Associate Manager Finance Service Delivery

Randstad Enterprise; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Enterprise is looking for an Associate Manager for Finance Service Delivery in Hyderabad. In this role, you will guide the Financial Shared Services team, ensuring compliance and efficiency across accounting functions.

Your responsibilities include leading the Record to Report process, managing audits, and driving automation initiatives to enhance financial operations.

Ideal candidates will have a strong accounting background, team leadership experience, and exceptional analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of core accounting experience within global or shared services frameworks.
• High proficiency in navigating complex Accounting Systems & ERPs.
• Experience in process improvements and automation projects highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize the end-to-end R2R process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Oversee data reconciliations between enterprise systems and external vendor platforms.
• Identify and spearhead process automation and efficiency gains.

Skills

Record to Report (R2R)

Team Leadership

Analytical Troubleshooting

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Validation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance

Tools

Accounting Systems & ERPs

Job description

Job Title: Associate Manager, Finance Service Delivery

Experience Level: 6- 10yrs

Preferred Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Department: Finance & Accounting

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Associate Manager, Finance Service Delivery to oversee and guide our Financial Shared Services team. In this leadership role, you will manage daily operations across global accounting functions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You will provide direction to analysts, coordinate complex reconciliations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen our shared services model.

A primary and mandatory focus of this role is leading the Record to Report (R2R) framework to ensure robust financial governance and reporting excellence.

Core Responsibilities: R2R (Record to Report) & Financial Governance (Mandatory)

• Lead and optimize the end-to-end R2R (Record to Report) process, ensuring accurate and timely general ledger maintenance, period-end closing, and financial reporting.
• Enforce governance practices, ensuring strict adherence to internal controls, SOX compliance, and external regulatory frameworks.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits, providing leadership, accountability, and timely delivery of compliance documentation.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of financial documentation, system mappings, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Act as the ultimate escalation point for complex financial issues, ensuring swift resolution and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Provide strategic direction, mentorship, and daily operational guidance to financial analysts.

Operational Excellence & Financial Reporting

• Oversee data reconciliations between enterprise systems (ERP) and external vendor platforms to ensure absolute data integrity.
• Ensure consistent execution of accounting procedures across the Shared Services framework.
• Review and approve financial reports and ledger documentation prepared for audits and compliance reviews.

Continuous Improvement & Strategic Initiatives

• Identify and spearhead process automation, efficiency gains, and continuous improvement initiatives across Financial Shared Services (FSS) operations.
• Promote best practices and operational standardization across cross‑functional and global teams.

Key Skills & Requirements Mandatory Domain Expertise

• Record to Report (R2R): Deep expertise in managing financial close cycles, general ledger accounts, and core accounting pipelines within a shared services environment.

Technical & Financial Skills

• 6–8+ years of core accounting experience within global or shared services frameworks.
• High proficiency in navigating complex Accounting Systems & ERPs.
• Advanced capability in handling large data sets with strong numerical intuition and data validation skills.
• Background in System Implementation or designing accounting workflows is beneficial.
• Experience in process improvements and automation projects is highly valued.
• Proven Team Leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong Analytical Troubleshooting skills with an inquisitive nature to challenge discrepancies constructively.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills.
• Experience working effectively in a multicultural / cross‑functional setting with overseas colleagues.
• Highest level of confidentiality, discretion, and administrative organization.

Educational & Professional Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance (e.g., B.Com, BBM, M.Com, or MBA Finance).