Job title : Associate Director - Accounts Payable, GSC Finance  Location : Bangalore   Experience Level : 12+ Years   Type : Permanent Role   Diversity candidates preferred :   Current company : Minimum 3+ Years   Client : Biotech / Pharma Company  Immediate superior : Vice President  Number of subordinates : Direct reports - 85 members   Qualifications (minimum requirements) :  Education :   Relevant academic background at minimum Masters Level within Business or Finance   Professional experience :  - Minimum 12-13 years of experience working within Finance offshoring centres  - Minimum 7-8 years as Senior Manager for any Finance process in off shoring centre  - Strong accounting skills (Accounts Payable, Intercompany and General Ledger)  - Strong project management skills, including strong change management skills  - Strong proven people and performance management skills  - Experience working with global stakeholders is preferred   - Can operate on strategic, tactic and operational level; preferably strong skills on service culture and delivery, process standardization and optimization  - Experience with working in an international company  - LEAN / Six Sigma experience  - Knowledge of SAP is preferred   Job content (purpose of the job)  Key areas of responsibility:   - Manage overall operational performance (process and people) of the following teams in GSC Finance  - Accounts Payable   - AP process excellence  - Ensure Sarbox (SOX) compliance for all Affiliates handled, including identifying improvements to internal controls and processes  - Support management decisions with focus on overall process improvements and organizational development  - Manage the department in a way that leads to:  - Service being delivered in due time and high quality  - Motivated, engaged and satisfied employees  - Satisfied customers & Efficient processes   Main job tasks:   - Manage overall performance of the Accounts Payable and Process Excellence teams in GSC Finance (KPIs and Monthly Reporting)  - Manage overall performance of any other areas of Affiliates off-shored to GSC Finance in areas of transaction processing  - Strong accounting skills. Perform in-depth analysis, be critical about the methods used, where relevant, and come up with new ideas and drive the implementation of the same  - Coordinates and contributes to accounting processes and projects with material financial statement impact and exposure.  - Good knowledge of multiple systems and data flows.  - Manage high-level tasks with short deadlines as well as operational tasks with high energy and quality  - Ensures that monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close schedules are met  - Proactive interface with the customers of the Accounts payable and Process Excellence teams in GSC Finance - to identify the state of operations, issues and their resolutions to the customers  - Ensure that all Sarbox controls are performed on time and as described in the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ), including self-assessment on all Sarbox controls   Ensure compliance with :  - Client Way  - LEAN methodology  - Regulations and notification with the overall operational management of the team  - Budget operations and staff changes according to annual AB  - SarbOx regulations and procedures  - Work closely with the Management team in GSC Finance Bangalore in driving key people development trainings and activities  - Overview of the SLA framework with HQ and Affiliates  - Ensure LEAN implementation and LEAN development in the department  - Member of GSC Finance Bangalore Management team  Other individual assignments :  - Support GSC Finance Management team in the overall development of GSC Finance  Supplementary job description  Degree of independent decisions :   - The position requires a person who is able to analyse and make decisions independently, but at the same time ensure Senior Management buy in. Act in accordance with strategic objectives, the Client Standard Operating Procedures, Client policies and the Client Way  Level of independence, innovation and initiative:   - The position requires a person who is to a high degree self-driven with a desire to influence. Further, the Associate Director is a trouble-shooter who takes initiative and assists in solving operational tasks and the role requires a collaborative, flexible and entrepreneurial person  Main stakeholders / reputation and results :  - Main stakeholders are VP's & Directors in HQ Denmark, European, IO and US Affiliates, Directors, Managers and Team Leads in Corporate Procurement, HQ Denmark  Degree of influence on departmental / function / NN results:  - The Associate Director is a part of GSC Finance Bangalore Management and is expected to take active role in the further development of the area  Communication / Interaction with other internally or externally :  - Primarily interaction with internal stakeholder, both in India and in different Affiliates of Client globally. Ensure support to operations / projects in GSC Finance Bangalore in order to implement projects according to plan, which involves close interaction with Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers and employees in HQ Denmark, Region Europe, International Operations, USA etc as well as employees and management in GSC Bangalore.  To what extend the job has to be performed abroad:  - The daily work is performed in the GSC Finance, Bangalore India. The role includes some travelling to HQ Denmark, European, IO and US Affiliates, as and if required  Personal qualifications and competencies:  - Strong leadership skills  - Strong communicator / good negotiation skills  - Self driven - and dedicated / desire to influence  - Ability to independently plan and prioritize tasks within the framework and objective of the function  - Strong decision making skills   - Desire to influence  - Analytic skills and process knowledge  - IT knowledge  - Excellent communication skills in English  Specific personal and job related demands  - Day to day prioritisation and planning of tasks is handled and decided independently  - Decisions are coordinated across the GSC Finance management team and with other departments in GSC or Client where applicable.  - Long term strategic decisions decided in collaboration with the GSC Finance management team

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Associate Director - Finance - Accounts Payable - GSC Finance - Biotech/Pharma 

Associate Director - Finance - Accounts Payable - GSC Finance - Biotech/Pharma  ,Job Description for Associate Director - Finance - Accounts Payable - GSC Finance - Biotech/Pharma  in Apidel Technologies in  Bangalore for (12-20) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Associate Director - Finance - Accounts Payable - GSC Finance - Biotech/Pharma  in Apidel Technologies in  Bangalore for (12-20) years of experience. Apply Now!