General Manager - Financial Operations - Agri/FMCG

Job Summary:

General Manager - Finance Operations would provide leadership and will be responsible for the service delivery of Record to Report operations (Controllership / FP & A team) and would be responsible for service delivery, stakeholder management, people engagement and building domain expertise. S/he would be accountable for driving improvements around process and productivity in the operations. The incumbent would be responsible to identify opportunities for growth and deliver on growth commitments; identify key cost metrics and ensure they are optimized.

Job Description:

- Responsible for record to report operations, while driving business processes to improve efficiency and meet organization goals

- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to bring automation, simplification and standardization of various processes and successfully drive transformational changes across the finance organization

- Develop financial policies and procedures for operational efficiency, conduct finance audit periodically and recommend improvements

- Work in close partnership with the business heads, leadership team(s) and ensure collaboration across the GBS

- Develop, implement, and monitor the necessary and appropriate client servicing system operations as per applicable guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure the efficient finance operations

- Manage operations managers and their teams; assign work, set performance expectations, assist in problem resolution, and monitor progress and drive team's performance as per the organizational goals

- Develop and track metrics for measuring efficiency of departmental processes and staff; produce reports for management on key statistics, trends, and metrics

- Partner with the technology teams and be able to bring about a transformation in terms of automation and drive process improvements across the processes and operations

- Take initiative and responsibility for projects, promote teamwork and collaboration between staff, peers, vendors, and customers

- Ensure adequate training for staff to facilitate coverage for critical departmental functions and to ensure proper general record keeping, and financial controls.

Job Requirements :

- Qualified CA/CWA/CMA/CPA with at least 15 years of experience in managing financial operations in a large organization of repute.

- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a GBS/GSS/GIC setup would be an added advantage

- Hands-on experience in all Finance related areas RTR areas in SAP - general ledger, fixed assets, cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable. Full understanding of FI, CO, CO-PA & interdependencies

- First-hand experience on multiple entity financial consolidation; understanding of eliminations and specific consolidation journal entries

- Excellent knowledge of FP&A - should have experience in preparation of budget and operating plans, analyzing and reporting actual vs. forecast numbers, reviewing and analyzing cost and related trends.

- Ability to make difficult and complex decisions using and interpreting available data or information to positively impact the operations and customer experience

- Experience in handling large diverse teams and multiple customer-facing functions within the finance organization