DGM/Head - Finance Shared Services

We are a global organisation operating the the B2B services space, with a presence in over 20 countries and a market cap of close to $30 billion. In our quest to bring in centres of excellence, we are continuing to build our Finance Shared Service Centre in India. This COE operates as a captive and supports regions in Europe, South East Asia and Australia among others.

The DGM / Head Finance- Shared Services will be responsible to lead our Finance Operations supporting these regions, driving a shared services function that is accountable for Reporting, Accounts Payable, Invoicing, Accounts receivable, Business control among others

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE ROLE:

Responsibilities attached to the role:

Enhances and/or develops, implements, and enforce policies and procedures that will improve the overall operational efficiencies and effectiveness of the Global operations through innovation and automation.

Work with the Indian team to drive process excellence within the Shared Services Organisation

Excellent stakeholder management by attending the reviews, meetings & presentations.

Defining / agreeing the Scope of work with respective stakeholders and work with the team to mange the expectations of the stakeholders.

Will be the single point of contact for the offshore and Indian leadership in regards to Finance Shared Services

Solid people management and Performance evaluation of the team members to build a high performing team.

Should be capable to close the annual appraisals, skip level meetings & employee one on one meetings.

Ensures timely and accurate reporting according to business needs

PERFORMANCE GOALS AND INDICATORS FOR THE ROLE:

Lead the Finance Shared Services team that supports multiple regions.

Provides support, oversight, and direction to the team ensuring adequate staffing, training, development and optimal operation in accordance with business needs

Manages the Finance Shared Services Organisation - Finance function by developing people and processes that supports the needs of the stakeholders in various regions

Partners with stakeholders in various regions to identify opportunities for future scope

Spearheads solutioning and transitions into the India Finance SSC .

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

This section contains the minimum qualifications, technical skills and capabilities which are essential to execute the role. It may not be a reflection of job holder's own qualification and skills.

Education: Chartered Accountant / MBA Finance.

Experience: Over 13 years of rich experience in Finance & Accounts / Audit (At least 4-5 years of experience in Managing Finance in a shared service environment / multinational companies leading finance function)

Excellent people management and process management skills

Functional abilities: Excellent communication skills, ability to drive stakeholder management, capable to manage the managers. Solid understanding of accounting and finance concepts and proven experience of transitioning Finance and Accounting processes into a Shared Services organisation

KEY COMPETENCIES:

This section contains the key competencies required in the individual job holder to be successful in the role. It may not be a reflection of job holder's own competencies.

Global stakeholder management Financial Acumen

Excellent writing and speaking skills Result oriented

Good in networking Proactive leader

An influencer to complete the job