AVP Finance | Info Edge

Business Unit Finance Controller (AVP- Finance)

Company Overview

InfoEdges mission is to create world-class platforms that transform lives by continuously innovating. Our products and services are built keeping our customers in mind. We always delight our customers by delivering superior value through enhanced offerings on the internet and other platforms. Through our continuous investment across various businesses, especially in cutting-edge technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), we have built a robust system that constantly increases our predictive powers on customer behavior, and optimizes and improves our systems. Our various teams tirelessly work together to solve problems, innovate, and create something to empower our customers.

At Info Edge, people are our core competitive advantage and we will continue doing all that is needed to attract and retain the best available talent

About the Role

This is a new role and is designed to have a dedicated professional to support each business unit on wing to wing basis from finance perspective. This role is being designed keeping in mind the growth trajectory of businesses in future and associated complexities and need to have a seasoned finance professional to meet these demands and support the business head.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a single point of contact for all finance related support for each business
• Work very closing with business head and his DRs to understand products, customers, projects, processes, MIS, ERP, GST structure, billing modules and sales incentive policy.
• Work closely with businesses to collate requisite inputs form annual budgeting, quarterly/ monthly variance analysis, quarterly forecast, work with back end finance teams ( FP&A, payroll, AP, banking etc) and present the decks to them periodically to provide good insights.
• Support FP&A team to provide quality explanations for variance analysis and detailed budget/ forecast assumptions so as to have quality deck for presentation to CFO & MD and at board level.
• Develop and implement billing strategies and processes that align with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the end-to-end billing operations, including invoicing, credit processing, and various reconciliations as needed
• Monitor and Analyse billing performance metrics, identify trends and implement corrective actions as needed
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies regarding billing and collections
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address billing discrepancies and enhance service delivery
• Lead the billing team by providing mentorship, training, and performance evaluation to ensure high levels of productivity and motivation
• Oversee the implementation of billing software and systems upgrades, ensuring seamless integration with existing processes
• Present reports on billing operations to senior management, highlighting key performance indicators, improvement areas and variance deck explaining deviations from budgeted numbers
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in billing and collections, payment modes, new offering from payment gateways etc.

Ensure closure of monthly billing books within specified timelines

Qualifications:

• CA/CMA, a commerce graduate/ post graduate may also be considered if the person possesses good relevant experience
• Minimum of 5 post qualification experience, in similar role or with top professional firm
• Strong understanding of billing software and financial systems and operations part
• Excellent analytical skills with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Proven leadership abilities, with experience in managing diverse teams.
• Exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities
• Ability to influence diverse stakeholders
• Good experience in working in ERP environment
• Self starter, ability to identify potential risks/ lapses with problem solving mind sets
• Someone who is willing to keep hands dirty to get going