AVP IB Finance

Overview

Assistant Vice President role in IB Finance responsible for managing the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring accuracy, integrity and reliability of financial reporting, and leading a team on complex finance tasks.

What you'll do

• Prepare and present accurate and timely financial statements and other accounting records in accordance with relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support identification, assessment and mitigation of financial risks, and report these risks to senior colleagues.
• Develop and maintain a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, prevent fraudulent misreporting and ensure accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of control effectiveness and addressing weaknesses or gaps.
• Develop and implement up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Manage the selection, implementation and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate them with other enterprise systems.
• Prepare and submit statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and support other departments in preparing and reviewing regulatory reports.
• Coordinate with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.
• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives and coach employees, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes.
• Be responsible for month end ledger activities, analysis of balance sheet and P&L accounts and relevant inputs for reporting, ensuring correctness and reporting of balance sheet and P&L for relevant entities.

What you'll need

• Finance/Accounting qualification or degree.
• Good financial acumen, accounting and reporting skills.
• Ability to understand and analyse financial information, including balance sheet and P&L.

Nice to have

• CA qualification (preferable but not compulsory).
• Basic knowledge of IFRS9 and financial instruments.
• Good communication, attitude and intent to learn.
• Good Excel skills and ability to handle large sets of data.
• Quick learner of financial systems such as SAP, Hyperion, Alteryx, etc.

Details

• Based in the Chennai office (DLF IT Park).