Job Description

• Partnership and relationship management with US stakeholders.
• Driving and creating a culture of process excellence and constantly moving towards a best-in-class Finance shared services team.
• Help build and manage a high performing team that can be scaled to support organic and acquisition growth.
• Manage process transitions and support in service delivery of US Accounting, Statutory Compliance and Corporate Tax.
• Mentoring team members and growing 2 nd line leaders.
• Manage the finance team to support standard month-end close, complete and accurate reporting of financial information, sub-ledger and GL reconciliation, exception management.
• Function as a business partner to operational leaders, including Sourcing/Purchasing, Treasury, General Ledger and other key stakeholders across the Company.
• Manage process improvements i.e., optimize the end-to-end process.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPI’s) to measure shared services performance and use them as a basis for identifying and managing end-to-end process improvement opportunities.
• Maintaining operating discipline in terms of capacity utilization, SLA adherence and reporting, KPI tracking and reporting, etc.
• Help drive use of process automation. Maintain and expand reporting and analytics capabilities using tools such as Oracle Financial Data Intelligence (FDI) etc.
• Maintain controls and adherence to policy and support various internal and external audits
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year end reporting, analytics and audits.
• Ensure proper SOD in place for process control.
• Ensure teams are cross trained in process and Business Continuity Plan in place.
• Maintain and interpret data and provide insights.
• Resolve service disputes.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Continuously seek opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.

Qualifications and other requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, CA/CMA Intermediate).
• Strong presentation and advanced excel skills.
• 12-15 years’ experience managing GL/R2R processes and teams.
• Experience in GCC/3 rd Party is preferrable.
• Has experience in transitioning work from other countries to India.
• Experience in managing the entire R2R processes (including reporting, statutory audit and filings).
• Should be a self-starter, collaborative and have the ability to challenge the status quo.
• Experience with Oracle ERP, Oracle Fusion Cloud and Financial Analytics Warehouse (FAW) preferred.
• Strong functional systems and business process acumen.
• Strong proficiency in enforcing financial and accounting controls.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Curiosity and a passion for process improvement
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:

Chennai

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