Lead - Strategy & Growth - Accounting Firm

Strategy and Growth Lead

Our client is a US based accounting firm which is planning to grow by 2-3X in next 12- 18 months. Position is required to be based in Ahmedabad.

Key Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with India leadership team to develop India growth strategy, road - map and strategic imperatives

- Engage with external organizations including but not limited to industry bodies, consultants, educational institutes; to develop a comprehensive market map.

- Help drive transparency and accountability of progress on the strategic imperatives through a robust measurement framework and a diligent reporting cadence.

- Take ownership and deliver some of 'must-win' strategic programs to help build a best in-class business.

- Consult with the leaders to help address some of the key challenges they face.

- Develop and establish a best-in-class framework that will help leaders make timely and accurate decisions on all forms of resources: headcount, locations, facility, and IT infrastructure needs.

- Help identify opportunities to improve India business profitability.

Competency Required:

- Strategic Agility: You can see the larger picture, think creatively, maneuver ideas across the organization and not be daunted by ambiguity.

- Influencing & inter-personal skills: You can quickly build relationships and influence people across multiple levels.

- Project Management: You have strong project management capabilities with an eye for-detail.

- Communication & Presentation skills: You can articulate complex things in a simple manner and present to the senior leadership team.

- Learning Agility: You have a sharp aptitude, can learn-on-fly, and collaborate and test new ideas.

- Good judgement skills: Ability to exercise good judgement in a variety of situations.

- Digital know-how: Social media savvy/technology mind set.

- Adaptable: Ability to move across functions / roles/ stakeholders (India-US)

- Prioritizes conflicting needs; handle matters expeditiously, proactively, and follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.

- Analytical and goal oriented

Skills:

- Demonstrable experience of working with Senior leadership teams in developing and deploying strategic imperatives

- Six Sigma Black belt preferred

- Exposure to multiple industry sector

- Drive for results: You are self-starter and action-oriented with a sharp focus on achieving outcomes.