Head of Finance - Noida, India - FCM Travel India
Description
Position SummaryAsia is one of the 4 regions within FCTG including 6 equity markets (Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and India).
As one of the fastest growing regions globally and currently going through a transformation, the Head of Transactional Finance will have strong leadership skills with a passion for driving process improvements, implementing efficiency gains and automation.
In addition to regional responsibilities, the role forms part of the Global Transactional Finance function and will be working with the Global Process Owner (GPO) to drive consistency and standardisation globally.
With the primary focus for corporate being a change in their mid-office and back-end systems over the coming years, a key responsibility for this role is mapping out the existing transaction end to end workflows and support the design of the processes in the new systems.
As a SME (Subject Matter Expert), you will ensure these processes are robust, efficient, and strong financial controls have been implemented in this design of the flows.
With the recent focus on globalisation of Transactional Finance, this role will play a pivotal role in the journey of setting a framework, which delivers a consistent and standardised service whilst implementing automation.
You will join a community who are passionate for continuously improving our function as the company continues to evolve.To be successful in this role you need to be passionate about operational excellence and transformation with a desire to learn end to end workflows in detail, not just finance but from the start of the transaction within front end operations.
Regular reporting to Finance, Corporate and Regional Leaders on the success factors, opportunities and risks will be essential.The role will have the following focus:
acumen - develop an understanding of the business models and their offering key controls are in place and fit for purpose.appropriate and robust reconciliation processes are appropriate communication channels and ensure they are operating effectively to ensure Transactional Finance is delivering on its commitments to collectively drive a heightened level of customer focus in all dealings with front end businesses, external clients and suppliers and appropriate SLAs are adhered to.
Performance ObjectivesExcellence
a solid understanding of the systems and processes processes are thoroughly documented.processes and work alongside other support functions to ensure they are compliant and adherence to polices such as data security, privacy, and processes could be eliminated, streamlines or automated.
3) Leadershipable to work both independently and as part of a global team.support to the Corporate GPO and the whole Transactional Finance leader, you are responsible for leading by example in reinforcing the company and Finance's core values, principles, and culture.contribute to the wellbeing and direction of the Transactional team
Criteria of Successful Candidate:
To be successful in the role the candidate will have the following key competences and experiences:communication skills, both spoken and written, with an ability to communicate with finance and non-finance individuals.attention to detail and understanding of the importance of having worked in transactional finance and is now a qualified accountant or above (CIMA, CPA or equivalent), with relevant degree.logical approach to problem solving.passion and aptitude for process reengineeringof accounting fundamentals and importance of strong financial controlsto work to deadlines and deliver on commitments.customer service approachgenuine team player, appreciating the importance of team goals.ability to management; being flexible and desire to learn new focus on improving efficiency and effectiveness of processes.