Job Description:
Summary
Location, Greater Hyderabad, India
• Only candidates living in the Greater Hyderabad Area will be considered as this role will be primarily on-site.
• Serve as Vertex's first dedicated in-house Finance leader for the India entity, responsible for accounting, statutory compliance, tax, payroll finance support, treasury coordination, and financial governance as the entity scales.
• Own the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of monthly financial close activities, including reconciliations, reporting packages, and consolidation inputs in coordination with global accounting teams.
• Lead the transition of finance operations from an external service provider to a scalable, in-house India finance model, including defining roles, responsibilities, controls, timelines, and ongoing oversight expectations.
• Ensure accounting records comply with US GAAP, India statutory requirements, the Companies Act, Company policies, and applicable local regulatory standards.
• Coordinate India statutory audit, Registrar of Companies filings, tax registrations,
corporate secretarial matters, and regulatory requirements with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Establish and monitor scalable India finance policies, close procedures, account reconciliations, approval workflows, and internal controls aligned with Company standards and SOX requirements.
• Support a Workday ERP implementation for India operations, including process design, data readiness, UAT, control requirements, statutory reporting considerations, and post-implementation stabilization.
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of progressive qualified accounting experience, including ownership of the month-end close and financial reporting process and involvement across multiple accounting and finance disciplines.
• 5+ years of people leadership responsibility, including performance management, employee development, compensation, and retention.
• Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP, India s
📌 Senior Director (India)
🏢 Vertex
📍 India