•  This role requires a high level of interaction with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and occasionally the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
• Compliance with financial reporting requirements, including:
  • Link Group International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) requirements, including accounting for significant transactions.
  • Indian statutory financial reporting obligations; and
  • Liaison with auditors / advisers and relevant Directors.
• Ensuring compliance with Indian taxation requirements (including transfer pricing) in line with Link Group’s Tax Risk and Governance Policy.
• Management of Indian debt and capital structure – including forecasting repayments / drawdowns, management of working capital, distributions and ensuring compliance with Link Group’s Treasury Policy.
• Financial Planning and analysis – including month-end reporting, forecasting & budgeting and stakeholder engagement, in accordance with Group timetables.
• Any local insurance programs to mitigate activities that have the potential to affect the business adversely.
• Lead the setup of Finance Shared Services in Mumbai Hub
• Providing finance services to other Link Group entities both for India and outside of India – e.g., shared service centre.
• Integrating new acquisitions to achieve consistency of financial / management reporting (including finance systems integration) and completion of purchase price accounting; and
• The development and implementation of key strategic initiatives to support with the achievement of our business plans and objectives.

Operational Management: Year one critical success factors:

• Integrate and centralise all finance functions in WTSPL (Mumbai Hub)
• Accelerate Finance transformation strategy by leveraging capability in WTSPL.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders in the organization and external partners.

• Lead an efficient, timely half and full year financial reporting process that ensures Group reporting deadlines are achieved (including preparation of all relevant Board papers);
• Lead the relationship with Indian external auditors, advisers, local insurers, bankers/financiers and relevant stakeholders to achieve desired commercial outcomes or ensure that our reporting obligations are satisfied.
• Assist Finance SLT with preparing the Indian budget and any other presentations to the Link Group Executive to the Board of Directors.
• Provide Indian SLT with high quality financial support – all companies in India.
• Provide leadership to the Finance department including developing, coaching, mentoring and promoting an environment in which staff are motivated to perform.
• Ensure Financial Policy Manuals are kept up to date.
• Maintain oversight of all Indian taxation matters and provide leadership to the team to ensure compliance with tax obligations in all jurisdictions.
• Assist the with M&A work as required including acquisitions and divestments, Link Group debt re-financing, and other transaction support required by shareholders from time to time;
• Provide technical accounting assistance for any accounting matters (including purchase price accounting, divestments, other significant transactions) as required from time-to-time; and
• Drive strategic change and ongoing process improvement within Finance, including development of key performance measures and activities that will improve these measures.

• Lead the relationship with Indian external auditors, advisers, local insurers, bankers/financiers, and relevant stakeholders to achieve desired commercial outcomes or ensure that our reporting obligations are satisfied.