Center of Excellence -Senior Manager

PROFILE

Qualified Chartered Accountant / MBA Finance / equivalent finance professional with 10–15 years of progressive experience in Accounting & Controlling, shared services, or Center of Excellence environments.

Strong experience in setting up and stabilizing accounting operations teams, including transition planning, knowledge transfer, governance design, and service delivery management.

Deep process understanding of Accounts Payable domestic, foreign payables, logistics cost accounting, cash and bank, and Accounts Receivable sub-ledger accounting processes.

Hands-on exposure to SAP-based finance operations, month-end close activities, reconciliations, clearing, payment governance, and sub-ledger controls.

Proven ability to build SOPs, process maps, control frameworks, operating metrics, and governance routines for scalable and compliant accounting operations.

Strong leadership capability to hire, onboard, coach, and develop a high-performing team with clear ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset.

Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to collaborate across Business Units, Procurement, Logistics, Treasury, Tax, Controlling, IT, auditors, and global finance teams.

Experience in transformation, automation, performance management, audit readiness, and driving operational excellence in a multinational environment.

RESPONSIBILITY

Lead the setup of the India Center of Excellence for core accounting operations, including operating model design, team structure, roles and responsibilities, and governance framework.

Drive end-to-end transition of accounting processes into the CoE, including transition planning, knowledge transfer, documentation, shadow/support phases, readiness assessment, and stabilization.

Own and govern accounting operations related to domestic Accounts Payable, foreign payables, logistics cost accounting, cash and bank, and Accounts Receivable sub-ledger processes.

Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant execution of daily operations, month-end close, reconciliations, clearing activities, payment controls, open item monitoring, and sub-ledger review.

Establish and monitor service delivery KPIs, process health dashboards, aging reports, exception logs, escalation mechanisms, and periodic management reporting.

Strengthen internal controls, segregation of duties, approval governance, compliance requirements, audit trails, and risk mitigation across all assigned accounting processes.

Build and maintain SOPs, work instructions, process maps, RACI matrices, control checklists, and knowledge repositories to ensure continuity and scalability of operations.

Partner with Procurement, Logistics, Treasury, Tax, Business Units, Controlling, IT, banks, affiliates, and global finance stakeholders to resolve operational issues and drive process alignment.

Lead, mentor, and develop the CoE team by setting clear performance expectations, driving capability building, succession planning, and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Identify and implement automation, standardization, and productivity improvement opportunities in collaboration with IT, GBS, and process excellence teams.

Support statutory, internal, and group audits by ensuring timely availability of schedules, reconciliations, evidence, explanations, and closure of audit observations.

Act as a trusted operations leader for Accounting & Controlling India by ensuring stable service delivery, compliance, stakeholder satisfaction, and continuous maturity of the CoE.

Your opportunities for personal growth

The opportunity to get insights into the financial overview of a country and handle varied accounting topics

Strong professional support and working with well-experienced colleagues both local and from other countries

Professional development/training opportunities within the company

Opportunities in driving regional projects