Associate Director - Financial Planning & Analysis - CA

Specific Responsibilities:

- Solid experience supporting CIO/CTO organization from a FP&A perspective: Budgeting, Analytics and Expense management activities.

- Support corporate capacity planning processes: Work with head of the admin function and Cognizant's COO and President to synthesize headcount demand with current office capacity and future expansion activities.

- Investment Proposals: Experience in working on capex related approvals within the corporation.

- Financial Policies: Work with COO and the Corporate Admin function to develop financial policies which encourage efficient use of Cognizant facilities.

- Communicate relevant information on a timely basis with regard to Capex investment proposals, facility expansion activities, BAU investments etc. Clearly express ideas and concepts both orally and in writing at appropriate times.

- Financials: Preparation of financial data and various dash board on a periodical basis and assist decision making associated with large scale capital Investments.

- Business Performance and drive various Corporate Finance Initiatives: Establish robust processes for variance reporting and accurate forecasting. Monitor and track progress of cost efficiency and organizational wide initiatives

- Corporate functional support: Provide financial support during negotiations related to software and hardware purchases, facility related purchases/leases, and investments in new geographies.

- Finance: Experience in controllership functions and good understanding of accounting standards such as US GAAP and IFRS.

- Governance & Compliance: Experience in managing and advice STPI/SEZ related compliances with stakeholders.

Attributes of an Ideal Candidate:

- Chartered Accountant with 15 + years of overall experience, of which the recent exposure in JD as mentioned above.

- Ability to organize and prioritize with excellent interpersonal and communication skills

- Ability to create effective work relationships and partnerships AND to work independently.

- A challenging mind and the courage to push back on demands which may perhaps not make sense.

- Driven to meet/exceed performance targets and motivate others to do so

- Should have worked in IT / ITES Organization - In a large multinational corporation

- Significant experience leading a team of finance professionals