- We are looking for a seasoned finance candidate with a strong commercial mindset to join as Head of Finance for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In this role, you will provide leadership and guidance to the Finance function, be a strong business partner to the managing director and lead a strong business finance team supporting and adding value to the commercial organisation.

- Through our service centre, you will be accountable for the quality of agency and liner books and related reporting, ensure compliance with local tax and statutory regulation under Maersk Group COMMIT framework, maintain a strong local focus on net working capital, partner with local customers as well as suppliers, ensure that the business result and performance measures are done on - one set of numbers- and be responsible and accountable for all legal and compliance matters.

- Reporting to the Regional Chief Finance Manager, West and Central Asia, and being a core member of the Area Leadership Team, you will play a key role in influencing the business priority of being customer centric and overall business direction based on financial insights and expertise. The India Area consists of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

We Offer

- A significant and strategic role in Maersk where you will utilise your finance expertise to help set the business agenda and achieve the overall organizational goals.

- Through your day-to-day leadership and work, you will gain an in-depth understanding of financial management in a market leader in the industry, sharpen your commercial acumen and enhance your stakeholder management skills. In addition, you will have visibility and exposure in the leadership team, regional and global finance community for future career development within the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and drive solid business performance management framework across the business

- Lead Business Finance team, drive one set of standard data, effective partnership to drive performance management at right levels, follow through actions to take initiatives to logical closure with clear value addition.

- Partner with Area Leadership Team and drive the target setting and performance management of core Area deliverables, SG&A and D&D - providing insights / simulations on productivity (as needed) for achieving Area performance and objectives on cross functional basis

- Provide Global economic views along with Area country outlook to determine strategy on various products

- Area focal for Finance simplification / digitisation projects in close collaboration with GSC and Area Functional teams.

- MOS: Responsible for providing required insights for weekly/monthly flow of MOS including MPRs.

- Through the use of MicroStrategy and Power BI tools, work with the Area and regional FBP team on standardisation initiatives that improve value-addition in Business Finance.

- Monitor agency cost and ensure adherence to people and administration cost budgets.

- Running the business Operating system

- Accountable towards Headquarter Finance for local statutory reporting requirements are met and filed in accordance with local accounting policies, tax department, effective engagement with the offshored teams at the service centre.

- Follow the control framework and ensure that control activities are properly executed in the agency processes.

Who we are looking for

- A solid financial educational background as Chartered Accountant or equivalent master's degree in Finance.

- Minimum 8-18 years- related finance experience in an international organisation. Industry experience is preferred, but not a must.

- Substantial people leadership experience with a proven track-record of selecting and coaching finance professionals.

- Proven track record of adding value to the business through business partnering

- Possess a high degree of analytical skills and is capable of combining strategy with financial insights.

- Strong commercial acumen to understand and challenge business agenda

- Experienced in working closely with offshore teams in shared-service centres and being a part of an international function

- Having a customer centric mindset and a good understanding of how value add for the customer and the company goes hand in hand

- Excellent English proficiency