AGM - Finance Centre of Excellence (CoE)

About Company

The company is one of the world's leading engineering conglomerate.

The company has manufacturing facilities in several states of India & across borders.

Job Description

Job Overview: 
The Head of Finance CoE will lead the centralized finance function, driving excellence across Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), Record-to-Report (R2R), and compliance.

This role is responsible for managing end-to-end finance operations, ensuring robust financial controls, delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, and driving transformation through standardization, automation, and digital initiatives.

The role will act as a strategic partner to the CFO, enabling business performance through strong governance, insights, and operational efficiency.

Job Responsibilities: 
Finance Operations Leadership (AP / AR / GL / R2R)
· Lead end-to-end finance operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, GL, and book closing
· Ensure timely and accurate processing of transactions and financial records
· Monitor KPIs such as close timelines, AP/AR ageing, and accuracy levels
· Drive insights-based decision-making using financial data

Record-to-Report & Financial Close
· Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closure process
· Ensure timely preparation of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
· Oversee reconciliations, accruals, provisions, and adjustments
· Deliver accurate and timely financial reports, dashboards and MIS reporting for leadership
· Drive reduction in close cycle timelines and improve reporting quality

Governance, Controls & Compliance
· Ensure compliance with Ind AS and regulatory requirements
· Establish and monitor internal financial controls (IFC)
· Lead internal and statutory audits, ensuring timely closure of observations
· Mitigate financial and operational risks

Transformation & Automation
· Drive finance transformation initiatives across the organization
· Lead automation initiatives across finance processes using SAP, RPA and analytical tools;
· Collaborate with IT Team to extend capabilities using analytics and AI;

Process Excellence
· Drive standardization across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R) processes;
· Lead initiatives to improve close cycle timelines, invoice processing, and cash flow management;
· Support implementation of best practices and continuous improvement initiatives;

Stakeholder Management & Capability Building
· Act as strategic partner to CFO to deliver insights and collaborate with Business Finance Teams and other stakeholders
· Lead and develop pool of finance talent through training and upskilling;
· Act as escalation point for critical finance issues

Location: Nashik

Education / Certification and Experience:
- CA with 12 to 15 years exp.
- This is effective the person who is heading shared service

Mandatory Requirement

Primary Job Profile : Finance & Accounts

Technical Skills : Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, General ledger, GCC Finance, Finance Shared Services

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