Senior Manager - Finance controller at RedBus

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Vacancy:1

Location:Bangalore

Experience :8-10 years

Sal:24,00,000-25,00,000/yr

Skills:Finance Strategy
Bank Reconciliation
Compliance
Reporting and Analysis
Cost Management

Qualification:Chartered Accountant

Job Description:


Senior Manager - Finance demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. In this role you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, manage complex issues within functional area of expertise, be involved in long-term planning, and contribute to the overall business strategy.
This position would report to redBus CFO and would have 5-6 direct reports. This a high visibility role which would routinely interact with Business CEO, Group CEO and Group CFO and would have freedom and ownership to drive business productivity engagements.
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
CA (required) + MBA (optional) with minimum 6-8 years of progressive relevant experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Manage end of end Business Control function including payments, reconciliation & settlements, month end closure, reporting and compliances
 Leads finance strategy on cost management and provide financial analysis and reporting; and ensure data driven decisions
 Responsible for monthly closing/estimates and develop reliable estimates of costs, cash and key
working capital accounts; communicate current results and estimates to business leaders
 Work with functional and business leaders to understand & drive opportunities for Growth and managing cost. Lead and provide analytics on strategic initiatives
 Identifying risks & opportunities during each quarter and leading team in mitigating risks and capitalizing on opportunities
 Driving standardization & process improvement across operating businesses in all aspects of planning and reporting, including best practice sharing
 Ensure the accuracy of the organization’s financial results by recognizing and preventing misrepresentation, concealment, or omission of information
 Work effectively with functional & business leaders to proactively drive key business initiatives and effectively analyze and report the financial impact on the business
 Anticipate the effect of other relevant systems and procedures on Controllership processes by applying knowledge of accounting, finance and business processes

ADDTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

 Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner
 Strong analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
 Clear thinking/problem solving: successfully led projects/process improvements within operations/finance functions; able to quickly grasp new ideas
 Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or
unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations 
 Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others 
 Confidence/Assertiveness: strong influencing skills 
 Ambiguity: Ideal candidate should be willing to work in imperfect information scenarios.
 The candidate should be willing to get his hands dirty in collecting & processing data on his own.

Additionally, given that most deliverables would be time bound, being proactive would be an
important skill for success.
 Team skills : The candidate should be an good team player and should be capable of donning the hat of a team leader when required Good oral and written communication skills

What do we do?

redBus is a large online bus ticketing aggregator based in Bangalore India with GMV in excess of US$300Mn. In June 2013, Redbus was acquired by Naspers, a US$ 50 billion Media Conglomerate based in South Africa which also owns/ has large investments in assets like Tencent, Flipkart, Olx, MailRu, Ibibo and PayU.
Redbus is currently contemplating global expansion, it has started operations in Singapore and Malaysia and would soon initiate operations through organic/ inorganic route in multiple countries in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.
For more detail refer to www.redbus.in .
Notwithstanding its phenomenal growth, Redbus has managed to maintain a startup culture where

there is great scope for Individual contribution and learning with focus on individual accountability.