Earlier this year, building on the reliable foundation of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) as a fund manager, we introduced an optimized CIP Platform, with three platform companies providing services to CIP. To learn more, please refer to the CIP Platform section below. In our optimized CIP Platform, CIP Fund Solutions – platform delivery company providing complex fund management and investment services – is currently looking for VP Finance, Global Competency Center, to join our office in Gurugram (Gurgaon) India.
Team
As Vice President you will lead a capable team newly established GCC in India. You will be scaling up a skilled team of finance professionals.
Role
In this role you will manage the Finance & Accounting function for the newly established GCC in India. You will be instrumental in building an inclusive and scalable organization that aligns with our global vision while catering to local needs. This role is pivotal in setting up and scaling the finance operations,ensuring alignment with global standards and delivering high-quality financial services to internal stakeholders across regions (EMEA, Americas, LATAM, APAC). The role requires a strategic leader with solid skills in financial control, planning, compliance, and transformation within a shared service or GCC environment
Responsibilities will consist of but are not limited to:
- Manage the overall Finance function at the GCC, providing strategic oversight and operational direction across all sub-processes (CTR, PTP, OTC)
- Working with the executive team and team leaders you will own all Finance & Accounting functions and related activities
- Ensure process integrity, compliance, and standardization across finance operations. Oversee financial control, accounting, and reporting activities, ensuring alignment with group policies and timelines.
- Build on the existing setup where junior and managerial resources have already been hired across CTR, PTP, OTC.
- Identify process gaps, design controls, and introduce best practices to enhance the current operating model.
- Ensure seamless month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities in partnership with the local and global teams.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives across finance operations, including automation and standardization opportunities.
- Manage or support finance transformation projects and ensure readiness, focusing on investment vehicles.
- Partner with the global transformation team to develop and implement scalable financial processes.
- Collaborate with global and regional finance leads to align on governance, performance metrics, and reporting standards.
- Engage with business stakeholders on the ongoing business case development for Phase 2 and support key financial analyses.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to the GCC finance team, ensuring capability development and performance alignment.
- Support the preparation and scaling of the investment vehicle's structure.
- Work closely with local and global finance teams to ensure a smooth transition and alignment with the broader business objectives.
- Develop financial contingency plans and ensure business continuity in case of disruptions or global financial volatility
You
We are looking for motivated induvial with 15-18 minimum years in comprehensive operational finance and controllership background within GCCs. You hold a master’s degree or CA/CPA/CMA in a relevant field. Extensive experience in finance transformation, process design, and setup/migration of finance functions. Exposure to investment vehicle structures or similar financial operations Effective stakeholder management, leadership, and project execution skills
We look for the following in a candidate:
- Curious and self-driven
- Project execution skills. You know your way around building a Global Competence Center / Shared Services Center functions from scratch, while managing key stakeholders and guiding operations
- More importantly, you prosper in a complex organization where processes evolve rapidly, and quality standards are second-to-none.
- Thriving on owning tasks and displaying high attention to details and deadlines
- Delivering concrete solutions in a highly complex environment
- Positive attitude and service-minded approach
- Fluency in English, both verbal and writing and have great communication skills.
- Experience in setting up and enhancing finance functions.
- Advanced understanding of global financial regulations and compliance.
The process
Please apply online as soon as possible as applications will be processed on an ongoing basis. For questions related to the role, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at talent@cipfs.com. We do not include CV's and Cover Letters sent by email.As we continue to improve our candidate experience, diversity and avoid unconscious bias, please avoid having a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations and ownership.
CIP Fund Solutions’ commitment to diversity and inclusion
CIP Fund Solutions is committed to securing a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels respected and heard.A diverse workforce allows CIP Fund Solutions to achieve results through different approaches and solutions to task execution and problem solving. We want all our employees to have equal opportunities for personal growth and career opportunities regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, nationality, or ethnicity.
CIP Fund Solutions
CIP Fund Solutions is a service company working exclusively for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). CIP Fund Solutions is owned by the funds managed by CIP with the purpose of delivering best-in-class services to the growing portfolio of renewable assets.We engage in the energy transition through specialist services, project development and value creation with trusted third-party suppliers. Our core focus is conducting due diligence, development, construction, and operations of renewable assets, and we deliver a variety of services including specialist financial and commercial services, compliance, tax, legal, transaction, IT, People and ESG.We provide global support and a local presence in our key markets, and our teams are continuously delivering and developing services that are tailored to our wide range of projects – from offshore and onshore wind, solar and battery energy storage systems, to advanced bioenergy assets. For more information, please visit CIP Fund Solutions.
Optimized CIP Platform
Earlier this year, we introduced an optimized CIP Platform. With three platform companies providing services to CIP—and while maintaining our current relationship with Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), CIP’s exclusive offshore wind development partner—we have effectively strengthened our organizational and operational capabilities, creating a platform scaled for growth and designing the CIP blueprint for the future.We have established CIP Molecule Technologies, a tech-focused project delivery company dedicated to molecule projects; CIP Terra Technologies, a tech-focused project delivery company managing a diverse portfolio of onshore projects; and CIP Fund Solutions, a delivery company with expertise in complex fund management and investment services. For more info on this, please see: Optimized CIP Platform.
The process
Please apply online as soon as possible as applications will be processed on an ongoing basis. For questions related to the role, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at talent@cipfs.com. We do not include CV's and Cover Letters sent by email.As we continue to improve our candidate experience, diversity and avoid unconscious bias, please avoid having a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations and ownership.
CIP Fund Solutions’ commitment to diversity and inclusion
CIP Fund Solutions is committed to securing a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels respected and heard.A diverse workforce allows CIP Fund Solutions to achieve results through different approaches and solutions to task execution and problem solving. We want all our employees to have equal opportunities for personal growth and career opportunities regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, nationality, or ethnicity.
CIP Fund Solutions
CIP Fund Solutions is a service company working exclusively for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). CIP Fund Solutions is owned by the funds managed by CIP with the purpose of delivering best-in-class services to the growing portfolio of renewable assets.We engage in the energy transition through specialist services, project development and value creation with trusted third-party suppliers. Our core focus is conducting due diligence, development, construction, and operations of renewable assets, and we deliver a variety of services including specialist financial and commercial services, compliance, tax, legal, transaction, IT, People and ESG.We provide global support and a local presence in our key markets, and our teams are continuously delivering and developing services that are tailored to our wide range of projects – from offshore and onshore wind, solar and battery energy storage systems, to advanced bioenergy assets. For more information, please visit CIP Fund Solutions.
Optimized CIP Platform
Earlier this year, we introduced an optimized CIP Platform. With three platform companies providing services to CIP—and while maintaining our current relationship with Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), CIP’s exclusive offshore wind development partner—we have effectively strengthened our organizational and operational capabilities, creating a platform scaled for growth and designing the CIP blueprint for the future.We have established CIP Molecule Technologies, a tech-focused project delivery company dedicated to molecule projects; CIP Terra Technologies, a tech-focused project delivery company managing a diverse portfolio of onshore projects; and CIP Fund Solutions, a delivery company with expertise in complex fund management and investment services. For more info on this, please see: Optimized CIP Platform.
