Director/Senior Director/Head - Finance & Shared Services

- Finance Shared Services (FSS) Team interacts and works with finance teams of operating companies in US & Europe. As the company continues to grow, the incumbent would be expected to work with finance teams of the client outside of operating entities too (3rd party clients in mid-market segment).

- FSS team works closely with management & the business in addition to other core finance activities like P2P, O2C, R2R, FP&A, M&A, Pricing, procurement, taxation, payroll, strategy, etc. The FSS team is based out of Gurgaon office.

- The role leads a team of Finance professionals to ensure that overall delivery of services to clients meets or exceeds agreed KPIs, and SLAs defined between Operating Companies and BSC and is within a strong internal control framework. The incumbent will play a critical role in building the capability and standards of the BSC and will support the development and sustainability of the BSC by ensuring service delivery excellence.

- The role shall manage a team of 60+ finance professionals with approximately 8-10 immediate subordinates. It's growing role and headcount will grow at a faster pace in the next 6-18 months.

- Additionally, this role will lead the finance (including legal & compliance) function and its team for India businesses

Skills:

- Hands-on experience of accounting ERP's is must with good knowledge across finance processes (P2P, R2R, O2C, FP&A, Pricing) including best practices, technologies, processes & tools.

- Knowledge of Accounting GAAP & accounting practices, financial management, sourcing & contracting processes

- Ability to think strategically, taking a balanced short and long-term view when solving problems.

- Experience of supervising managers of multifunctional or global teams in the past and ideally worked in an operations environment to deliver high quality outcomes and results.

- Result oriented, with a high level of motivation for self-growth, along with the drive for growing team members and overall organization.

- Experience working for a multinational organization and working with colleagues internationally.

- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and ability to communicate effectively.

- In-depth knowledge of IndAs or IFRS, US GAAP and other accounting / auditing/ reporting standards.

- Knowledge of local compliances for India will be an added advantage

Experience;

- 15+ years of experience in managing a client-service oriented finance function (preferably shared services/business process outsourcing) with experience in managing large projects, strategic thinking, relationship management, financial budgets, recruitment, developing and coaching employees

- Minimum of 8 years of experience in leading, developing, and coaching team members

- Past experience on India finance & compliance will be good