Finance Lead - Record To Report & Financial Planning & Analysis - FMCG

About the Role: We are looking for an experienced Finance Leader to lead and manage finance delivery across Record-to-Report (R2R), FP&A, and broader CFO functions. The role will be responsible for ensuring operational excellence, process governance, service delivery, continuous improvement, and effective stakeholder management across finance operations. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end finance delivery across R2R, FP&A, financial close, reporting, analytics and decision support processes. - Own service delivery, process performance, governance, controls and adherence to agreed SLAs/KPIs. - Partner with CFOs, Controllers, and Finance Leadership Teams to understand business requirements and ensure effective delivery of finance services. - Drive process standardization, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement across finance operations. - Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, quality, productivity, and customer experience through technology and analytics. - Collaborate with business, delivery, and technology teams to implement scalable and sustainable finance solutions. - Leverage AI, automation, analytics, and platform capabilities to enhance R2R and FP&A delivery and decision support. - Monitor operational performance, identify risks and issue and drive timely resolution and corrective actions. - Support transition, migration, and stabilization of finance processes, where required. - Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior finance stakeholders and provide regular updates on service performance, risks, and improvement initiatives. - Lead, mentor, and develop finance delivery teams while contributing to capability building and practice growth. Preferred Experience: - Strong experience in R2R and FP&A finance operations, with a proven track record of managing large-scale finance delivery. - Experience working with CFOs, Controllers, and senior Finance Leadership Teams. - Strong understanding of financial close, reporting, accounting operations, planning, forecasting, and management reporting. - Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP and exposure to finance technology solutions. - Knowledge of AI, automation, analytics and digital tools relevant to finance operations. - Demonstrated experience in service delivery, process governance, operational excellence and continuous improvement. - Strong communication, executive presentation, stakeholder management and team leadership skills. Key Attributes: - Strategic thinker with execution capability. - Consultative and client-facing. - Ability to connect finance, technology, and business outcomes. Must-Have Skills: - Record to Report (R2R) experience and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) / Management Reporting expertise. - Client-facing consulting capability or must have exposure to Practice / Solution Team. - Experience engaging CFOs and Controllers. - Finance process transformation background with strong technology acumen. - Strong communication and presentation skills.