Head Finance Operations & Legal Entity Compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the India GBSO team to deliver end‑to‑end finance services, including R2R, S2P, and O2C, in line with defined KPIs
• Act as FLER (Finance Legal Entity Responsible) and Board member, ensuring full statutory, tax, and financial compliance of Indian legal entities
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and regulatory authorities
• Lead tax, treasury, and transfer pricing operations in coordination with Corporate Tax and Treasury teams
• Drive internal control systems (ICS) effectiveness and ensure compliance with corporate standards
• Partner with APAC and global GBSO leadership to improve efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction
• Support global initiatives such as SAP S/4HANA transformation and other enterprise projects
• Develop team capability, leadership pipeline, and succession planning within the country
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to enhance service delivery

Qualification & Requirements

A senior finance leader with strong shared service experience, statutory compliance expertise, leadership capability, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, global matrix organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics (required)
• Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting (preferred)
• 10+ years of experience in large multinational organizations
• Proven experience in Shared Service Center / Global Business Services environments
• Strong exposure to legal entity compliance, audit, tax, treasury, and transfer pricing
• Experience working in regional or global leadership role.
• Strong financial governance and statutory compliance expertise
• SAP experience (SAP S/4HANA preferred)
• Transfer pricing and tax compliance knowledge
• Stakeholder management in global, matrix environments
• Change management and process transformation capabilities
• English – Business fluent (required)
• Professional accounting qualification (required)
• ACCA or equivalent (preferred)
• Leadership and people development
• Collaboration across regions and functions
• Strong business acumen
• Customer focus and service orientation
• Driving results in complex environments
• Agility and adaptability

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead a critical country‑level GBSO function with regional and global exposure
• Leadership role within the APAC GBSO organization
• Ability to influence process standardization, automation, and digital transformation initiatives
• Career growth through participation in global projects and leadership forums