Sr. Director GES Record to Decide
dsm-firmenich
APAC/Oceania, India, Hyderabad
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Salary
Rank
Senior Director
Responsibility
Design/Transform
Scope
Global
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
Finance
Reports to
Level
N-2
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
03-26-2026
Description
The R2D Head leads the Record to Decide Service Delivery Unit within GES, ensuring accurate, compliant, fast, and insight‑ready financial information that enables better and faster decision‑making across the company. The role safeguards robust financial compliance and internal controls, maintaining audit readiness and adherence to DAR/IFRS, corporate policies, and global regulatory standards.
As a key driver of Finance and GES future, the R2D Head helps shape the future across processes, data, systems, and capabilities, steering the shift from traditional finance reporting to a knowledge‑based, analytics‑led service focused on actionable insights. Success depends on strong collaboration across Finance, GES, and Digital & Technology, and on building a high‑performing global team with strong analytical, digital, and financial capabilities.
At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead global R2D service delivery across hubs, ensuring high quality, compliant, and standardized execution across all R2D domains.
- Partner with the R2D Global Process Owner to embed global standards and drive end‑to‑end process simplification, scalability, and performance.
- Drive transformation from transactional reporting to analytics‑led, insight‑driven services, leveraging automation, digital finance, and data technologies.
- Act as the operational bridge between Finance and GES, ensuring alignment between strategy, governance, and day‑to‑day execution.
- Ensure strong compliance, internal controls, and audit readiness across all entities, anticipating risks and driving proactive mitigation.
- Build, develop, and inspire a high‑performing global R2D organization with strong financial, analytical, and digital capabilities.
Qualification & Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in global Record to Report / Record to Decide, financial controlling, and FP&A enablement, ideally within a Global Business Services environment.
- Deep expertise in financial accounting, closing, reporting, compliance (DAR/IFRS), and internal controls across complex, multinational setups.
- Proven track record in finance transformation, digitalization, and ERP programs (e.g., SAP S/4, CFIN, automation, analytics).
- Strong operational leadership, with experience managing SLAs, KPIs, productivity, cost efficiency, and multi‑hub delivery models.
- Demonstrated success leading large, diverse global teams, fostering engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Strategic mindset with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in matrixed, global organizations.
Benefits
We offer
- A unique opportunity to shape the future of GES – Join a global transformation journey in an international, agile environment with plenty of opportunities for growth and career development.
- Be a catalyst for change – Drive simplification and value creation across multiple departments, regions, countries, and business units.
- Lead seamless end-to-end processes – Elevate user experience, customer satisfaction and operational excellence across the organization.
- Partner with senior leaders – Collaborate across functions to build new capabilities and design a future-ready team organization
- Growth that keeps pace with you – Join an industry leader committed to developing your expertise and leadership skills.
- A culture that lifts you up – Work with collaborative teams, celebrate shared wins, and thrive in an environment where people cheer each other on.
- A community where your voice matters – Your ideas and contributions will shape how we serve our customers and deliver impact globally.”
Company Profile
dsm-firmenich
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Revenue
$5.05B
Employees
30,000
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
NA
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