AVP Maharashtra

Job Title:

Chief accounting officer – Finance India D1

Location:

Pune, India
Department Financial Control
Reporting to:
Head of Finance Operations - Director (London based)

FCA-regulated alternative asset manager with over 30 years' history, managing $~127bn of assets and investing across the capital structure. We provide flexible capital solutions to help companies develop and grow. We operate across four asset classes:
Structured and Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Assets, and Credit. The business employs approximately 800 people in 15 countries around the world and is well positioned for growth and benefits from the long-term trend of increased demand for alternative investments.

To make the most of your career at CLIENT, you will be inquisitive, self-motivated, engaged, collaborative and agile. CLIENT is a place where we are all dedicated to achieving common goals.

Our teams describe CLIENT as ambitious, collaborative, empowered, entrepreneurial, professional and acting with integrity. We translated these attributes into a core set of values and, together with our purpose, this represents who we are today and whom we aspire to be tomorrow.

For three decades we have been constantly striving for excellence in all aspects of our business. Whether that is through the people who join us, how we support and develop them throughout their career, and the culture we create and live in. It is also evident in the role we play in society through the investments we make, our charity work and what we stand for.

We relentlessly pursue our ambition to provide an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has plenty of opportunities to contribute, succeed and be themselves.

Position Summary:

The Financial Control team consists of approximately 70 employees, based primarily out of London and Pune, responsible for the preparation and review of all internal and external financial and regulatory information for the CLIENT PLC Group.

The Chief accounting officer, India is a member of the Group Financial Control team, reporting to the Head of Finance Operations in London. The Group Financial Control team are responsible for the internal and external financial and regulatory reporting prepared for the Board, Shareholders and regulators of the CLIENT Group. This includes, but is not limited to, the quarterly financial statements, monthly management reports and regulatory returns.

In addition, the team supports management and the wider business in assessing the impact of accounting and business developments.

The Chief Accounting Officer, India is a senior leadership role within Group Financial Control, reporting to the Head of Finance Operations in London. The role is responsible for building and scaling CLIENT's finance capability in Pune, leading financial control, statutory and regulatory reporting, and supporting the delivery of accurate, timely financial information to management, the Board, shareholders and regulators. The position will partner closely with global finance leaders to drive operational excellence, strengthen the control environment, lead strategic finance transformation initiatives, and develop a scalable finance infrastructure to support CLIENT's continued growth.

The role will actively support the Group Financial Controller in building and ensuring the Financial Control function operates to the highest level of quality, delivering timely and accurate financials and management information to its key internal and external stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead the Company’s ongoing development of India’s group finance team in Pune starting with legal entity control function and further expanding to all aspects of Finance functions which includes Supplier solutions, FP&A, Revenue and…