Finance & Legal Operations Officer

Finance & Legal Operations Officer

TL;DR; Suvita is looking for a detail-oriented finance and compliance specialist to keep our financial and legal operations sharp, clean, and compliant. It's a great opportunity for someone who's excited about supporting high-impact public health work by running essential back-end systems with precision and care.

Position Summary

Application Deadline: August 24th 2025 11:59pm your local time zone

Start date: As soon as possible

Location & Travel: Remote, UK or India preferred. Must overlap at least 4 hours with UK and Indian working hours (9a-6p BST / IST) and occasional meetings in US time zones.

Salary: £35,000 to 40,000 for UK-based candidates, and 75,000-1,25,000 INR per month for India-based candidates. The exact salary range will vary based on prior experience and location, negotiable for exceptional candidates.

Language: Fluent in English

How to apply: Fill out this application form (<10m)

About Suvita

Suvita is an impact-driven, evidence-based nonprofit focused on increasing uptake of routine childhood vaccinations in India. Roughly half of the 19 million children who still miss basic vaccines are based in India, where one child dies every four minutes from vaccine-preventable diseases. We run two rigorously tested, complementary programs :

1. Immunization ambassadors: We identify and train local opinion leaders to volunteer as vaccination advocates to share reminders with families in their communities.

2. SMS reminders: We send personalised SMS messages to caregivers to prompt timely attendance at government clinics.

Since our founding in 2019:

• One in ten children born in India benefits from our SMS vaccination reminders.

• We've reached over 40 lakh families and enabled an estimated 84,000 children to become fully vaccinated.

• We are partners with government health departments in Maharashtra and Bihar

• GiveWell estimates that it costs $1-2 per child reached, which is 23× as cost-effective as their bar of unconditional cash transfers.

• We have been incubated and funded by sector leaders like The/Nudge Foundation, Ambitious Impact (formerly Charity Entrepreneurship ), Mulago Foundation, GiveWell, D-Prize, Founders Pledge and Schmidt Futures .

• We have appeared in YourStory, Vox, Giving What We Can and the 80,000 Hours Podcast .

About the Role

We're looking for a Finance & Legal Operations Officer to ensure that Suvita's internal operations remain smooth, transparent, and legally sound as we scale our impact across India. This person will manage our financial systems, donor compliance, and legal policies, working closely with both internal teams and external partners to keep everything running without friction.

You'll take ownership of our day-to-day financial processes—from invoices to reporting—while ensuring we stay ready for audits, compliant with regulatory frameworks, and aligned with donor expectations. You'll also support legal operations by reviewing contracts, maintaining policies, and tracking key risks across the organization.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on structure, precision, and responsibility. You'll have the autonomy to design and improve systems, while also getting into the weeds when needed. You'll collaborate with our leadership, advisors, and funders—so strong communication, reliability, and judgment are essential.

We're a small, lean team that cares deeply about our mission. If you're someone who values accuracy, integrity, and service—and wants your skills to enable life-saving impact—this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day financial operations, including payments, invoicing, bookkeeping, and payroll using cloud-based accounting software.

• Produce accurate financial reports, including monthly management accounts, annual accounts, and funder-specific reports, aligned with relevant standards.

• Monitor cash flow and investment performance, ensuring liquidity and providing insights for strategic decisions.

• Support budgeting and grant management, including fund tracking, preparing grant applications, donor reporting, and budget monitoring.

• Ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance, including audits, financial deadlines, and submissions to the Charity Commission.

• Maintain and improve financial systems and policies, identifying process inefficiencies, proposing improvements, and maintaining up-to-date financial procedures.

• Review and manage legal contracts and grant agreements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and legal standards.

• Support governance and board processes, preparing materials and ensuring smooth meeting operations.

• Ensure compliance with charity law, employment law, and international regulations, including GDPR, Indian corporate law, and fundraising due diligence.

• Maintain risk and legal policy documentation, including the risk register and policies such as anti-bribery, data protection, and whistleblowing.

Who You Are

• Deeply committed to impact and aligned with Suvita's values.

• 3+ years of experience in finance

• Comfortable working independently in a remote setup and proactively communicating with the team

• Independently manage bookkeeping, payroll, and core financial reporting with accuracy and accountability

• Comfortable leading audits, coordinating donor reporting, and submitting statutory filings on time

• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and time management

• High agency - you can find a way to get done what needs to be done, without waiting for conditions to be perfect or otherwise blaming the circumstances

• Trustworthy and discreet with sensitive financial or personal data

• Clear, professional communicator, especially in written English

• Happy to do both high-level planning and hands-on tasks

• Experienced with Xero or similar cloud-based accounting tools

• Skilled in Excel and comfortable with digital tools like Google Drive or Airtable

• Familiarity with UK accounting, charity law, GDPR, HMRC compliance is a plus

What We Offer

Our mission drives everything we do: delivering evidence-grounded programmes that raise childhood vaccination rates and save lives. Our shared purpose fosters a culture of genuine care—people look out for one another, challenge assumptions, and welcome fresh perspectives.

At Suvita, you'll join a mission-driven team rooted in strong values, with a dynamic and focused way of working that gets results. Most of us are based across India, with a few teammates overseas, so we lean on clear communication and regular check-ins to stay connected. We have social chai-pakoda hangouts and chai-nalanda sessions to learn new skills or ideas.

• An opportunity to directly improve the lives of tens of thousands of children across India and deliver an outsized, measurable impact on public health.

• High-autonomy role with real influence over Suvita's finance and legal ops going forward

• A generous time off policy, including 35 days paid holiday leave plus 12 days paid sick leave.

Application Process

Here's a summary of the application process for a successful candidate. We might make adjustments.

• Complete the application form by Sunday August 24th, 11:59pm in your local time zone

• Complete a short work test

• Attend an initial screening call

• Complete a work test designed to simulate the work you would do if hired and evaluate key skills important for success in the role

• Attend 1-2 video interviews

• Submit references