AGM - Finance Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Objective:

• The Head of Finance CoE will lead the centralized finance function, driving excellence across Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), Record-to-Report (R2R), and compliance.
• This role is responsible for managing end-to-end finance operations, ensuring robust financial controls, delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, and driving transformation through standardization, automation, and digital initiatives.
• The role will act as a strategic partner to the CFO, enabling business performance through strong governance, insights, and operational efficiency.

Job Responsibilities:

Finance Operations Leadership (AP / AR / GL / R2R)

• Lead end-to-end finance operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, GL, and book closing
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of transactions and financial records
• Monitor KPIs such as close timelines, AP/AR ageing, and accuracy levels
• Drive insights-based decision-making using financial data

Record-to-Report & Financial Close

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closure process
• Ensure timely preparation of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
• Oversee reconciliations, accruals, provisions, and adjustments
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reports, dashboards and MIS reporting for leadership
• Drive reduction in close cycle timelines and improve reporting quality

Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Ind AS and regulatory requirements
• Establish and monitor internal financial controls (IFC)
• Lead internal and statutory audits, ensuring timely closure of observations
• Mitigate financial and operational risks

Transformation & Automation

• Drive finance transformation initiatives across the organization
• Lead automation initiatives across finance processes using SAP, RPA and analytical tools;
• Collaborate with IT Team to extend capabilities using analytics and AI;

Process Excellence

• Drive standardization across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R) processes;
• Lead initiatives to improve close cycle timelines, invoice processing, and cash flow management;
• Support implementation of best practices and continuous improvement initiatives;

Stakeholder Management & Capability Building

• Act as strategic partner to CFO to deliver insights and collaborate with Business Finance Teams and other stakeholders;
• Lead and develop pool of finance talent through training and upskilling;
• Act as escalation point for critical finance issues

Education & Experience:

CA with 12 to 15 years exp.