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Job Summary

Financial Controller - SCSL Finance will be responsible to lead and deliver all controllership activities including but not limited to accounting, reconciliation, substantiation, reporting and disclosure for the service company financials whose main business is to design, develop and maintain software intangibles for their end users. The governance responsibility of this role extends to upstream process and controls in COO and CIO organisation and collaboration with Tax and Treasury teams. This role would partner with business to achieving the organization goals and the commercial objectives of the business. The role will be accountable for integrity and accuracy of financial reporting in accordance with IFRS and various other local statutory requirements. The role will manage book close process, financial reporting for Group and legal entity working closely with Cost Management, Business Finance, Group Finance, Technology & Operations, Country based finance teams.

Designing FRCF controls for SCSL based on its business and operational objectives leading to impeccable control and integrity of financial information is an integral part of the responsibilities.
Role will be responsible to have strong engagement model with Tech CFOs, Business Finance, COO, CIO and GPO Cost Management to provide best in class financial reporting and risk management with provision of strong control governance framework. In addition to oversight across the breadth of day-to-day delivery, the broad areas covered within this role include:
• Managing, delivering,



and governing financial controller related reporting and analytics requirements
• Strategic direction and oversight of designing processes that will enhance Controls and outcomes.
• Support designing and execution of Finance change journey.
This role will also lead activities and functions required for SCSL Board for its effective governance over the financials

Key Responsibilities

Operating Model Strategy
• Partner with Cost management, Tech CFO and Global Process Owner to formulate and execute day 1 strategy for servco implementation
• Collaborate with Finance leadership team to embed new servco strategy, control framework and process design to deliver requirements under intangibles and IGAR
• Design and implement team structure optimising core controllership & Governance outcomes.
• Partner with the Global Process Owner and Group Controller Office to design and execute the controllers' mandate for the Legal entities and Business segments with End-to-End responsibility and accountability by leveraging on best practices across GCCs in India.
• Work closely with COOs and CIOs to achieve investment capitalization outcomes

Business and Processes
Financial Controller
• Work closely with COO, CIO, Group Tax,



Cost Management and SCSL Finance Heads to ensure seamless period-close in accordance with accounting standards and practices in timely manner.
• Perform Analytical review of IFRS Financials and disclosures to explain business drivers and ensure there are no material issues / errors.
• Develop strong understanding of firm's accounting and governance policies and ensure compliance of same
• Establish transparent guidelines that will drive decisions around close acceleration.
• Ensure Primary and Secondary financial statements are prepared in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements for accountable captions in timely manner. Support Group Financial and Local Statutory reporting for LE & Group
• Work with Tech CFO and project teams for effective controls around software intangibles.
• Oversee SCSL balance sheet substantiation process and remediate any risk and control issues.
• Secretarial function for the SCSL Board
• Banking and funding management for SCSL and its branches
• Manage key control forums at LE & Tech segment level with appropriate KRI & KPI reporting with aim to monitor open items and its implications covering risks and audit issues.
• Collaborate with the change & technology teams for upstream issue fixes to help resolve gaps.

Control and Governance
• Establish an audit program with external auditors for timely and appropriate review of process and controls related to software intangible financials
• Engage with FRG for FRCF implementation and delivery; seamless and sustainable adherence
• Liaise with OTCR and Tech Control teams for delivering sustainable control environment

Change Management
• Own and manage Tech enablement program for SC

📌 SCSL Financial Controller (Chennai)
🏢 Standard Chartered Bank
📍 Chennai