Financial Director

As an Associate Director/Director in Finance Transformation Services at Aeries Technology, you will be leading high-performing teams to deliver transformation initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional groups including operations, technology, compliance, and executive leadership. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and clients, providing strategic guidance on business performance, process optimization, and organizational change. Your role will involve managing end-to-end client relationships, ensuring alignment of service delivery with evolving client needs and expectations. You will oversee key project deliverables such as transformation roadmaps, performance reporting, planning cycles, and governance frameworks. Monitoring KPIs and SLAs, proactively resolving client issues, and driving continuous improvement and satisfaction will also be part of your responsibilities. Additionally, you will foster account growth through consultative engagement, stakeholder trust-building, and identification of new opportunities. In terms of Finance Transformation & Strategy, you will lead end-to-end finance transformation initiatives for client organizations, focusing on process optimization, automation, and digitization across financial reporting and controls. Collaborating with global finance and technology teams to drive change management and implement scalable, future-ready finance operating models will be crucial. You will be expected to deliver strategic insights and solutions across key finance areas, including FP&A and internal controls as part of broader transformation programs. Your key focus areas will include Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), where you will support clients in developing and enhancing budgeting, forecasting, and performance management frameworks. Conducting variance analysis and delivering actionable insights through financial modeling and scenario planning to aid strategic decision-making will be essential. In terms of Internal Controls & Governance, you will assess and strengthen internal control frameworks within client finance environments to ensure compliance, transparency, and data integrity. Aligning finance operations with client-specific governance standards in partnership with risk and compliance teams will also be part of your responsibilities. To be successful in this role, you should be a Chartered Accountant (CA) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with 20+ years of experience across finance transformation, controllership, external reporting, and audit. Deep technical knowledge in US GAAP, Local GAAP, and global regulatory frameworks is required. Demonstrated success in managing audits, budgeting, cost optimization, and reporting functions in high-performance environments, as well as strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills are essential. Please note that the job responsibilities of the candidate shall include but are not limited to the Job Description and performing any other tasks/functions as required by the Company.,