Lead Finance Specialist

Overview

Lead statutory financial reporting, audit coordination, and legal entity compliance for entities in scope, ensuring timely and accurate statutory filings and a strong internal control environment.

What you'll do

• Lead the preparation, review, and timely submission of statutory financial statements for entities in scope.
• Ensure statutory financial statements are accurate, complete, and compliant with applicable local regulations, accounting standards, and internal corporate requirements.
• Coordinate end-to-end statutory filing activities and maintain adherence to filing deadlines and compliance calendars.
• Own and manage the full statutory audit lifecycle, including planning, coordination, issue resolution, and closure.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and manage audit relationships to ensure timely and efficient completion of audits.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to ensure audit readiness, quality support, and timely closure of audit observations.
• Act as the controllership focal point at country/entity level, with a sound understanding of underlying business activities and financial drivers.
• Proactively identify, assess, and escalate financial reporting, compliance, and controllership risks to the Regional Controller.
• Oversee statutory-to-GAAP adjustments in Statutory HFM and ensure accurate accounting treatment and postings in SAP dual ledger (L1).
• Lead analysis of legal entity-level Stat-to-GAAP reconciling items and drive remediation, reduction, and simplification in alignment with corporate policy.
• Ensure compliance with key statutory, tax, and controllership-related KPIs.
• Contribute to the design, execution, and continuous enhancement of financial and operational internal controls.
• Support and lead Lean and process improvement initiatives to simplify statutory reporting processes, improve quality, and enhance efficiency.
• Partner closely with regional business line teams and key functions including Tax, Legal, Treasury, Operations, and other finance teams to gather, validate, and reconcile financial information.
• Ensure completeness and consistency of financial data, disclosures, and compliance submissions through effective stakeholder coordination.
• Coordinate and provide timely, accurate data to tax teams to support tax calculations, compliance activities, and statutory filings.
• Oversee regional transactional tax filings, including VAT compliance, and help ensure adherence to local regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory interactions and compliance processes as required for entities in scope.

What you'll need

• Chartered Accountant / Certified Public Accountant / Postgraduate qualification in Commerce, Accounting, or Finance from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, statutory audits, and legal entity compliance.
• Strong experience working with India statutory reporting requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with listed entities.
• Hands-on experience with SAP, FDL, HFM, or comparable financial reporting and consolidation systems.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, local accounting standards, and statutory/legal reporting requirements.
• Solid understanding of legal entity controllership, statutory audit management, and statutory-to-GAAP reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with financial systems and reporting tools, including SAP and HFM.
• Advanced Excel and data handling skills, with the ability to manage and analyze large datasets effectively.
• Strong analytical capability and problem-solving orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under tight timelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and with external partners.
• Continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated ability to drive process simplification and operational excellence.

Details

• Relocation assistance provided.