Manager - Finance - Shared Services - CA

Manager-Finance- Shared Services - CA

Job Title: Manager Financial Shared Service Center

Job Location: Bangalore

Manager Job Title: Finance Manager

Manadatory: Having experience in shared services is mandatory.

Business Contribution:Leads and manages the global Finance Shared Service Center (+40 FTE). Provides accurate, timely and efficient finance processes to the global organization in a (SOX) compliant environment. Provides accurate and timely financial reports. Helps identify and drives areas of opportunity to improve process and team performance through standardization, simplification, and automation of activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Shared Service India responsibilities:

- Manages global financial shared service center (+40 FTE)out of our Bengaluru office. Activities include Record to Report, Credit to Cash and Procure to Pay and dotted responsibility for FP&A and other finance relatedactivities

- Develop, maintain and ensure performance of the Finance Shared Service Center (FSSC). Be a leader in driving the expansion of responsibilities for the FSSC by taking a leading role in integrating other entities and/or activities

- Identify and drive Standardization, Simplification and Automation projects to drive standardization and increase efficiency and accuracy

- Adequate knowledge of US GAAP, Europe and country specific GAAP and statutory filings experience (Europe). Statutory filing experience for other countries is a plus.

- Handles and leads completion of ad-hoc questions/projects/analyses on team behalf.

- Drives team performance to meet the annual established goals

- Administer and support India Shared service team's hiring, compensation, performance management, training, and other employee development initiatives.

- Willing to be in the office for 5 days per week atleast for the initial 9-12 months.

- Flexible working in different hours to accommodate different time zones when needed.

- Member of the Management Team for our India office

- Provides input and support for annual budget and periodic forecasts

- Oversee all payroll functions to ensure that employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner

- Develop, implement, and ensure statutory compliances, Internal Accounting policies/Procedures, Internal and External audits&compliances.

- Build and drive team engagement

(Team) Activities include but are not limited to:

- Ensures timely and accurate monthly closing of the books for multiple entities

- Ensures timely and correct processing and payment of invoices for multiple entities

- Ensures timely and accurate accounting for cash received and ensures timely collection of outstanding customer balances for multiple entities

- Support external and internal audits, including providing deliverables for audit request including the preparation of statutory financial statement

- Ensures compliance with our (SOX) control environment and any applicable regulatory bodies

- Provides (business) support to our India Business Team

- Provide support in several (global) finance projects and initiatives

- Maintain and ensure Indian Company Law and Secretarial procedures and compliances.

- Ensure and supportmonthly business reviews. Work with the business leaders as a business partner on business strategies and developments.

Qualifications:

- ~15+years of experience working in US MNC and people management experience.

- Qualified CA.

- Knowledge of US GAAP, SOX. IFRS and other GAAP is a plus

- Able to Manage and lead through a complex and changing environment

- Proven track record of building effective teams and to developtalent

- Experience and comfortable working with multicultural/ multi geographical teams and stakeholders.

- Must be computer literate in Microsoft Office applications. Experience with Onestream, Hyperion and Oracle ERP are highly desirable.

- Effective written and verbal communication skills to interface with all levels of a diverse and global organization.

- Self-directed with a focus on process/continuous improvement. Excellent organizational skills.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ensure all HSEQ rules and regulations are communicated and enforced throughout the organization. Proactively participate to safety awareness and improvement

- Always represent the Company in a professional manner, both internally and externally. Follow the published processes and comply with all company policies and procedures

- Should be willing to travel to our Corporate office or other countries based on the requirements.

- Should have experience in Record to Report, cash to Credit to Cash and Procure to Pay

This role reports to the International Controller with significant interaction with the Corporate Controller.