AVP - Reconciliation/General Ledger - BFSI

The AVP is a direct report into Head of Finance India and is responsible for quality and timely finance, accounting and reconciliation services to its customers and develop a culture that embraces change / continuous improvement.

Specifically, the candidate would be responsible to manage a team of people in Finance Shared Services that provide controllership, reconciliation and other back office activities for the company's businesses supported out of Mumbai

The selected candidate will be a key contributor to improving the quality of service and the financial reporting. The candidate will be responsible to drive the necessary changes across and upskill the related teams, plus maximize opportunities to offshore certain roles to deliver targeted cost savings.

- Manage a team of controllers and managers (approx. headcount 70) that:

Delivers the daily, monthly and end year close process to meet both group and external reporting deadlines

Contract administration to ensure 3rd party payments and reporting requirements are made timely and accurately; i.e. rents, commissions, rebates and joint venture

Responsible for the balance sheets for all entities under their remit and ensures all accounts are reconciled timely and in accordance with company policy

Completes the annual group and statutory audits per standards and agreed upon due dates

Skills:

- Qualified Chartered /Cost accountant, with a degree in accounting or business preferred

- 10+ year of professional experience with proven ability to direct and supervise a large team.

- Prior finance shared service experience that focussed on performance measurements and with on/offshore presence is a plus

- Proven knowledge of IFRS and other local GAAP accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations