Deputy General Manager - ATR

Role & responsibilities

Role Purpose-

• Emphasis on IFRS and Stat reporting to ensure precise and compliant financial reporting aligned with both group and local regulations.
• Develop a robust understanding of business operations to scrutinize results, identify opportunities, address process exceptions, and cultivate strong ties with various finance towers.
• Leverage data and operational Excellence domains to enhance the quality and efficiency of result presentations.
• Leading a team of entity leads.
• Serve as a dedicated point of contact for business countries, facilitating seamless navigation of the ATR process organization to meet all legal entity requirements. Act as a liaison between country teams and process teams
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of local statutory, tax, and statistical reporting obligations.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for the IFRS and Statutory reporting and operational management of India-based entities, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and driving efficiency.
• This role involves engaging with key stakeholders to optimize the P&L and Balance sheet performance, streamline processes, and implement best practices, thereby enhancing overall financial and operational effectiveness
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of all business transactions in ERP system according to the IFRS rules for group reporting and local GAAP rules for statutory reporting (local ERP only)
• Facilitate effective dialogue with Finance Frontline organization to verify the correctness of the accounts and provide appropriate substantiation to the Frontline Finance Manager for approval of relevant accounts.
• Driving Internal /Statutory audit, and drive sustainable and timely remediation of outstanding audit issues in close corporation conjunction with the Finance Frontline.
• Collaborate with IT teams (system owners) to comply with regulatory requirement
• Supporting global project (S4 implementation related experience will be an added advantage)
• Lead and participate in implementation of SAP S4 Hana, collaborating with cross functional team and external partners to understand the business requirement.
• Managing a team of experienced professionals to ensure business delivery (This includes all the admin related responsibilities
• Review of trial balance and taking necessary actions
• Support effective and sustainable implementation of Internal Control Frameworks (ICF) and promote compliance culture through training and other relevant initiatives.
• A2R TOM - Driving Transition and Transformation project
• Presentation of Financials to Board of Directors.

Experience required for the job:

• Strong financial accounting skills, understand data structure/IFRS and stat, audit procedures.
• 12 - 15 years relevant experience in a management role
• Experience with multinational companies
• Process improvement / project management experience
• Strong communication leadership and management skills.
• Track record of compliance culture maintenance and enforcement
• Experience within a complex matrix organization is a plus.
• Good understanding of business end-to-end processes and internal controls necessary to safeguard the Companys assets.
• Strong understanding of key financial concepts, theoretical background in finance and accounting
• Ability to effectively function in a complex multi-dimensional matrix organization.
• Strong and effective communication in relation to key stakeholders, including senior managers at the country, region, and global levels.
• Bachelor/Master/MBA in Economics or Finance
• Holds professional Finance qualification i.e., CA, ICWA or equivalent.