Associate Manager DSS Finance

Position Summary

Your will provide Finance support the Client Partner / AGM, Account Delivery and Finance Manager on their Accounts, acting as their Finance business partner / advisor, supporting the delivery of their planned financial outcomes each year. This will require you to support the stakeholders understand Revenue, Cost, AOP, OB to Rev / AOP flowthrough etc. and related Balance Sheet, ensuring compliance with Accounting Policies, GAAP, various Internal & external audits, and SOX requirements.

Key responsibilities and areas of focus :

Ensure timely and accurate completion of all month-end close activities.

Providing financial reports that accurately reflect financial performance of the account.

Review Contract / MSA / SOW in terms of Financial and Pricing clauses (such as COLA, price changes, volume commitments, ARC / RRC, termination, SLA etc.) towards identifying and assessing the risk and provide logical recommendations.

Engage in the planning cycles (Strategic Plan, Operating plan, Forecasts etc.) with high level of accuracy and thorough understanding of the business dynamics in collaboration with the business.

Complete understanding of the Revenue and cost at an account level, including elements such as labor charge, utilization, cross-charges, and various other non-labor cost elements.

Ensure forecast accuracy at the account level by collaborating with Business stakeholders working through financial modelling & analysis coupled with insights into risk and opportunities (R&O).

Drive forecast process for the account and maintain working files & models to support the process including view of backlog & sales pipeline.

Review and control over Balance sheet items such as Unbilled, Deferred, Accruals etc. and drive timely liquidation.

Support various stakeholders driving margin improvement initiatives.

Proactively drive process improvement and initiatives towards tighter process controls, cost takeouts, plugging revenue / cost leakages etc.

Provide mentorship to new joiners and engage in Training programs as a Trainor in your area of expertise.

Control & Compliance

Drive compliance to applicable internal and external accounting policies, GAAP, and audit requirements.

Drive adherence to Various SOX Controls applicable to the function.

Support and provide information to others functions such as controllership, SOX team etc.

Participate and support internal and external audits.

Maintain a strong control environment for assigned areas.

Qualification

Candidate should have a degree in Finance CA, MBA Finance, CMA.