VP - Financial Planning & Analysis - Insurance

Specific competences ( Essential) :

- Understands concepts of FP&A and has a background of FP&A requirements for Insurance and financial services organizations

- Should have experience of leading US FP&A & operations teams

- Strong domain of core FP&A processes and able to conceptualize and build new processes based on business requirements.

Specific competences (Desirable) :

- Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to senior management.

- Ability to identify, build and enhance key relationships, influencing and challenging as required.

- Understanding and knowledge of the drivers of business performance.

- The ability to work in a global environment with a strong customer focus, with experience of pro-actively working with demanding customers in a flexible manner.

- Should be a six sigma GB / BB certified

Key Roles and Responsibilities :

- Lead the initial phase of transformation for the client and identify opportunities for consolidation & migration to the COE

- Work diligently with the client FP&A Leader and Transformation leader in establishing the Day- 1 Blueprint process for execution in COE

- Ability to independently lead & close discussions with multiple key stakeholders for set up of COE, pre-empt the change management required etc. Be open to frequent and extensive travel across multiple client locations (countries) to enable faster execution of COE set up

- Be responsible for set up of the COE in Bangalore

- Managing operations and ensure that service delivery is as per service levels agreed

- Drive standardization and process improvements within FCoE teams to improve process and deliver agreed productivity

- Managing FP&A stakeholders and ensuring they are kept abreast of service delivery, any key issues / challenges

- Partner with Controllers to resolve any issues in operations management, escalating to stakeholders when necessary

- Must demonstrate a high level of self-motivation, energy and flexibility

- Must have handled multiple processes with a direct reportees of 10-15 and Indirect reportees of 150 - 200

- Client Relationship Management

- High customer service orientation

- Should be able to handle multiple AVP's

- Should be willing to work in multiple time zones as and when required and support all the FP&A function for the globe

People Skills :

- Goal Setting / Reviews / Appraisals

- Allocation of Roles and responsibilities

- Training / efficiency improvement / TAT time measure / Load Balance

Knowledge, Experience, Education :

- Should have 15+ years experience with leading FP&A teams with an Insurance client. BPO experience is desired

- Knowledge of P&C is an added advantage

- Should have sound understanding of FP&A structure for diverse clients- should have experience of working with senior client stakeholders

- Strong communication, articulation and fast decisioning skills are mandatory to do this job

- Ability to identify, build and enhance key relationships, influencing and challenging as required

- The ability to work in a global environment with a strong customer focus, with experience of pro-actively working with demanding customers in a flexible manner.

- Ability to work in dynamic environment driving for improvements and change

Qualified : CA / CPA / CWA/ CPA and MBA is an added advantage