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You will be responsible for driving RateGain's Finance Strategy & Transformation agenda in partnership with the CFO to unlock scalable, profitable growth through financial efficiency, automation, and technology-led decision-making. As the leader of the Finance Strategy Office, you will focus on optimizing IT & operating costs, embedding automation, and establishing a governance framework for measurable efficiency and long-term financial excellence. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Strategic Finance & Efficiency Leadership** - Design and implement RateGain's multi-year financial efficiency roadmap. - Lead cost optimization, automation, and process transformation initiatives across all business units. - Translate financial insights into actionable programs to enhance profitability and cash flow. - **IT, Cloud & Vendor Optimization** - Audit IT & SaaS spend and achieve 20-30% annual reduction through rightsizing, contract renegotiation, and vendor consolidation. - Establish the Tech Spend Framework for visibility, control, and ROI tracking. - Evaluate AI-based cloud cost optimization tools and startup PoCs for smarter technology utilization. - **Automation & Process Excellence** - Identify and automate high-effort, low-value workflows across Finance, Operations, and Content. - Deploy AI and analytics to drive efficiency, standardization, and faster decision cycles. - Establish a Process Excellence function to ensure sustained gains. - **Workforce Productivity & Operating Model Design** - Optimize global cost structures through workforce productivity mapping. - Reallocate or outsource transactional work to India/SEA hybrid delivery hubs. - Integrate performance and productivity analytics with HR. - **Governance, Reporting & Transformation Office** - Manage the Finance Strategy Office and act as the CFO's program management hub. - Develop dashboards and savings scorecards. - Institutionalize reporting cadence and quarterly reviews with all business units. **Functional KPIs:** - Deliver annualized $2M-$5M in verified cost savings. - Reduce cloud/IT spend by 20-30% YoY. - Consolidate redundant tools/vendors by 30%. - Achieve 25% productivity uplift in identified functions. - Deploy enterprise-wide automation playbooks across at least 3 business units. **Strategic KPIs:** - Establish a Finance Strategy & Transformation Office under CFO within 6 months. - Embed AI-based cost visibility and reporting across RateGain's ecosystem. - Reorient global cost structures with BU heads using outsourcing/automation. - Institutionalize a quarterly financial efficiency review cadence. - Drive sustainable YoY improvement in EBITDA margins through cost discipline. **Key Competencies:** - Strategic Finance & Business Acumen - Tech & Automation Fluency - Analytical Rigor - Program Leadership - Influence & Collaboration - Change Leadership - Execution Discipline **Education & Work Experience:** - MBA from Tier-1 institute (IIM/ISB) or Chartered Accountant with strong analytical foundation. - 12-18 years of progressive experience in Finance Strategy, Business Transformation, or Shared Services within SaaS or tech-driven global organizations. - Proven success in delivering multi-million-dollar savings through automation, process redesign, and outsourcing. - Strong exposure to AI/automation tools, cloud spend management, and digital finance transformation. - Experience in influencing senior leadership and managing high-impact, cross-functional programs. *Please note that the job description did not include any additional details about the company.*,
