Overview
Responsibilities:
– Seasoned director that has experience in building high-performing teams in India, scaling the accounting organization, and partnering closely with the US-based functional leaders.
– Dynamic leader with strong accounting operations, compliance, people management and transformation experience.
– Collaborate with global finance leaders in India to align on shared services-specific and other broader strategies, and use local knowledge and experience to influence direction.
– Partner with global finance leaders to support Company’s strategy to build a center of excellence in India and enable the accounting organization to scale in the region.
– Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies.
– Drive operational excellence by supporting the US functional leaders in streamlining processes and adopting automation.
– Support the US-based functional leaders in establishing a culture of accountability and performance excellence by identifying areas for improvement, and the root causes of inefficiencies.
– Collaborate with global finance leaders and with Company’s local Talent Acquisition team to attract and retain the outstanding talent needed to fulfill Company’s business plans in India.
– Collaborate with the local People team to bring Company’s global talent programs to life for Finance employees in India, ensuring that employees can have a long and fulfilling career path at Company.
– Ensure appropriate training and development opportunities are available.
– Provide inspiring leadership to the Accounting and Tax teams in India, connecting them to the broader global Finance team and Company’s mission.
As a member of the Company’s India leadership team, collaborate with other members of the leadership team on important matters impacting the company’s teammates and operations in India.
Requirements:
– CPA (or equivalent) with 15+ years of Finance leadership experience, including shared services experience with a multinational company or GIC’s
– 8+ of experience leading and managing people managers
– Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire cross-functional teams.
– Experience in building and scaling shared service centers or finance hubs in India.
– In-depth knowledge of US GAAP, Indian GAAP, SOX compliance and local tax laws.
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting.
– Experience working with ERP systems such as Netsuite and various billing systems such as Zuora & Salesforce.
– Demonstrated strength in partnering with global leaders to develop strategies and plans that meet business needs.
– Excellent communication and influencing skills, including across cultures.
– Flexibility to work across time zones to enable collaboration across international teams working US time zones.