FP&A Senior Manager

Overview

Lead the reporting and accounting function for Shell's finance operations, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant financial reporting while driving process transformation and developing finance talent.

What you'll do

• Lead reporting and accounting delivery, ensuring high-quality execution of activities supporting internal and external financial reporting requirements.
• Maintain the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of reporting outputs, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, governance requirements and reporting policies.
• Manage and deliver change programmes that enhance reporting effectiveness, simplify processes and improve finance performance.
• Work closely with Reporting & Accounting Managers, Group Reporting and finance stakeholders to align priorities and improve reporting outcomes.
• Provide expert guidance on reporting content, accounting matters and process challenges to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.
• Ensure reporting activities operate within established control, assurance and compliance frameworks.
• Coach and develop reporting and accounting professionals, strengthening technical capability, leadership effectiveness and future readiness.
• Promote best practice adoption, cross-team collaboration and continuous learning across the reporting and accounting community.
• Leverage automation, analytics and digital tools to improve reporting efficiency, transparency and insight generation.
• Identify opportunities to improve process effectiveness, standardisation and service quality across reporting and accounting activities.

What you'll need

• Significant experience in financial reporting, accounting, controllership, finance operations or related finance disciplines.
• Deep understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, financial close processes and governance requirements.
• Experience overseeing reporting activities, reporting cycles and financial information delivery across complex organisations.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams, reporting activities or complex finance delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of accounting standards, reporting requirements, governance frameworks and financial controls.
• Demonstrated success leading reporting improvements, transformation initiatives or operational excellence programmes.
• Ability to lead large-scale change initiatives, process redesign and operational improvements.
• Ability to resolve complex reporting issues and balance technical accounting requirements with business needs.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain delivery excellence and drive operational performance.
• Understanding of reporting systems, financial data, automation and analytics solutions that improve finance outcomes.
• Ability to engage effectively with reporting teams, finance leaders and business stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
• Experience developing teams, managing performance and building strong technical and leadership capability.
• Experience partnering with senior finance stakeholders and influencing organisational outcomes.
• Ability to communicate complex reporting matters clearly and provide meaningful insights to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify, standardise and optimise finance processes while maintaining strong governance.

Nice to have

• Professional accounting qualification or relevant finance, accounting or business degree.

Details

• Location: Shell Centre, Chennai, India.
• Experience level: Experienced professionals.
• Worker type: Regular.