Vice President & Team Head , Finance, Accounts Payable, Finance

As a key member of the Finance team, you will play a crucial role in delivering world-class standards in reporting, financial planning, and finance processes. Your insights and analyses will support the bank in making sound business decisions, be it in product development or customer profitability. Additionally, you will be involved in capital management, business planning, forecasting, and providing tax and accounting advisory services. Your responsibilities will involve strategic leadership and team management. You will need to foster a high-performance culture that emphasizes efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration. Developing and implementing team strategies to achieve operational targets and drive process improvements will be essential for success in this role. Operational excellence and compliance are paramount. You will be required to maintain robust internal controls to prevent operational losses and audit issues. Ensuring full GST and TDS compliance and addressing compliance issues proactively while offering support to the Central Tax team will be part of your routine. Financial reporting and control will also be under your purview. Certifying the General Ledger Accounts (GLAO) for accounts managed by the AP team will be one of your key responsibilities. Identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation will be critical. You will lead the implementation of new technologies and systems while developing and implementing KPIs to monitor progress and measure success. Effective stakeholder management is crucial. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, business/support teams, auditors, and outsourced service providers, will be essential. You will need to communicate effectively, collaborate to resolve issues, and ensure alignment on priorities. To excel in this role, you must have proven experience in managing teams of 10+ members and handling external/third-party vendor-based operational processes. Holding a Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA, or relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred. Your core competencies should include strong leadership and team management skills, excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite, proactive problem-solving skills, and a results-oriented approach. A strong control mindset with attention to detail is crucial. Technical competencies required for this role include in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and practices.,