Director, Finance India

Intuitive; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive in Bengaluru seeks a Director of Finance India to lead the finance organization and partner with the VP and GM of India. The role oversees all finance and sales operations, including budgeting, forecasting, closing, analytics, and reporting, with strong emphasis on governance and controllership.

The ideal candidate will drive data-driven insights, collaborate with executive partners, and guide strategic financial decisions to support regional goals and accelerated adoption of da Vinci

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance, accounting and sales operations teams in India.
• Strong analytics skills with ability to provide data-driven insights.
• Ability to partner with VP/GM and executive leadership.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, closing, and P&L management.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the India finance, accounting, and sales operations teams.
• Serve as strategic advisor for the VP and GM of India.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, closing, analytics, quotas, reporting, and cash management.
• Analyze complex business problems and provide data-driven insights.
• Forecast market trends and assess impact on business models.
• Support regional goals with progress reporting.
• Lead closing activities and ensure US GAAP and statutory reporting.
• Collaborate with Corporate tax and treasury teams.
• Prepare board-level presentations with executive leadership.
• Evaluate major business investments in India.
• Communicate and develop meaningful work relationships with executive partners.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic advisor

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

P&L management

Data-driven decisions

Executive communication

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The Director, Finance India leads the India finance organization. This leader is the advisor and business partner for the VP and General Manager of India. Responsible for all finance and sales operations-related matters in the market, including partnering with the Asia finance leadership team to deliver outstanding financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, closing activities, analytics, quotas, reporting, customer targeting, proper financial governance and controllership. Will be tasked with analyzing complex business problems and providing strategic, data-driven recommendations that support planning, commercial strategy, short and long-range financial models, and accelerated da Vinci adoption in the region.

This is a highly analytical role requiring a keen understanding of commercial finance and accounting concepts, analytic processes, the ability to lead and motivate multiple teams, and the ability to communicate and develop meaningful work relationships with multiple executive business partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the India finance, accounting, and sales operations teams with specific focus on the organization / team in India.
• Serve as the primary Finance/Sales Operations strategic advisor for the VP and GM of India.
• Responsible for all India finance-related and sales operations activity, including:
  • Budgets, forecasts, closing activities, analytics/insight generation, quota development, P&L management, sales commission plans, commercial and financial reporting, customer targeting, financial governance, cash management and accounting.
• Analyze complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insights, identify patterns, and inform resource allocation decisions to executive leadership.
• Provide early insights regarding market trends and the resultant strategic/business model impact.
• Support development of regional goals and provide reporting on progress towards goals.
• Lead closing activities and ensure US GAAP and statutory reporting requirements are properly met.
• Work with Corporate tax team and ensure all Tax requirements are met.
• Work with corporate treasury on cash management.
• Partner with Executive commercial leadership to develop board-level presentation materials.
• Use analytical skills to verify or dispel anecdotal insights.
• Take ownership and lead the financial evaluation for any key important business investments in India.