05 Sep
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Artech Infosystems Private
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Mumbai
05 Sep
Artech Infosystems Private
Mumbai
Job Title - Finance - Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations
(Hybrid: Tuesday–Thursday in-office)
Location - Mumbai (Hybrid)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to support the APAC Marketing organization for our OTT client in Mumbai. This role is ideal for a finance professional with solid expertise in Source-to-Pay (S2P) operations, procurement finance, supplier management, and operational accounting.
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and has a passion for driving process improvements, automation, and operational excellence. This role requires strong business partnering skills while ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and scalable procurement operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner for the APAC Marketing teams.
- Ensure operational excellence across Finance Procurement Operations processes and systems supporting regional marketing initiatives.
- Drive process improvement and automation projects to simplify manual workflows and improve operational efficiency.
- Participate in system enhancements, feature development, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Partner with Marketing, Legal, and Procurement teams to support supplier sourcing, contract reviews, renewals, and vendor management.
- Manage finance-related activities including supplier onboarding, purchase orders, change orders, invoice reviews, contract compliance, and supplier governance.
- Own the month-end accrual process and collaborate with the Accounting team to analyze and resolve significant spending variances.
- Ensure accurate financial coding of expenses to support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
- Monitor invoicing trends and partner with Accounts Payable to improve invoice processing efficiency, including reducing manual and non-PO invoices.
- Identify process gaps and implement scalable finance and payment solutions while ensuring compliance with regional tax and statutory requirements.
- Support reporting, business analysis, and other finance initiatives as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting Marketing or other fast-paced business functions in Finance, Accounting, Procurement, or Source-to-Pay operations.
- Strong understanding of the complete Source-to-Pay (S2P) lifecycle, including supplier sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing, and payments.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles.
- Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across Finance, Marketing, Legal, Tax, IT, FP&A;, Procurement, and Accounting.
- Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and financial accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong customer service mindset with the ability to build effective business relationships.
- Knowledge of regional tax and compliance requirements, including GST, withholding tax, or similar statutory regulations applicable to India or Singapore.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working within the Media, Entertainment, OTT, Technology, or Digital Streaming industry.
- Experience working with shared service centers supporting multiple geographies.
- Hands-on experience with ERP and procurement platforms such as Workday Financials, Tableau, or similar enterprise systems.
- Professional proficiency in Japanese, Korean, or regional Indian languages is an added advantage.
- MBA, CPA, Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalent professional finance qualification.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered tools or automation solutions to improve financial processes, vendor management, procurement operations, or marketing spend optimization.
Skills: Source To Pay, S2P, Procure To Pay, Finance, Taxation, Stakeholder Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, Accruals
Experience: 5.00-12.00 Years
📌 Finance Business Partner (Mumbai)
🏢 Artech Infosystems Private
📍 Mumbai