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The Finance Manager is a key member in the India & South Asia office’s business team. The role is responsible for ensuring that business processes initiated across the assigned territories are operated in an effective and compliant manner, and are in adherence to established policies and procedures. The role works collaboratively with the controls functions and with various business functions to implement and maintain a robust controls framework, provide training on corporate policies and procedures, and will liaise with stakeholders on remediation actions required.
 

This role reports to the Country Controller to maintain activities and processes that allow the Business to run effectively and efficiently by focusing on:

• Supporting the business with their respective business opportunities in providing commercial advice and of relevant policies and procedures.

• Implementing a continuously improving controls and process framework that complies with Visa policy and procedures.

• Develop remediation plans to address identified issues impacting the controls and processes environment.

• Provide consultative support to assist the India & South Asia Businesses in supporting business opportunities to achieve a positive outcome for the customer and ensuring compliance to policies and procedures.

• Provide commercial advisory to the Business and seen as a “go to” subject matter expert on policies and procedures.

• Represent the voice of the business teams to ensure the needs of the business are represented in developing and delivering effective controls, processes and procedures.

• Understanding of India GAAP and US GAAP reporting, Internal Financial Controls framework for India GAAP, understanding entity rollups for management reporting and a thorough understanding of the corporate accounting policies and procedures.

• Good understanding of other tax requirements for the India entities, viz. GST exemption / refund process and corporate tax assessment process.

• Support monthly / quarter close, prepare and analyze accounting entries, reports, schedules, account reconciliations to assure the integrity of the financial database, accuracy of processed transactions and to support management reporting

• Proficiency in ERP systems, preferably Oracle Financials, Ariba and Concur. Ability to learn and use other reporting tools in order to extract reports that assist in higher work productivity within the function.

• CA/ICWA or equivalent degree in Finance.

 Professional

• Prior work experience in a business operations, compliance, audit, or risk with focus on operational controls. 

• 8-10 years of business experience.

• Strong Audit, business controls, compliance & risk function experience desired.

• Experience in financial services or payments industry preferred.

• Strong ethics, integrity and accountability with ability to maintain independence, autonomy and confidentiality.

Technical

• Good finance and accounting knowledge.

• Knowledge of card and payments industry preferred.

• Excellent Microsoft Excel and Access working knowledge, and ability to draft contracts.

• Experience or qualifications in business improvement methodologies such as six sigma an advantage.

• Strong business partnering skills, excellent judgement and decision making ability in a collaborative style.

• Strong problem solving skills, with demonstrated ability to identify and resolve issues and risks, including root cause analysis.

• Ability to anticipate and identify opportunities to establish standards and controls, as well as develop and recommend solutions.

• Experience in creating, implementing and training on policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Strong communication skills:  oral, written and presentation skills, interpersonal, and influencing skills to drive effective change at all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure that is diverse, international with a multi-cultural environment.

• Demonstrated maturity to work effectively with multi-cultural and country specific circumstances and with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds.

• Ability to travel to conduct training and to regional and corporate meetings as required.