Assistant Finance Controller

Summary

Are you a leader with a passion for Financial and Operation excellence? Do you have a proven track record of building successful teams working in a dynamic multinational environment? Do you excel at partnering with stakeholders across an organization to address key business and operation challenges, maintain solid compliance with regulatory requirements, optimize processes, and leverage technology? If so, we invite you to join our team at MathWorks as the Assistant Finance Controller for our India Office supporting Sales, Services and Development with over 1,200 employees.  In this role, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our financial future!

We are looking for a forward-thinking yet hands-on leader who can analyze complex data, embrace technology, maintain strong operational efficiency, and drive transformative changes throughout our finance workflows to elevate performance. The ideal candidate will be an excellent collaborator, people leader, capable of building and developing a robust, future-ready finance team that blends operational excellence with strong expertise in accounting, tax and compliance.

Role & responsibilities:

• Leadership & Team Development:
• Lead, inspire, and mentor a team of 5 to 7 Finance, Tax, and Operations professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Build and scale a motivated and high-performing team that consistently delivers strong operational outcomes while remaining adaptive and agile to evolving business needs.
• Foster a culture of innovative thinking and business partnering to collaboratively solve complex problems.
• Communicate and present effectively; adjust to fit the audience and the message; strongly gets a message across.
• Financial Reporting, Operational Accounting & Analysis:
• Oversee and ensure the integrity of the monthly financial close-to-report process, delivering timely, accurate and insightful financial information.
• Provide expert guidance on complex accounting matters, as needed, related to business transactions or changes to accounting standards.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, leveraging technology to optimize efficiency while maintaining robust controls and mitigating risk.  Collaborate across departments to use financial and non-financial data for insightful decision-making, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Regulatory and Statutory Compliance:
• Stay abreast of evolving regulatory framework and ensure all compliances applicable to a Private Limited Company in India, including direct and indirect tax laws, company law matters, RBI, ROC, MCA, STPI, PF, ESI, PT, Gratuity and other secretarial compliance.
• Drive effective coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including global teams, to manage statutory and group compliance inquiries.
• Technology and Process Optimization:
• Collaborate with the Financial Systems Team and other cross-functional teams to identify, document and implement innovative workflow improvements that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Enable data-driven decision-making by strengthening business intelligence capabilities.
• Provide strong requirement documentation in preparation of workflow automation.
• Champion the adoption of digital tools and technologies to streamline financial workflows and support ongoing improvements and process optimizations.
• Financial Planning:
• Oversee the India financial planning and forecasting processes in coordination with headquarters, aligning financial goals with organizational objectives. 
• Develop and leverage financial models to illustrate the impact of changing business decisions and operations on the financial forecast throughout the year.

Minimum qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree and 7 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required. 2 years management experience is required.

Additional qualifications:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline along with Chartered Accountancy (CA) qualification.
• 7+ years of progressive experience, including significant experience in accounting and the technology sector.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading and managing high-performing professional-level finance staff.
• Proven experience working in a multi-national environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, engage and build trust with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical mindset with capability to interpret and articulate complex regulatory and compliance requirements with precision and finesse.
• A collaborative mindset with a willingness to partner and iterative problem-solving skills to support informed and effective decision-making.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Oracle, with a strong understanding of their application in financial processes.