Account Finance Controller role for large global accounts in Services business.
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Will have ownership of P&L, FP&A activities, deal approvals, and business support to client delivery executive and client executive.
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Individual would drive various projects / initiatives in the job role
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Own and manager customer P&L including Reporting, Forecasting, Outlook, variance analysis
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Provide subject matter expertise to business partners –contributes to the development of new techniques and plans within area of expertise.
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Provides insights into business performance through regular interactions with business partners.
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Understanding of the deal model & related revenue/ cost recognition implications.
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Integrates trends, data and information into Plans, Forecasts/ Outlook and also in other deliverables and recommendations.
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Complete understanding of customer contracts for the accounts being managed.
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Develop a good working relationship with the business partners and across other functions – accounting, FP&A, Sales comp team, etc.
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Oversight of AR and revenue recognition activities.
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Work on abstract and complex problems requiring evaluation of intangible variations
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Detailed analysis of Rev and costs and provide feedback to business on operational efficiency opportunities
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Manage special projects and program execution – guide business partners to drive completion.Experience and Education
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1-2 years of relevant experience in IT Services or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
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Preferably CA/MBA Finance
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Working in a large Indian /multinational organization preferred.
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Strong communication and business partnership skills
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Previous experience in Services Business finance preferable.
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Strong financial acumen around contract financials and accounting
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Strong FP&A skills are core to the job. Previous experience in P&L management, working with leadership teams preferred
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Ability to understand contract language and be able to correlate operational activities and their impact on contract financials.
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Insightful variance analysis and driving account towards higher revenue and profitability.
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Ability to work in a matrix organization and comfort in dealing with ambiguity.
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Familiarity with SAP / Oracle Financials, Project accounting, Hyperion.
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Key customers are Vertical Controller, Sub-Vertical controller, Business heads and client managers on the account.