Finance Controller - GBS - CA

Description:

Summary:

- Act as the key interface between GCC leadership and global finance teams.

- Lead financial governance, reporting, and control for the GCC operations.

- Establish and maintain strong internal financial controls.

- Coordinate internal and external audits.

- Ensure adherence to local statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.

- Implement best practices and standardization aligned with global finance.

Qualifications, Role Specific Knowledge, and Experience:

- Qualification: CA with 8-13 years in finance, controlling / FP&A / shared services.

- Experience in multinational environments or GCC setups.

- Exposure to global reporting and cross-border stakeholder management

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Act as the primary points of contact across various GCC Business Units (SBUs), including regular coordination with local SBU leadership and finance teams.

- Perform monthly comparison of actual costs against budget, identify key variances, and provide actionable insights to management.

- Lead the annual budgeting process for the GCC, including collaboration with functional leaders to develop realistic cost forecasts and financial plans.

- Monitor and analyze headcount movements and associated payroll costs, ensuring alignment with approved manpower plans and budgets.

- Establish and maintain an appropriate cost center structure to enable accurate tracking and allocation of department-wise expenses within the GCC.

- Prepare monthly intercompany invoice workings, including the application of the applicable transfer pricing markup, and share the same with the respective group legal entities.

- Track and monitor intercompany receivables related to services rendered by the GCC, ensuring timely follow-up and closure.

- Maintain proper documentation, backup files and audit trail for intercompany transactions, cost allocations, and transfer pricing workings.

- Conduct monthly financial review discussions with Group SPOCs, presenting cost performance and variance analysis against approved budgets and forecasts.