VP Global Finance & Accounting

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year GCC Finance strategy, operating model, and investment roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities, cost targets, and service quality objectives.
• Support annual budgeting process, forecasting, and long-range planning; establish productivity metrics (e.g., cost per FTE, unit cost per service) and track benefit realization.
• Provide monthly budget, headcount, and cost reporting to Enterprise FP&A and Finance leadership, including variance analysis, headcount tracking, offshore/onshore mix, and productivity trends.
• Establish structured service transition methodologies, including scope definition, knowledge transfer, documentation, cutover, stabilization, and hypercare.
• Partner with US Finance leadership to sequence scope migrations and capability builds, including readiness for SAP and S/4HANA-enabled process changes.
• Build strong partnerships with regional and functional Finance teams to ensure service delivery aligns with business needs and stakeholder expectations.
• Provide governance and oversight to ensure controls, standards, and performance management are consistently applied across Finance services.
• Oversee delivery of monthly and quarterly close activities performed by offshore teams supporting US entities, ensuring accurate US GAAP- and IFRS-compliant financial reporting, reconciliations, and intercompany settlements.
• Design and enforce Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) across record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and payroll interfaces, including documentation, walkthroughs, testing, and ongoing monitoring.
• Coordinate internal and external audits related to offshore-delivered Finance and Accounting processes; remediate findings promptly and sustain control effectiveness.
• Build and maintain the Finance service catalog, service-level agreements (SLAs), and cost transparency across all Finance towers within the captive.
• Define, monitor, and report KPIs and SLAs; deliver consistent performance reporting to executive leadership and implement escalation and remediation mechanisms.
• Lead a high-performing organization emphasizing expertise, accountability, quality, and cross-functional collaboration; develop a leadership bench with clear career paths and succession planning.
• Lead, mentor, and develop talent through coaching, capability building, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement focused on standardization, automation, and analytics to improve cycle times, reduce risk, and enhance decision-making.

Qualification & Requirements

• Chartered Accountant (CA) certification required; MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in Finance and Accounting, including at least 3 years in senior leadership roles within a GCC or GBS environment (financial services experience strongly preferred).
• Experience in FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, headcount modeling, productivity analysis, and management reporting in a complex, global environment.
• Deep expertise in US GAAP and IFRS with a strong understanding of global accounting, reporting, and controllership standards.
• Proven experience partnering with geographically dispersed Finance teams and senior leadership stakeholders in a matrixed global organization.
• Hands-on working knowledge of SAP preferred; exposure to S/4HANA and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) tools preferred (e.g. planning, forecasting, workforce or cost management solutions), with demonstrated ability to lead Finance through systems and process change.
• Proven track record leading large-scale Finance transformation and automation initiatives.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Experience with ICOFR and control frameworks, with the ability to translate control requirements into practical operating routines within an offshore delivery model.

Benefits

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