Senior Expert, Finance

IN_CSS Randstad Global Capability Center Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Global Capability Center in Hyderabad seeks a Strategic Finance and Accounting leader to drive the global Workday Financials implementation and transformation. You will spearhead the Finance & Accounting changes and coordinate with Global Process Owners to move R2R, S2P and L2C activities into the GCC.

As Global Process Owner, you will oversee R2R, ensure IFRS compliance, and align with IT and partners to standardize workflows and support multi-country consolidation across markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience leading a complex accounting or R2R function for a multinational or global organization.
• Experience or in-depth knowledge of R2R, S2P and L2C functional areas.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA) is strongly preferred.
• Deep, practical expertise in IFRS.
• Proven track record of leading accounting operations within a GCC/Shared Services environment.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management, ideally with involvement in implementation or major upgrade.
• Strong familiarity with global financial consolidation tools, specifically Tagetik or similar enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead transition of R2R, S2P and L2C tasks to the GCC as part of Workday implementation.
• Oversee end-to-end R2R function within the GCC with Workday integration and global standards compliance.
• Direct IFRS corporate accounting activities and manage submissions into Tagetik for global consolidation.
• Act as Global Process Owner for Workday Financials from the GCC perspective.
• Partner with local markets to ensure successful Workday rollout and task transfer to the GCC.
• Standardize and document R2R, S2P and L2C processes for efficiency and global standardization.
• Collaborate with global finance leaders, IT, and implementation partners to meet business requirements.

Skills

Transformational Leadership

Strategic Process Vision

Cross-Cultural Influence

Problem-Solving

Talent Development

Workday F&A SME

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Accounting/Finance

Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA)

IFRS knowledge

Tools

Workday Financial Management

Tagetik

Job description

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work. We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change. At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally. We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust. Finance & Accounting Workday implementation lead about Randstad Randstad is the world’s largest talent company and a partner of choice to clients. We are committed to providing equitable opportunities to people from all backgrounds and help them remain relevant in the rapidly changing world of work. We have a deep understanding of the labor market and help our clients to create the high-quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need to succeed. Our 46,000 employees around the world make a positive impact on society by helping people to realize their true potential throughout their working life.

about Randstad Global Capability Center: Randstad Global Capability Center, located in Hyderabad, India, is responsible for strategic delivery for Randstad markets and businesses globally. Through our centers of excellence of talent services, human resources, financial knowledge services, IT, and marketing, the Global Capability Center is a high growth and acceleration enabler as we become the world’s most equitable and specialized talent company. To realize this goal, we are expanding and strengthening our centers of excellence.

what we are looking for

We are seeking a Strategic Finance and Accounting leader to join our Finance Capability Center (FCC) team within our Global Capability Center (GCC). In this pivotal role, you will act as a primary driver of our global finance transformation. Partnering closely with current Workday Global Process Owners (GPOs), you will spearhead the global Workday Financials implementation and oversee the seamless transition of complex F&A activities from our international markets into the GCC. As we deploy Workday as our global ERP, you will take a prominent leadership role within the GPO team across the Record-to-Report (R2R), Source-to-Pay (S2P), and Lead-to-Cash (L2C) workstreams. This position requires a hands‑on Subject Matter Expert with deep functional F&A knowledge, including robust expertise in IFRS and understanding of global consolidations, who can effectively bridge the gap between regional markets and global strategy.

Job Description

• Lead, drive and scale the transition of R2R, S2P and L2C tasks and processes related to the Workday financials implementation from our global markets into the GCC.
• Oversee the end-to-end record to report (R2R) function within the GCC as it relates to Workday, ensuring compliance with global standards, strict internal controls, and corporate policies.
• Direct complex IFRS corporate accounting activities and manage flawless financial submissions into Tagetik for global consolidation for the Workday implemented countries.
• Act as the Global Process Owner (GPO) from the GCC perspective for our Workday Financials implementation.
• Partner with local markets to drive understanding of those markets and ensure successful implementation of Workday and transition of associated tasks and processes to the GCC.
• Standardize, optimize, and document R2R, S2P and L2C processes to ensure maximum efficiency and alignment with the new Workday environment.
• Partner with global finance leaders, IT, and external implementation partners to ensure business requirements are met during the Workday rollout.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a demonstrated aptitude for learning & buidling teams
• Develop, execute and monitor progress against the project plans, goals and objectives
• Generate innovative ideas, operate effectively in a fast-changing environment and embrace change.
• Follow a broad approach to problem solving and decision making by analyzing, thinking ahead and planning.

Reporting to

• Head of Finance Capability Center

Shift Timings

• 12:30 pm to 9:30 pm IST (8:00 am to 5:00 pm CET)
• Flexibility of shift timing will be required as country roll-out plans for the Workday implementation

To be successful in this role, you should have

• Transformational Leadership: You must possess the ability to lead a team through a period of significant technological and process change without allowing day-to-day operations in the markets or month-end close quality to slip through the Workday implementation.
• Strategic Process Vision: As a Global Process Owner for the GCC from the Workday financials perspective, you need the foresight to look beyond "how things are done today" and design scalable, future-proof, and globally standardized Finance & Accounting workflows.
• Cross-Cultural Influence: You will be supporting and collaborating with global markets; the ability to build trust, communicate clearly, and manage stakeholders across different time zones and cultures is critical.
• Problem-Solving Agility: Implementing a global ERP like Workday requires a proactive approach to roadblocks, system limitations, and conflicting regional requirements.
• Talent Development: You must be passionate about building a high-performing culture within the GCC, mentoring teams, and elevating them from transactional work to strategic business partners.
• Focus on the Role: This role requires bringing in Individual Subject Matter Expertise and capability in the F&A domain along with providing directional support in line with Workday Implementation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience leading a complex accounting or R2R function for a multinational or global organization.
• Experience or in depth knowledge of R2R, S2P and L2C functional areas.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CA, CPA, ACCA) is strongly preferred.
• Deep, practical expertise in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Proven track record of leading accounting operations within a Global Capability Center (GCC) or Shared Services environment.
• Prior Experience of leading an ERP/Workday Implementation as a Finance & Accounting SME/Project Manager/Consultant for a Multinational or a Global organization.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Financial Management is ideal, preferably with active involvement in an implementation or major upgrade.
• Strong familiarity with global financial consolidation tools, specifically Tagetik or similar enterprise solutions.

what we offer

You would be part of a high-growth and diverse team where great work and collaboration are celebrated. You will feel a sense of belonging, and bring your authentic self to work, to whatever degree you are comfortable. In return for your talent and effort, you would receive good and competitive pay apart from other attractive benefits and opportunities that are part of our total rewards strategy. Our performance standards are high, but as a team, we will help you reach and even exceed them through a wide range of learning and development options. Imagine being part of the world's largest talent company and a partner of choice to clients across 39 markets.

We are committed to providing equitable opportunities to people from all backgrounds and help them remain relevant. We also encourage our employees to participate in Randstad's success via our employee Share Purchase Plan. Randstad is a champion of equity around the world. We believe this helps us build a more agile, productive, and innovative workforce that reflects our talent and client base, and the society in which we work. We believe in our employees and their ability to become leaders. We provide ample opportunities for employees to further develop their leadership skills, to acquire and build a global mindset, and to effectively manage and leverage cultural differences.

Our core values, established in the company's early days, guide our behavior and represent the foundation of our culture. At Randstad, we aim to provide our employees with meaningful rewards and fair remuneration in order to strengthen their ties with the company, while encouraging outperformance. Remuneration is based on real outcomes also taking external market developments into account.

Our culture slogans: To know. To serve. To trust. Striving for perfection. Simultaneous promotion of all interests.