Chief Accounting Officer - CA - 12+ Years - Pune

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India; Pune District; Hybride; INR 5 500 000 - 7 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India is seeking a Chief Accounting Officer in Pune with 12+ years in financial reporting and a Chartered Accountant qualification. The candidate will build and scale a high-performance finance team, drive regulatory reporting, and partner with global leaders to implement finance transformation.

The role requires strong IFRS GAAP expertise, SOX/RCSA familiarity, and willingness to travel internationally.

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in financial reporting, regulatory reporting or financial control.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant with IFRS GAAP expertise.
• Experience in publicly listed firms or asset managers is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of RCSA and SOX controls and risk management.

Responsabilités

• Lead India Group Finance team growth and legal entity control in Pune.
• Collaborate with global Finance leadership to shape Pune's finance capability.
• Advise CFOs and finance heads on controls and reporting.
• Drive finance transformation and adoption of global best practices.
• Oversee regulatory reporting, cost control and monthly closes.

Connaissances

CA qualification

IFRS GAAP

Leadership

Regulatory reporting

RCSA & SOX familiarity

International travel

Formation

Chartered Accountant

Outils

ERP systems

Regulatory frameworks

Description du poste

Chief Accounting Officer - CA - 12+ Years - Pune

Location

- Pune.

Your Future Employer

- A globally established and rapidly growing financial services organisation with a strong international presence and a diverse portfolio of investment strategies. The organisation has a collaborative, entrepreneurial and inclusive culture, with a strong focus on operational excellence, integrity, innovation and long-term growth. This is an opportunity to work closely with global leadership and contribute to building a high-performing finance function in India.

Responsibilities -

1. Lead the ongoing development and scaling of the India Group Finance team in Pune, initially focusing on legal entity control and expanding into Supplier Solutions, FP&A, Revenue and Cost Control, Balance Sheet Investments and substantiation, regulatory returns and financial reporting.
2. Partner closely with senior global Finance leadership and colleagues in London on the development and delivery of the finance capability in Pune.
3. Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Heads of Finance and Controllers across the organisation.
4. Drive finance transformation initiatives from India and promote the adoption of global best practices.
5. Build capabilities, scale teams and drive operational excellence across the finance function.
6. Contribute to the monthly Group financial control close process, including data preparation, ERP accounting outputs, analytical reviews and substantiation checks.
7. Deliver timely and accurate monthly cost reporting, providing insights into cost drivers and variances against prior periods and budgets.
8. Review and oversee regulatory reporting for regulated entities, covering areas such as accounting, capital, liquidity and assets under management.

Requirements -

1. 12+ years of post-qualified experience in Financial Reporting, Financial Regulatory Reporting and/or Financial Control.
2. Qualified Chartered Accountant.
3. Experience within publicly listed organisations, asset managers, private equity/venture capital, financial services and/or Tier I consulting or professional services firms.
4. Strong IFRS GAAP experience, including experience in producing IFRS-compliant annual financial statements.
5. Familiarity with risk and control self-assessment frameworks such as RCSA and SOX compliance.
6. Strong leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to build finance capabilities, scale teams and drive operational excellence.
7. Willingness to travel internationally at least twice a year for approximately one to two weeks to work with global colleagues in European offices.

What is in it for you -

1. Opportunity to take on a senior finance leadership role within a globally established alternative asset management organisation.
2. Opportunity to build and scale a finance capability in Pune with significant interaction with global Finance leadership.
3. Exposure to financial control, statutory and regulatory reporting, finance transformation and strategic business initiatives.
4. Opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across global Finance teams and contribute to the organisation's continued growth.
5. Leadership opportunity to develop and mentor a growing finance team.
6. International exposure through collaboration with colleagues across European and global offices.

Note - We receive many applications daily, so it becomes difficult for us to get back to each candidate. Please assume that your profile has not been shortlisted in case you don't hear back from us in 1 week. Your patience is highly appreciated.

Crescendo Global does not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.