NEVE JEWELS GROUP VP Accounts & Finance ROLE OVERVIEW The VP Accounts & Finance is one of the senior-most finance leaders in the Neve Jewels Group and a direct report to the CFO. The role owns the largest pillar in the restructured finance function — combining full controllership accountability with the leadership of Global Shared Services for AR and AP.

This is a deliberately broad mandate. The pillar consolidates two closely-related capabilities: the integrity of the group's books and statutory reporting (controllership) and the process excellence engine that supports it (shared services).

The VP Accounts & Finance is expected to build a world-class, audit-ready, board-grade accounting function and a scalable shared-service platform — the platform on which the group will grow into its next stage. SCOPE OF THE PILLAR The VP Accounts & Finance leads a global team across six geographies (UK, EU, ANZ, India, Canada and the Middle East), organised into two sub-pillars:

Regional Controllership — regional finance teams, responsible for local books, statutory compliance, and audit delivery

Global Shared Services — leading centralised AR and AP operations across all entities and geographies, with dedicated Leads for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Controllership & Governance

Own the integrity of group books and the production of statutory financial statements across all entities in the UK, EU, ANZ, India, Canada and the Middle East

Lead the group consolidation process — monthly, quarterly and year-end — and drive continuous reduction in close-cycle time

Design, embed and continuously improve the internal control framework — SOPs, control matrices, segregation of duties, approval thresholds

Own the relationship with statutory and internal auditors across all jurisdictions; lead audit planning,



fieldwork coordination and resolution of findings

Ensure regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions — Companies House, FCA, RBI, MCA, banking and other applicable regulators

Drive standardisation of accounting policies and chart of accounts across all entities

Global Shared Services Leadership

Own the outcomes of the Global Shared Services function — AR and AP delivered to service-level agreements across every region and brand

Set the strategic direction for the shared-service platform — process taxonomy, automation roadmap, scaling model, geographic coverage

Support the Head of GSS in leading the migration of AR and AP from regional teams into the shared-service unit, without disruption to BAU

Own the AR and AP performance metrics — DSO, DPO, first-time-right rates, query resolution times, ageing — and drive continuous improvement

Cross-Functional & Strategic

Partner closely with the Global Tax and with the Treasury team.

Partner with the Head of FP&A; + Business Partnering to ensure book-based numbers reconcile to management reporting

Develop, mentor and retain the senior leadership layer.

Lead financial due diligence readiness for the upcoming fund raise — produce audit-ready financial information packs and coordinate diligence responses

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

8-10 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3 years in controllership leadership role





Demonstrated experience leading both a controllership function and a shared-service or finance operations function — either concurrently or across their career

Multi-jurisdiction controllership experience

Demonstrated experience leading financial due diligence — for fundraise, M&A; or IPO readiness — is a strong preference

Experience standing up, scaling or restructuring a global shared-service operation for AR and AP

Qualified accountant — CA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent

Exposure to D2C, retail, e-commerce, consumer or luxury brands is preferred; jewellery experience is a plus but not required

TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Deep working knowledge of consolidation tools, ERP platforms and finance reporting systems

Solid command of IFRS and at least one major local GAAP; comfort moving between accounting standards

Experience designing and operating internal control frameworks at group level;

Familiarity with statutory and regulatory regimes across the UK, EU, India and ideally ANZ

Hands-on familiarity with AR and AP process automation tools and RPA approaches

Knowledge of finance data platforms and BI tooling — comfortable partnering with the Finance Transformation function on ERP roadmap and dashboarding

Must have experience working on integrated ERP like SAP, NetSuite or Microsoft Dynamics 365 .

PROFILE & STYLE The right person is a builder as much as a steward. They will inherit a controllership function that is functional but not yet institutional-grade, and a shared-service platform that is still being designed. Comfort with ambiguity, appetite for scale-up work, and the credibility to bring senior regional leaders along with a significant change agenda are essential.

This is a role that participates in the shaping of the finance agenda — not one that only executes it.

📌 Vice President Accounts & Finance (Mumbai)
🏢 Neve Jewels Group - India
📍 Mumbai