Sr. Manager Finance
Amazon Development Centre
Total years of experience :24 years, 0 Months
Leading Controllership function for Transportation Business (XX Bn USD) and driving Transformation and Automation in the Finance processes. Managing operational delivery.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
1) Strong Finance skills - experience of managing delivery across Finance operations
2) Stakeholder Relationship and Change Management
3) Strategic Planning, Growth Strategy and Organizational Leadership
4) Exceptional business judgment capable of driving a diverse organization and competing priorities to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach. Strong bias for action, and managing multiple tasks
5) Driving Transformation and Automation
6) GE Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
7) Coach and a Mentor to upskill people at various levels across different regions
Service Delivery Leader of a Global inspection, product testing and certification company, headquartered in United Kingdom with a network of more than 1, 000 labs and offices in more than 100 countries.
Responsible for managing operations of client's Finance and Accounting processes. Major areas of services include Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Record to Report, Internal audit and Compliance for different Geographies spread across the Globe. In addition to being the Service Delivery Leader, also led the Business Transformation initiative to consolidate, standardize and transform the finance and accounting processes of the client with specific focus around the US, UK, India and APAC.
Key responsibilities include:
• Managing end to end Finance function and reporting for 5 Geographical regions (spread across the Globe).
• Responsible for coordinating with the internal and statutory audit team for driving internal compliance, controls and statutory obligations.
• Contributing to successful financial growth of business through participation with senior leadership and peers in establishing short term and long-term financial goals.
• Preparing the annual budget and business plan for the engagement. Conducting regular financial reviews to ensure meeting of business plan objectives.
• Validating and preparing business case for identified opportunities within existing service lines for growth. Also identify new services to meet business targets and objectives.
• Career development and succession planning for direct reportees. Reviewing career development methodology to ensure employee motivation and engagement.
• Engaging with client’s stakeholders on areas of improvements to meet/enhance customer satisfaction.
Client Operations Head for the US based leading financial services having $ 1.5 Trillion in client assets with operations in 45 US states, Puerto Rico, London and Hong Kong. Major areas of services included AP, Sourcing and Procurement, GL accounting, SOX, Regulatory and external reporting.
Key responsibilities:
• Identifying solutions and ideas for improving the competitiveness and success of the business by thinking strategically and critically at the business challenges
• Identifying opportunities for work re-design, work flow enhancement, shift-utilization, staff mix/ utilization to meet /exceed internal financial goals
• Preparing internal and external governance model to track and monitor contractual compliance, employee engagement, performance and health of the relationship
• Anchoring key internal and external governance meetings, monitoring adherence within engagement to sustain delivery
• Prepare the engagement team for self assessment and actively participating in independent assessments to ensure delivery predictability for the engagement
Managing F&A service delivery of different clients. Drive re-engineering, business transformations and automation.
Major in Finance, Accounting, Costing and Taxation
Major in Finance and Costing