Role & responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership & Team Management
- Support the Management in executing the Finance controlling strategy and operating model.
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of analysts; ensure performance, accountability, and continuous skill enhancement.
- Provide regular feedback, conduct performance discussions, and maintain clarity of goals and expectations.
- Deliver technical and functional training to strengthen the teams capabilities.
- Financial Management & Oversight
- Lead and oversee all financial support activities for assigned units, directly and through the team:
- Manage weekly and monthly close activities, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial results at unit/district/region/division levels.
- Review financial transactions for correctness, compliance with contracts, and policy adherence.
- Oversee payables, receivables, fixed assets, chargebacks, and other unit-level financial components.
- Ensure timely and accurate billing in line with contractual requirements.
- Complete all internal and external reporting, dashboards, and analytics packs.
- Business Partnering & Stakeholder Support
- Collaborate closely with GMs, District Managers, RVPs, and Segment Finance teams.
- Support financial decision-making through variance analysis, cost reviews, projections, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability improvement recommendations.
- Provide actionable insights to improve operational efficiency and margin targets.
- Respond to queries from Management and prepare ad hoc analyses for internal customers.
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Drive preparation and validation of budget and forecast submissions.
- Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and standardization of financial data across reporting cycles.
- Review analytical models, use of assumptions, and alignment with business performance trends.
- Receivables & Billing Support
- Support and monitor receivable management activities.
- Coordinate with transversal finance teams, unit teams, and clients to resolve billing or remittance issues.
- Implement best practices to improve cash flow and reduce outstanding positions.
- Process Improvement & Operational Excellence
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, eliminate redundant work, and enhance automation.
- Promote standardization of reporting, documentation, and methodologies.
- Escalate risks early and propose solutions to address potential operational issues.
- Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
- Communicate progress, insights, challenges, and recommendations effectively to senior leadership.
- Present findings to strategic stakeholders, translating complex financial information into business-friendly insights.
- Maintain high levels of customer service orientation when working with global/internal partners.
- Training & Development
- Complete all mandatory training and proactively discuss learning needs with leadership.
- Build a culture of continuous development within the team.
- Availability During Key Calendar Events
Weekly close (Mondays) may require working on certain holidays; compensatory off can be availed within policy timelines
Competencies/Behaviors required for job
- Strategic & Analytical Skills
- Strategic thinking with ability to understand business performance drivers.
- Strong analytical capabilities with ability to generate and evaluate alternative solutions.
- Understanding of budgeting principles, cost drivers, and key financial KPIs.
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Demonstrates leadership presence and leads by example.
- Strong ability to collaborate, influence, and work with cross-functional stakeholders.
- A proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
- Ability to translate technical financial information for non-financial audiences.
- Strong presentation, communication, and storytelling skills.
- Customer Orientation
- High responsiveness and service mindset.
- Ability to resolve issues calmly and professionally.
- Technical Accounting Knowledge
- Solid understanding of general accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting, P2P, O2C, payroll, AP/AR, and audit processes.
- Strong understanding of
general accounting principles
, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, AP/AR, and payroll fundamentals. - Familiarity with
financial systems/ERPs/SAP
, data extraction tools, and analysis applications. - Excellent
Excel
skills; ability to work with large data sets. Business & Behavioral
- Good understanding of
business operations
and ability to interpret financial data for non-finance stakeholders. - Strong
customer service orientation:
professional, calm, and solution driven. - High
attention to detail
, accuracy, and data integrity. - Strong communication skills: ability to simplify complex financial data.
- Team player with strong collaboration, cooperation, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic shared services environment.
- Willingness to work on India public holidays when required (weekly close on Mondays). Compensatory offs will be provided.
Strong willingness to learn, collaborate, and ask questions.
