Senior Manager Finance Risk Management & Controls

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Manager Finance Risk Management & Controls based in India.

This role offers the opportunity to lead finance risk management and control activities across global projects, transformations, and technology-enabled change initiatives. You will partner with project teams, global process owners, technology teams, and finance operations to identify risks and design practical, proportionate controls. The position combines finance, audit, risk management, internal controls, and transformation expertise in a highly collaborative global environment. You will help embed effective controls into new systems and processes while supporting governance, testing, documentation, and operational handover. The role also provides exposure to emerging technologies, automation, data analytics, and major finance transformation programs. It is well suited to an experienced finance or controls professional who can influence senior stakeholders, solve complex problems, and drive sustainable control ownership across regions.

Accountabilities:

• Act as the finance risk and controls partner for global projects, including ERP implementations, system migrations, process transformations, and other major change initiatives.
• Lead risk assessments across finance processes, identifying inherent and emerging risks associated with proposed process, system, and organizational changes.
• Design practical and proportionate mitigation controls that address identified risks while supporting efficient and scalable business processes.
• Lead control design and risk management activities across finance domains such as Source-to-Pay and Record-to-Report.
• Apply the internal control framework consistently across impacted processes, systems, business units, and locations.
• Update process maps, control documentation, standard operating procedures, and related governance materials to reflect approved changes and local requirements.
• Embed effective controls into new tools, systems, and processes, supporting governance approvals, control testing, and implementation activities.
• Monitor control effectiveness and provide timely reporting on significant risks, control gaps, exceptions, and change requests to appropriate governance teams.
• Identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and data-driven improvements that can reduce risk while increasing operational efficiency.
• Partner with technology and data teams to evaluate digital solutions and understand their potential control, compliance, and risk implications.
• Support audit activities by preparing appropriate documentation, evidence, process information, and control materials related to project-driven changes.
• Facilitate the transition and handover of newly implemented controls to finance operations, ensuring sustainable ownership and appropriate stakeholder training.
• Build strong relationships across global regions and service locations to influence outcomes and establish consistent, sustainable control practices.
• Provide training, guidance, and practical support to stakeholders on finance controls, risk management, and process changes.
• Support governance forums and communicate complex risk and control matters clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance risk management, internal control, and transformation practices.

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant or auditor, such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant post-qualification experience across finance, audit, internal controls, risk management, or related disciplines.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing internal controls and working with compliance frameworks such as SOX or relevant local equivalents.
• Demonstrated experience partnering on global process transformations, ERP implementations, system migrations, or major finance projects.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP environments, preferably SAP or S/4HANA, with the ability to learn and navigate new finance systems effectively.
• Strong understanding of finance processes and accounting principles, with familiarity across areas such as Source-to-Pay and Record-to-Report.
• Strong risk assessment, control design, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior colleagues and drive outcomes without relying on direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial, risk, and control concepts clearly.
• Experience working effectively across global, cross-functional, and geographically distributed teams.
• Experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI, Celonis, or Alteryx is preferred.
• Experience supporting automation initiatives involving RPA, AI, or machine learning and assessing their control implications is an advantage.
• Experience working within a global matrix organization or shared services environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with multiple accounting standards, including IFRS and local GAAP, is beneficial.
• Certification in internal controls, risk management, or IT audit, such as CISA or CIA, is an advantage.
• Experience preparing materials for governance forums and interacting with internal or external auditors is preferred.
• Strong data storytelling, financial modelling, reporting, digital fluency, and financial performance improvement skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage complex priorities, and make sound decisions in a changing transformation environment.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working arrangement combining remote work with time spent at an office location in Bengaluru.
• Opportunity to work on global finance transformation, risk management, and control initiatives.
• Exposure to major ERP implementations, system changes, process transformations, and emerging technologies.
• Collaboration with global finance teams, process owners, technology specialists, and operational stakeholders across regions.
• Opportunity to influence the design of finance controls that support business integrity, compliance, and sustainable operations.
• Professional growth through exposure to global projects, governance forums, automation, data analytics, and digital finance initiatives.
• Opportunity to develop expertise across internal controls, finance risk, transformation, and technology-enabled processes.
• Inclusive and collaborative working environment with opportunities to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Learning and development opportunities through complex projects and evolving finance technologies.
• Regular interaction with global colleagues and stakeholders in a multinational environment.