Head of Finance - Arvind GCC

• *JOB DESCRIPTION**

• *Head of Finance Arvind GCC**

• *LOCATION**

• *Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India**

• *DEPARTMENT**

• *Finance \& Accounts Global Capability Centre**

• *EMPLOYMENT TYPE**

• *Full\-Time**

• *ABOUT THE ROLE**

We are looking for an experienced and results\-oriented **Head of Finance** to lead the Finance \& Accounts function within Arvind Global Capability Centre (GCC). The role will have end\-to\-end responsibility for finance service delivery across **Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), and Treasury operations**, leading a team of approximately **150\+ FTEs**. The role will be responsible for ensuring high\-quality, timely and controlled finance operations while partnering closely with business finance teams, CFOs, and senior stakeholders across the Group.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in **financial controllership, accounting operations, month\-end and year\-end close, governance, controls and finance transformation**, with the ability to build and scale a high\-performing GCC finance organization.

Experience in **managing the financial close and reporting processes of listed companies** will be an added advantage.

• *KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

• *01** **Finance Operations \& Service Delivery**

Lead the Finance \& Accounts operations delivered through the GCC, covering **R2R, P2P, O2C and Treasury** activities.

Manage and develop a team of approximately **150\+ FTEs**, including Managers, Senior Managers and AVPs

Ensure accurate, timely and efficient delivery of finance processes across multiple Arvind Group entities.

Establish clear ownership, operating rhythms, service standards and escalation mechanisms across all finance processes.

Drive standardisation of processes and ensure consistent ways of working across entities.

• *02** **Record to Report \& Financial Close**

Own the **month\-end, quarter\-end and year\-end close process**, ensuring timely and accurate closure of books.

Drive quality and timeliness of journal entries, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, intercompany accounting, fixed assets and financial reporting.

Ensure balance sheet accounts are appropriately reconciled, reviewed and supported.

Partner with entity finance teams to resolve accounting issues and ensure timely closure of open items.

Lead improvements in the overall financial close process, including reduction of close timelines and improvement in reporting quality.

Experience managing the **financial close and reporting of listed companies** will be an added advantage.

• *03** **Procure to Pay \& Order to Cash**

Oversee P2P and O2C operations, including invoice processing, vendor accounting, collections, customer accounting, reconciliations and dispute management.

Establish appropriate productivity, quality and turnaround\-time metrics for P2P and O2C.

Work closely with Procurement, Sales, Tax, Treasury and business finance teams to resolve operational issues.

Drive reduction of ageing, exceptions, manual interventions and process inefficiencies.

• *04** **Treasury Operations**

Lead Treasury operations support from the GCC, including cash management, payment operations, bank reconciliations and related reporting.

Partner with Group Treasury and business finance teams on cash\-flow visibility, payment controls and working\-capital initiatives.

Ensure robust controls around banking, payments and cash\-related processes.

• *05** **Controls, Compliance \& Governance**

Establish and maintain a strong internal control environment across finance operations.

Ensure compliance with applicable **Ind AS/IFRS, Companies Act, accounting policies and Group finance policies**.

Work closely with Tax, Legal and Finance teams on GST, TDS, transfer pricing and other applicable statutory requirements.

Lead coordination with statutory, internal and other auditors for matters relating to GCC\-delivered finance processes.

Ensure timely remediation of audit observations and control gaps.

• *06** **Stakeholder Management**

Act as the primary finance operations leader for GCC stakeholders and business finance teams. Partner closely with **CFOs, Group Finance leadership, business finance heads, Treasury, Tax, Internal Audit and other senior stakeholders**.

Establish regular service reviews covering performance, SLA/KPI achievement, risks, issues and transformation initiatives.

Build strong relationships with internal customers and ensure a high level of confidence in the GCC finance organization.

• *07** **Transformation \& Continuous Improvement**

Drive finance transformation initiatives across R2R, P2P, O2C and Treasury.

Identify opportunities for **standardisation, automation, digitisation and process simplification**.

Leverage ERP, workflow, analytics, automation and AI\-enabled solutions to improve productivity and controls.

Drive initiatives to reduce manual activities, improve turnaround times and enhance quality.

Establish a continuous improvement culture within the finance team.

• *08** **Transitions \& GCC Scale\-Up**

Lead transition of additional finance processes and entities into the GCC.

Own transition planning, knowledge transfer, documentation, stabilisation and post\-transition governance.

Ensure appropriate capacity planning and resource deployment as the GCC scales.

Build a scalable finance operating model capable of supporting future business growth.

• *09** **People Leadership**

Build and lead a high\-performing finance team with strong technical and operational capabilities.

Develop talent through structured performance management, coaching, capability building and succession planning.

Create a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Ensure the team has clear goals, measurable KPIs and appropriate career development opportunities.

• *10** **Financial \& Operational Management**

Own the GCC finance function's operating budget and cost structure.

Monitor productivity, utilisation and cost\-to\-serve across finance processes.

Drive initiatives to improve efficiency while maintaining quality, controls and service levels.

Establish appropriate dashboards and management reporting for finance operations.

• *REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS \& EXPERIENCE**

• *Chartered Accountant (CA) / CMA** qualification required. MBA Finance from a reputed institution would be an added advantage.

• *1822 years of relevant finance experience**, with significant experience in accounting, controllership, shared services or GCC environments.

Strong experience managing teams across **R2R, P2P, O2C and Treasury**.

Proven experience managing a finance team of **150\+ FTEs** or a comparable finance operations function.

Strong understanding of **financial accounting, controllership, financial close, reconciliations and management reporting**.

Strong knowledge of **Ind AS/IFRS, Companies Act and Indian statutory requirements**.

Proven experience in managing **month\-end, quarter\-end and year\-end financial close**.

Experience working with **listed companies** and managing listed\-company financial close/reporting processes will be an added advantage.

Strong experience in **SAP FI/CO or comparable large\-scale ERP environments**.

Experience in GCC, Shared Services or Centre of Excellence environments, with exposure to **SLA/KPI\-driven service delivery**, is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience in finance transformation, process standardisation, automation and transitions.

Strong understanding of internal controls, audit requirements and financial governance.

Ability to work effectively with **CFOs, CXOs and senior business stakeholders**.

• *KEY COMPETENCIES**

Strong financial and accounting acumen

Controllership and financial close expertise

Shared Services / GCC leadership

Strategic and commercial thinking

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

Transformation and continuous improvement mindset

Strong analytical and problem\-solving capabilities

People leadership and talent development

High ownership and accountability

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Ability to operate effectively in a fast\-paced, multi\-entity environment