Senior Director, Accounting

What is The Role:

To support our continued growth, we are hiring a Senior Director, Accounting, in our Bangalore, India office. This is a strategic leadership position that demands expertise in leading global accounting functions, scaling operations, and fostering excellence within a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.

The ideal candidate is a visionary accounting leader who is passionate about driving operational excellence and scaling global functions. They are positive, self-confident, and a decisive leader, experience in developing high performing teams, maximising a collaborative, coaching approach in management style, and retaining talent.

A successful candidate will be proactive, confident and solution-oriented, have a broad set of work experiences within a Finance organization, and will work collaboratively with Finance leaders (Tax, Treasury, Accounting, FP&A, etc.) and outside of Finance (IT, Legal, HR, etc.). This position will report to the VP, Assistant Controller.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Oversee the General Ledger, Consolidations and Accounts Payables teams and be responsible for the integrity of the accounting ledger within a multi-entity accounting environment.
• Support management in achieving a successful SOX compliance program, through collaboration with internal and external auditors while identifying and implementing program efficiencies through automation
• Oversee the execution of transfer pricing policies and practices
• Develop and execute the company’s overall accounting operations strategy, aligned with business goals, to drive scalability and operational efficiency.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing operations team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues or resolutions of complex aspects of statutory and tax audits 
• Lead the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of financial systems, including ERP and consolidation tools engaging the appropriate subject matter experts and resources to ensure successful project completion and adoption
• Look for opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement in a methodical, pragmatic and expeditious manner including automation of manual processes and controls and standardization of accounting processes

What You Bring :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 
• CA / CPA with a minimum of 15+ years of related work experience (prior experience at Manager level or above at a Big 4 Accounting firm preferred) 
• Solid understanding of risk assessment, control frameworks, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience in leading and scaling accounting teams in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to develop and execute long-term strategies while also managing day-to-day operations with a hands-on approach.
• Solid organizational skills and ability to manage priorities and timelines
• Experience in a multinational multicurrency environment with foreign currency translation and responsibility for advising remote accounting operations.
• Highly developed skills in external and internal financial reporting, application of accounting principles, and internal controls
• Experience managing external audits and working with internal and external auditors to achieve satisfactory resolution of questions
• Ability to adapt to changing business situations, comfortable working in high growth, fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of optimizing processes and improving efficiency
• Experience with technology platforms, automation, and system integrations to drive operational efficiency
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams and stakeholders
• Experience preparing materials for and presenting to the Audit Committee as needed