Vice President - Finance - CA

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Accounting:

- Manage a 20+ team accounting organization

- Overseeing the shared service functions of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll and Consolidation

- Coordinate accounting activities with multi-operational locations and third party accounting firms in US and EMEA

- Re-engineer the month-end close process to continuously reduce month-close cycle

- Develop monthly financial package and review process with senior management team

- Evaluate all significant accounting transactions, research and implement relevant technical standards, and prepare technical accounting memos supporting all accounting positions

- Establish, implement, and monitor appropriate internal controls including developing and implementing policies and procedures

- Lead the annual audit process with the external auditors(KPMG)

- Ensure accounting (especially India) is in compliance with local statuary requirements

- Provide accounting (- US GAAP- ) guidance to other finance team members

- Evaluate all new accounting standards and their relevance on the Company's financial reporting

Tax:

- Manage and support outside tax firms with income tax provision and income tax filings

- Manage various other tax filing requirements, including foreign jurisdiction tax compliance

- Coordinate and manage tax audit

- Work with tax advisors to develop a Transfer Pricing scheme to mitigate bi-directional (India and foreign jurisdiction) tax risks

Financial Report and Board Package:

- Draft annual financial statements, including full footnote disclosure

- Coordinate preparation of various internal and external reports, including Board of Directors reports and investor reports

- Evaluate all new accounting standards and their relevance on the Company's financial reporting

Cash, Expense and Infrastructure Management:

- Manage banking relationships and accounts

- Manage 13-week cash flow forecast

- Work with the Director FP&A to support budgeting and a rolling forecasting process

- Continue to lead ERP improvement efforts in Accounting/Finance

Key Attributes:

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of accomplishments as a Marketing executive, with particular focus on the following qualities:

- Entrepreneurial - understands the demands of a private, emerging growth company head quartered in Silicon Valley.

- Leadership - action oriented, - leads from the front.- Has the ability to build, develop and mentor a team.

- Emotional IQ - dynamic, aggressive and strategic. Has the intellectual horsepower to analyze and evaluate the current culture and bring in the appropriate talent to align with the core demographics of the company.

- Decision Maker - analytical thinker who can make swift decisions, adapt to changes while staying the course and deliver results. Ability to plan and manage at both strategic and operational levels.

- Disciplined - proven ability to measure success against defined criteria and objectives.

- Communicator - ability to craft and deliver key communications around policies, procedures, transitions, and other core messages.

- Collaborator - ability to work closely with executive team to develop and direct company strategies and programs.

- Business Acumen - understands what drives our business and proactively partners with members of the executive team to achieve great results.

- Practical Approach - seeks simple, creative and innovative strategies to address our business challenges.

- Change Agent - be a catalyst in leading and driving the required changes to align better with the changing dynamics of the industry.

- Customer Service - understands Finance is a service organization with the mentality of m of - ease of doing business with Finance- .

- Quality - uncompromising quality standards with a maniacal focus on quality.

Experience:

- Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of progressive experience

- Prior experience in software, consulting and/or emerging business models of US-based companies

- Proven track record in driving change in a high growth environment

- Extensive experience in achieving scalability and optimizing operations in shared services accounting centers

- Experience with SEZ/STPI compliance, statutory audit and tax audit

- Experience in managing a 20+ team

- Cognizant with US/India transfer pricing schemes

- Knowledge of US GAAP, US payroll and US tax