Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Ensures the financial well-being of the organization by providing financial projections and accounting services, preparing growth plans, and directing staff.
- Develops finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction and establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
- Establishes finance operational strategies by evaluating trends; establishing critical measurements; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; and implementing change.
- Develops organization opportunities by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement.
- Develops financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identifying monetary resources; and developing action plans.
- Monitors financial performance by measuring and analyzing results, initiating corrective actions, and minimizing the impact of variances.
- Maximizes return on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities and maintaining relationships with the investment community.
- Accomplishes finance human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, disciplinary, and communication programs; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; and planning and reviewing compensation strategies.
- Reports financial status by developing forecasts, reporting results, analyzing variances, and developing improvements. Develops and implements human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, disciplinary, and communication programs; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; and planning and reviewing compensation strategies.
- Updates job knowledge by remaining aware of new regulations, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
Education, Experience, And Licensing Requirements
- MBA or bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or equivalent experience.
- CPA & CA certifications are a must.
- Minimum 10 years experience in accounting and financial management practices.
- Experience in a senior management position.
- Solid GAAP and financial reporting technical skills.
- Experience in working with multiple international operating subsidiaries.
- Experience in managing international currencies.
Competencies
In the business environment, competencies are behaviors that support the attainment of organizational objectives.
Action Oriented
Enjoys working hard; is action-oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as
challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than
others.
Business Acumen
Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices,
trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is
aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
Creativity
Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously
unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings
Ethics and Values
Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
Innovation Management
Is good a bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which
creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.