R2R CoE Leader

Role Overview

The R2R CoE Leader will lead the end-to-end Record-to-Report function, encompassing financial closure, consolidation, treasury, reporting, and FP&A, within the GCC. The role is accountable for driving accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across global finance operations, while enabling process transformation, digital adoption, and business partnership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Close & Consolidation

Drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closure processes across multiple entities and geographies.

Ensure consolidation of group financials in alignment with IFRS/Ind-AS/US GAAP.

Deliver timely and accurate statutory, regulatory, and management reports.

Govern Reconciliation-Inter company / Vendor /Customer to ensure accuracy of book closure

2. Treasury Operations

Oversee treasury processes including cash management, intercompany funding, FX management, and liquidity reporting.

Partner with Group Treasury on policy implementation, compliance, and risk management.

3. Reporting & Compliance

Ensure accurate financial and management reporting, including variance analysis and executive dashboards.

Strengthen internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit readiness.

Standardize reporting templates and ensure alignment across businesses.

4. FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)

Drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

Provide financial insights, scenario modeling, and business performance analytics.

Partner with business units and CFOs to support strategic and operational decisions.

5. Process Excellence & Transformation

Establish standardized global policies, procedures, and controls across R2R, Treasury, Reporting, and FP&A.

Lead automation and digital initiatives (ERP, RPA, AI/ML, analytics) to enhance productivity and insight generation.

Foster continuous improvement and scalability in finance processes.

6. Stakeholder & People Leadership

Act as the key finance CoE partner for Group CFOs, Controllers, Treasury Heads, and Business Leaders.

Build and lead a high-performing team, developing capabilities in accounting, treasury, and FP&A.

Drive a culture of service excellence, customer centricity, and innovation.

Qualifications & Experience

Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent professional qualification.

15+ years of finance experience, with strong exposure to R2R, Treasury, and FP&A.

Experience in consolidation, financial reporting, and planning cycles.

Prior leadership experience in a GCC, shared services, or multinational environment.

Strong working knowledge of ERP (SAP), consolidation systems, and analytics platforms.

Understanding of accounting standards (IFRS, Ind-AS, US GAAP) and treasury compliance frameworks

Key Skills

Strong leadership with ability to build cross-functional expertise (R2R, Treasury, FP&A)

Deep technical knowledge of consolidation, reporting, and treasury operations

Strategic orientation with strong analytical and problem-solving ability

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills

Change leader with focus on automation, digital finance, and transformation

Success Measures

Timeliness and accuracy of global closure & consolidation

Stakeholder satisfaction (CFO, Treasury, and Business Finance heads)

Enhanced liquidity visibility and treasury efficiency

Forecasting accuracy and quality of FP&A insights

Productivity, automation adoption, and capability building within the CoE