Director Finance Reporting

Director - Finance Reporting

Our client is a Global Consulting firm and team is involved in Financial Reporting and Commercial Insurance business, Operations & Risk, and Internal Finance & Life Actuarial Support.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:

Incumbent would be responsible for the preparation of Financial Reporting, Planning and Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Information (MI) Reporting, and the Financial Controllership function.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Chartered Accountant with 18+ years of strong work experience and should have worked in Big 4 organisations.
• Role requires being a hands-on People Manager and should have led teams of CAs and managed a team size of 80-100 members, managing the client engagement and/or independently running the large projects of Transitions or Delivery in Finance Operations in an offshoring environment.
• Financial Reporting, Planning and Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Information (MI) Reporting and Financial Controllership function.
• Understanding of Financial Governance and Internal Controls.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders, managing working relations and providing excellent customer service.
• Leading & successfully implementing and partnering in driving change in Operations and Operating Model.
• Driving productivity & developing a culture of measurable performance by implementing Operations Metrics-Delivery and Performance.
• Delegation and People Development.
• Working on multiple regular and Adhoc projects and delivering excellent results.
• Managing and developing teams of Finance Professionals and developing a highly engaged/outperforming team.
• Partnering in strategic decisions on Business Development and Operating Model
• Responsible for managing and leading multiple client engagements for Domiciles based in the US, EMEA and/or Asia.
• Managing and leading all the operational & customer service aspects, i.e., SLAs, Service Delivery, People Management, and Technology engagement, etc.
• Drive and implement the Change (People, Process and Operations) for the Growth, Stabilization, and effective Operating model in alignment with the organization.
• Actively engaging with Domiciles and driving towards business growth.
• Exhibit strong domain knowledge in resolving issues, implementing change, escalating, and dealing with Customers across Geographies.
• Effectively planning, leading, and managing the team of Finance Professionals with multiple layers of reporting. (Total org up to ~15 to 25 colleagues).
• Supporting the Head of Business with a strategic outlook and partnering in achieving the mid- to long-term objectives of the larger team.
• People Retention & Development and working towards achieving a high level of colleagues’ engagement to build outperforming teams.
• Constant endeavor towards the Budget and help manage the Budget.
• Take ownership and ability to lead the Business, and act as a successor/back up for Head of Business.

Qualification Criteria

• Hands-on experience with any Accounting Software / ERP (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft) added advantage if exposure to SICS, D365 & E-Frame (IFRS-17) is available.
• End-to-end understanding of the Finance function, and its integration with other areas, and Control framework.
• Quality-trained and Project Management Certification is a plus.
• Excellent working skills in MS Office.
• Hands-on exposure to IFRS-17 or US-GAAP accounting.
• Practical experience in Regulatory Compliance is an added advantage and will help succeed in the role faster.
• Good Communication and Customer Service skills.
• Collaborative and contributes to wider initiatives.
• People management and development skills.
• Influencing and negotiation
• Strong background from Customer Service in F & A Operations with excellent subject knowledge, preferably in the Insurance Sector.
• Good subject knowledge and previously served roles like Controllership, Management and/or Financial Reporting.
• Finance Change/Project Management/Transitions experience is a plus.
• Good subject knowledge and previously served roles like Controllership, Management and/or Financial Reporting
• Small to large project teams and extensive interaction with internal and/or external clients.

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