Manager – Finance and Procurement - Patna

Manager – Finance and Procurement - Patna

Department

None

Job Description

We are hiring a Manager – Finance and Procurement for a full-time PMU role based in Patna. The role will support financial planning, budgeting, expenditure tracking, procurement planning, RFP/RFQ preparation, bid process support, contract management, audit coordination, and compliance with applicable public financial and procurement rules.

The position requires strong experience in public-sector financial management, procurement documentation, government procurement systems, audit support, and contract administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Support preparation of annual financial plans, budget estimates, fund-flow plans, expenditure forecasts, and utilization trackers.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and identify variances, risks, and corrective actions.
• Support financial reporting, reconciliation, compliance tracking, and maintenance of financial documentation.
• Coordinate with finance teams, auditors, implementation partners, and programme teams.
• Support internal and external audits, including preparation of records, responses to audit observations, and closure tracking.
• Prepare procurement plans for goods, works, services, consulting assignments, training services, equipment, and other programme requirements.
• Draft and review EoIs, RFPs, RFQs, bid documents, evaluation formats, contract templates, procurement notes, and approval documents.
• Support bid process management, including pre-bid clarifications, evaluation documentation, comparative analysis, and award recommendations.
• Maintain procurement trackers, contract registers, payment milestone trackers, vendor records, compliance checklists, and risk logs.
• Guide field units, training institutions, and implementation partners on procurement documentation and compliance requirements.
• Support use of e-procurement platforms, GeM, and other applicable government procurement processes.

Qualifications

• CA; or
• MBA/Postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Business Administration, Public Finance, or related discipline.

Mandatory Skills

• Minimum 7 years of experience in public-sector financial management and procurement.
• Experience in annual budgeting, expenditure tracking, audit coordination, and financial reporting.
• Experience in procurement planning, RFP drafting, bid evaluation, contract management, and vendor coordination.
• Familiarity with Government Financial Rules, State Financial Rules, CVC guidelines, e-procurement systems, and GeM processes.
• Strong Excel, documentation, and compliance management skills.
• Ability to work full-time from Patna, with travel as required.

Open Positions

None

Mandatory Skills

Public Financial Management,Procurement and Contract Management,Audit Compliance,Budgeting,Purchase,Bid Evaluation,RFP

Education Qualification

CA; or MBA/Postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Business Administration, Public Finance, or related discipline.

Experience

7 to 9 years