Director - Cost & Allocation - CA

- Supporting ad-hoc requests ensuring that we meet high standards to provide a timely response to all queries

- Ensure strong processes are in place with strong control environment, adhered timeline in order to deliver accurate information in a timely manner and to the highest standards, allowing time for review by line manager and finance management

- Build/maintain financial models and scenario analysis to support senior management decision making

- Lead the evolution of service model for the function to setup the global COE model and drive standardization, enhance client facing relationship, drive end-to-end process ownership, upgrade/enhance business partner and analytic capabilities

- Drive simplification of complex processes

- Manage and influence a senior stakeholder group including CFO and FDs of various products and segments.

- Represent Service Costing & Billing at all forums and platforms, Excellent stakeholder management experience up to D/Managing Director level, can build strong partnership with FBPs and Financial Controllers on all billing related matters, including close partnership with Hierarchy management, Service management and Reporting teams.

- Drive customer interactions and resolve complex customer issues/problems through his/her problem solving skills, knowledge of business and provide detailed financial information to customers, to help them take decisions and corrective actions (if any).

- Partner with service management to determine the service model to fulfill regulatory governance requirements, and provide them with finance support, analysis and performance reporting for all service review forums.

- Deliver commitments whilst highlighting and addressing any conduct concerns and operating within a robust governance framework.

- Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent relevant experience (CA/CIMA/CFA).

- Strong technical expertise to establish a robust Cost Allocation Function

- Sound working knowledge of Cost Reporting & Analytics and accounting principles and practices.

- Significant experience in leading a large and high performing team with minimum 7 years at a leadership level (VP)

- Proven track record in strategic and operational decision making.

- Ability to operate autonomously in complex and ambiguous situations