanding of credit appraisal, review, and benchmarking of SMBs for credit access and enablement with a variety of financial service providers;
• Sharp Analytical skills with command over Strategy & Innovation, Business Organization, Outsourcing & HR, Legal Incorporation, Compliance, and Regulatory Parameters, Customer Engagement, Sales and User Matrix and Technical feasibility and Financial Viability;
• A prior relevant experience of 4-8 years in SMB and/or Merchant Lending/Entrepreneurship/ Finance/ E-commerce / Banking is a must.

Reporting and relationships: The position will report to the Director- Program Excellence

Compensation: GFSI offers a competitive compensation package.