Director - Finance
Director - Finance
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28-06-2025
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Quick Summary: As the Finance Director for Lightcasts India Global Capability Center (GCC) youll be part of India Leadership team which is responsible to drive the entity to achieve its strategic objectives. This includes managing financial reporting treasury compliance taxation accounting transformation audit and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure sound financial governance and scalability. You will also be responsible for strengthening our finance capabilities in India and representing the India entity in global finance discussions.
Major Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations
- Accounting under India GAAP and in line with global practices (US GAAP/IFRS).
- Integrate Indias financial transactions directly into Lightcasts global consolidated accounting system; eliminate spreadsheet-based data transfer.
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly and annual reporting of income balance sheet and cash flow statements.
- Lead the monthly closing process in collaboration with the US Finance team.
- Oversee invoicing journal entries and reconciliations.
- Treasury & Intercompany Transactions
- Manage local treasury operations in coordination with the global team.
- Oversee and execute quarterly cash transfers ensuring appropriate cash flow planning and controls.
- Own the India side of intercompany agreements; manage intercompany billing reconciliations and related documentation.
- Audit Taxation & Compliance
- Lead Indias statutory audit process and manage the audit firm relationship.
- Build and scale the India finance team to handle reimbursements capitalization entries and monthly closings for India and group entities.
- Ensure timely and accurate submissions returns assessments appeals and related activities under applicable statutory regulations.
- Ensure compliance with Income Tax (including Transfer Pricing) GST Customs Act RBI regulations SEZ/STPI Companies Act (including secretarial responsibilities) labor laws and other applicable regulations.
- Liaise with external partners (e.g. E&Y tax firms) to maintain compliance and resolve tax matters.
- Take tax positions in line with legal provisions and within the organizations risk appetite in consultation with the group tax team.
- Budgeting Forecasting & Cost Accounting
- Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting exercises for the India entity.
- Develop and manage local cost structures and support cost accounting models including project costing and value tracking.
- Serve as a business partner to functional leads in India to support financial planning and decision-making.
- Payroll & Internal Systems
- Resolve all the queries of the employees related to payroll.
- Improve internal controls system integrity and reporting efficiencies.
- Strategic Partnership & Finance Expansion
- Serve as a finance business partner as we expand sales and personnel presence in India.
- Build and scale the finance team in India to handle operations such as reimbursements capitalization entries and monthly closings.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to educate teams on software capitalization accounting practices.
Education and Experience
- Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent; CPA/ICWA/ACCA is a plus.
- 1215 years of progressive experience in finance accounting and compliance with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Experience working in a global organization with intercompany operations and US GAAP/IFRS compliance.
- Deep understanding of Indian taxation labour laws GST and statutory requirements.
- Strong grasp of accounting systems; prior experience in ERP/cloud-based financial systems.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to work across geographies and functions.
About Lightcast:
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) with offices in the United Kingdom Europe and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people our institutions and companies and our communities.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been and always will be committed to diversity equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic original and best selves to work.
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Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
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