CAO F&BM India Finance Lead - Vice President

You are a strategic thinker with a passion for financial analysis and operational excellence. As the Finance Lead, India CAO within the India CAO organization, you will play a pivotal role as a trusted finance partner—supporting business-as-usual (BAU) activities, leadership reviews, and tech-enabled initiatives across F&BM deliverables, controls enhancements, and SAP CO allocations. Job Responsibilities Lead annual budget preparation and documentation for leadership (yearly budgeting exercise for CAO Admin along with review with functional leads for their areas), ensuring accuracy and completeness. Manage monthly cost tracking, accruals, reclasses, SAP CO allocations, and spend outlook -Own CAO Admin GL review (including expense categorization). Manage central expense tracking (EAW / RUN / Impact Awards) and monthly India CAO Financials (EMR). Billing, invoices & finance controls Oversee billing rule uploads/approvals, monthly unbilled balance clearance, CFO invoice review, and finance controls. Finalize monthly review documents; support vendor meetings and CAO reviews. Headcount & hierarchies Deliver monthly India headcount reporting (open positions/new joiners). Reconcile headcount between Essbase and the India Book. Maintain ECCM hierarchy, RDHO updates, and alternate hierarchy. Analysis & leadership insight Conduct ad-hoc analysis and thematic reviews; provide actionable insights to support strategic decisions. Collaborate on tech projects (e.g., SAP CO Allocations, Data Enablement). Participate in brainstorming with Finance, CDO, and tech teams; support leadership reviews and CAO review documentation. Partner with CAO Controls on internal audits, control reviews, and risk assessments; ensure compliance and drive the controls agenda for CAO F&BM india teams Run regular connects with India CAO leadership, produce ad-hoc reports, and support review meetings. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience: 10+ years experience in finance space Execution & prioritization: Proven ability to independently prioritize work, manage surge periods, and deliver under tight deadlines. Analytical capability: Strong analytical/problem-solving skills—able to collect, reconcile, interpret data; identify variances/risks; translate into actionable insights. Partnership: Ability to partner with finance teams locally and globally, and with local operations leads and their teams. Communication: Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to produce clear analyses and executive-ready materials. Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field (CA/MBA preferred). Reporting-cycle experience (preferred): Experience running monthly management reporting cycles (e.g., EMR, invoice reviews, controls agenda). Tools/Tech: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Databricks & AI knowledge is a plus. Preferred exposure: Headcount reporting, ECCM hierarchy maintenance, and/or hierarchy governance.