Head of Financial Control

Softcrayons IT Education; Dadri; On-site; INR 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

British Council in Noida, India seeks a Head of Financial Control to lead retained financial accounting across the Centre of Excellence and in-country operations, ensuring accurate reporting and strong governance. This senior role partners with Group Controllership and the MSP to embed standards and drive change across transactional finance.

The role covers statutory reporting, tax review, cashflow oversight, and monthly close, delivering robust controls and continuous improvement in line with

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of commercial finance and reporting standards.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and negotiate effectively.
• Experience in managing and developing finance teams.
• Extensive experience in financial controllership and related domains.

Responsibilities

• Oversee retained financial accounting processes within the Centre of Excellence.
• Ensure statutory reporting, tax review, and cashflow oversight in line with policies.
• Lead monthly close activities and drive continuous improvement with MSP.

Skills

Commercial finance understanding

Influencing and negotiation

Team management and development

Financial controllership experience

Job description

Job Description

This newly created leadership role, established as part of the Professional Services and global finance transformation, oversees retained financial accounting processes within the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Financial Control and selected in-country operations, following the transition of transactional finance to an external Managed Service Provider (MSP). The postholder provides high-level technical accounting advice and leads specialist retained services across P2P, O2C, R2R, and CLM, ensuring accurate, timely reporting and robust risk and control management in line with corporate policies and accounting standards. Responsibilities span statutory reporting, tax review and filing, cashflow oversight, audit support, and driving continuous improvement in partnership with Group Controllership and the MSP. The role is central to embedding consistent standards, strengthening governance, and leading behavioural and process change across transactional finance and monthly close activities.

FULLTIME

Head of Financial Control

British Council

55 days ago

Financial Services

70000 - 80000

3 - 4 Years

noida

Professional Skills

• Good understanding of commercial finance.
• Strong influencing and negotiating experience.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• A significant number of active years of financial controllership and related experience