Job Description:
- Partnership and relationship management with US stakeholders.
- Driving and creating a culture of process excellence and constantly moving towards a best-in-class Finance shared services team.
- Help build and manage a high performing team that can be scaled to support organic and acquisition growth.
- Manage process transitions and support in service delivery of US Accounting, Statutory Compliance and Corporate Tax.
- Mentoring team members and growing 2nd line leaders.
- Manage the finance team to support standard month-end close, complete and accurate reporting of financial information, sub-ledger and GL reconciliation, exception management.
- Function as a business partner to operational leaders, including Sourcing/Purchasing, Treasury, General Ledger and other key stakeholders across the Company.
- Manage process improvements i.e., optimize the end-to-end process.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPI’s) to measure shared services performance and use them as a basis for identifying and managing end-to-end process improvement opportunities.
- Maintaining operating discipline in terms of capacity utilization, SLA adherence and reporting, KPI tracking and reporting, etc.
- Help drive use of process automation. Maintain and expand reporting and analytics capabilities using tools such as Oracle Financial Data Intelligence (FDI) etc.
- Maintain controls and adherence to policy and support various internal and external audits
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year end reporting, analytics and audits.
- Ensure proper SOD in place for process control.
- Ensure teams are cross trained in process and Business Continuity Plan in place.
- Maintain and interpret data and provide insights.
- Resolve service disputes.
- Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Continuously seek opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
Qualifications and other requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, CA/CMA Intermediate).
- Strong presentation and advanced excel skills.
- 12-15 years’ experience managing GL/R2R processes and teams.
- Experience in GCC/3rd Party is preferrable.
- Has experience in transitioning work from other countries to India.
- Experience in managing the entire R2R processes (including reporting, statutory audit and filings).
- Should be a self-starter, collaborative and have the ability to challenge the status quo.
- Experience with Oracle ERP, Oracle Fusion Cloud and Financial Analytics Warehouse (FAW) preferred.
- Strong functional systems and business process acumen.
- Strong proficiency in enforcing financial and accounting controls.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Curiosity and a passion for process improvement
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Location:
This position can be based in any of the following locations:
Chennai
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