Basic Function / Role Summary
The Senior Assistant Vice President – Global Treasury & Controllership is a senior finance leadership role responsible for providing oversight of the Company's global Treasury and Controllership functions across multiple geographies. The role is accountable for global Treasury strategy and operations including Investment and Debt management, FX Risk Management, Working Capital and regulatory compliances. The role has added responsibilities for Controllership processes, M&A, Enterprise Transformation, audits & compliances. The incumbent will serve as a key advisor to Finance Leadership on Treasury, M&A dilligence, Transformation, strong financial governance, and operational excellence across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Treasury, Banking & Liquidity Management
Treasury & Liquidity Management
- Provide strategic oversight of global treasury operations, liquidity management, and capital allocation.
- Oversee cash forecasting, cash positioning, liquidity planning, and funding requirements across global entities.
- Support acquisitions, refinancing initiatives, dividend distributions, and capital structure decisions.
Banking Governance
- Oversee global banking infrastructure, including account administration, signatory governance, mandates, banking documentation, and associated controls.
- Manage relationships with banking partners and drive optimization of banking structures, services, and costs.
- Ensure adherence to treasury policies and banking governance standards.
FX, Investments & Borrowings
- Provide governance over foreign exchange exposure management, hedging programs, and hedge accounting compliance.
- Partner with business to understand currency exposure and support pricing inputs.
- Oversee investment portfolio management, treasury reporting, and debt facility administration.
- Monitor borrowing arrangements, covenant compliance, and treasury performance metrics.
Treasury Controls & Compliance
- Oversee global bank reconciliation processes and cash controls.
- Ensure compliance with RBI and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Lead treasury-related audits, SOX reviews, and regulatory submissions.
- Maintain strong controls over cash, investments, banking operations, and treasury activities.
2. Global Controllership & Financial Reporting
Financial Reporting & Compliance
- Timely and accurate financial reporting for global entities, Internal & External audits, SOX compliances with strong rigor on balance sheet.
- Active participation in corporate like M&A, Restructuring, among others.
Strategic Business Partnership & Transformation
- Partner with cross-functional teams within and outside finance to ensure consistent and accurate reporting.
- Support enterprise level initiatives like legal entities rationalization, set up new geo etc.
- Drive continuous automation, transformation to improve operational and reporting effectiveness.
Controls, Audits & SOX
- Ensure balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliation, review, and governance processes.
- Lead internal and external audits, SOX compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Maintain a strong internal control framework and drive remediation of audit findings.
Skills & Competencies
Treasury & Banking
- Liquidity and cash management
- Banking operations and governance
- FX risk management and hedge accounting
- Business Understanding
- Investment oversight
- Debt management and covenant compliance
Controllership & Financial Reporting
- Legal Entities Reporting, Balance Sheet governance and Compliances
- SOX compliance and audit management
- M&A financial Dilligence and Integration
- Enterprise Transformation and Automation initiatives
Leadership
- Global internal stakeholder management
- Global Banking Relationships
- Executive communication and presentation
- Team leadership and talent development
- Strategic problem-solving and decision-making
- Strong ownership and accountability mindset
Qualifications & Experience
- CA, CPA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent professional qualification.
- 15+ years of progressive finance experience in global controllership and treasury functions.
- Strong experience in Treasury strategy and operations, Controllership processes, M&A, Enterprise Transformation, audits & compliances
- Proven experience leading global teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving enterprise-wide financial governance.
