About the Role
This senior managerial position within the Finance Shared Services team focuses on overseeing the Record-to-Report (R2R) process, ensuring financial integrity, driving transformation initiatives, and enhancing operational efficiencies. The successful candidate will lead comprehensive projects across various finance functions in a collaborative environment, aligning strategic goals with execution through process optimization, stakeholder engagement, and performance management.
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Responsibilities
Finance Operation
- Lead end-to-end Month close as per the calendar ensuring standalone books closing across the group.
- Ensure timely closure of the Balance sheet and assurance across the Group based on the calendar.
- Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of Bank accounts.
- Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of Inter-company Balances and settle as per payment terms.
- Lead end-to-end statutory audit across all legal entities.
- Ensure timely closure of internal audit open points and govern the Risk and control matrix on a periodic basis.
Finance Transformation & Strategy
- Lead end-to-end finance transformation initiatives across Record-to-Report (R2R) & VAT.
- Support the design and execution of the Shared Services transformation roadmap.
- Identify opportunities for process standardization, simplification, and automation.
- Partner with Finance leadership to align transformation initiatives with business strategy.
Process Optimization & Controls
- Analyze current-state finance processes and design future-state operating models.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Strengthen internal controls, compliance, and governance across Shared Services.
- Ensure processes comply with accounting standards, SOX, and regulatory requirements.
Digital Enablement & Automation
- Lead or support implementation of finance systems (ERP, consolidation tools, workflow tools).
- Drive adoption of automation solutions including RPA, AI, and analytics.
- Partner with IT and vendors to deliver scalable and sustainable solutions.
Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a key liaison between Shared Services, Corporate Finance, and business stakeholders.
- Lead change management activities including communication, training, and adoption tracking.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure successful transition to new ways of working.
Performance Management
- Define and track KPIs and SLAs for Shared Services performance.
- Drive cost efficiency, productivity improvements, and service quality enhancements.
- Support benchmarking and best-practice comparisons against industry standards.
Project Management
- Manage multiple transformation projects simultaneously.
- Develop business cases, project plans, and benefits tracking.
- Ensure delivery within scope, timeline, and budget.
Qualifications
- CA with 8-10 years of experience or
- Non-CA with 12+ years of experience.
