Leadership

Jitender Bansal

Jitender Bansal is Senior Director of Accounting and Finance at Room to Read India, where he provides strategic and operational direction to the organization’s financial, legal, audit and donor management affairs. He is passionate about delivering innovative yet simple solutions to diverse problems and plays a pivotal role in partnering with the senior leadership team to enhance program quality and build capacity in strategic decision making and operations.

He brings over 20 years of experience across the public, private and development sectors. He worked with Air India for more than 13 years in finance and audit functions. Prior to joining Room to Read he led the finance function at CIMMYT, an international nonprofit focused on agricultural research. There he strengthened internal control systems and provided strategic financial direction. As audit lead he helped restructure the organization’s audit strategy by applying best practices and identifying opportunities for cost reduction and revenue enhancement. He prepared a process risk inventory by reviewing key business operations and supported the development of robust systems and processes.

He is a qualified chartered accountant and holds a postgraduate master’s degree in business management from the Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Delhi.