Deputy COO - Finance

- Assisting in strategic planning, reviewing, driving business processes & operational efficiency across the groups

- Partnering with local and onshore COO’s to drive the annual budgeting and resource planning process. 

- Will also ensure proper controls are in place. Flesh out major issues and areas of focus for the management team

- Oversight of all headcount, efficiencies, MI and BoW - this includes governance, approvals and improving efficiency of the overall process in Mumbai and globally

- Role also acts as a chief risk officer for the entire Finance and facilitates BOAT conversations

- Presentations, Meetings & townhalls - aiding management in organizing and preparing presentations and taking detailed minutes during internal team meetings; developing crisp presentations when required

- Ad hoc Requests - assisting the COO with ad hoc data requests and MI

- Organize and drive quarterly business reviews for each of the groups

- Oversight of travel and travel requests, Market Data Services and consultant costs -Performing periodic reviews and optimizing costs

- Driving monthly / quarterly financial reviews against goals / targets; providing meaningful analytics and MI;

- Ensuring costs are accurately reflected in the financials

- Maintaining oversight of all infrastructure requirements of the group

Experience/Background:

- 12+ years of relevant experience in financial services, consulting or banking experience especially in a central role (Prior COO experience a definite asset)

- Previous experience in a finance function would be advantageous

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Strong quantitative, analytical, financial and strategic thinking skills

- Is highly collaborative and has strong interpersonal skills