Director - Finance Business Partner

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**Job Description: Director, Finance Business Partnering** **Location:** Bangalore, India **Reporting to:** Senior Vice President, Finance, India Market & GCC **About Randstad** Randstad is the world's largest talent company and a partner for talent to clients. We are committed to providing equitable opportunities to people from all backgrounds and helping them remain relevant in the rapidly changing world of work. Our 46,000 employees around the world make a positive impact on society by helping people realize their true potential throughout their working life. **About Randstad India Market** At Randstad India Market we find, nurture, and connect uniquely skilled talent with employers when they need it, building successful teams that scale as their business grows while positioning individuals for rewarding careers and businesses for operational success. We bring diverse and prequalified professional talent and businesses together to connect the right people with the right roles. By building specialized teams, we help individuals flourish in their careers and businesses succeed. India's No.1 HR Services Company with 20 years of leadership. We have placed over 300,000 individuals and provided HR Services to many SMEs and over 250 organizations in the Fortune-500 list. Our vast network of offices across the country provides a host of services from Staffing, Search & Selection to HR Solutions and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. **Job Purpose** **Director, Finance Business Partnering** who will act as **The Head Business Control and Credit Control** is a high-impact leadership role requiring a comprehensive understanding of advanced financial concepts, commercial strategies, and risk management. This role dual-hats strategic growth and financial governance, driving Commercial Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and Strategy across key business lines: **Professional Talent Services, Operational Talent Services, Randstad Digital, and Enterprise Talent Services.** Additionally, the incumbent will head the Credit Control and Collections function for Randstad India, serving as a critical strategic partner to business leadership to influence high-stakes decisions, optimize cash flows, and spearhead cross-business growth initiatives. **The Position** Manages a team of senior business development professionals and is responsible for the sales opportunity pipeline of operational and professional within India Market Enterprise specialism **Priorities for the Role** **1. Strategic Finance & FP&A Leadership** - **Financial Orchestration:** Direct the FP&A and commercial finance strategies across all specialized business units (Professional, Operational, Digital, and Enterprise Talent Services). - **Strategic Planning:** Drive long-term financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting processes aligned with global frameworks and localized market conditions. - **Performance Management:** Monitor business performance metrics, identify performance gaps, and deliver data-backed recommendations to maximize profitability. **2. Credit Control, Collections & Liquidity Management** - **Cash Flow Optimization:** Lead the national credit control and collection function to minimize Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and safeguard working capital. - **Risk Mitigation:** Define credit risk parameters, oversee client creditworthiness assessments, and design robust collection mechanisms to minimize bad debts. - **Liquidity Management:** Ensure highly predictable and optimized cash flow streams to support ongoing business operations and investment strategies. **3. High-Impact Business Partnering** - **Executive Advisory:** Partner closely with the MD, CFO, and Business/Functional Heads to translate complex financial insights into actionable business strategies. - **Commercial Support:** Assist business teams in deal structuring, contract pricing strategies, and margin analysis to secure profitable revenue growth. - **Cross-Functional Synergy:** Lead cross-business financial initiatives that align commercial operations with corporate governance objectives. **4. Advanced Forecasting, Trends & Analytics** - **Market Intelligence:** Track and validate macro and microeconomic trends affecting the staffing and HR solutions industry to anticipate market shifts. - **Predictive Modeling:** Leverage advanced financial tools to build agile scenario-planning models that assist senior leadership in proactive risk and opportunity management. **5. Process Excellence & Digital Transformation** - **Reporting Modernization:** Spearhead the continuous improvement and automation of reporting frameworks, business intelligence dashboards, and analytical tools. - **Data Democraticization:** Ensure business lines have real-time access to accurate, transparent, and actionable financial data. **6. Compliance, Governance & Quality Assurance** - **Policy Enforcement:** Develop, implement, and audit internal financial controls, credit policies, and governance protocols. - **Data Integrity:** Oversee the quality assurance functions for all internal and external financial reporting and statistical submissions. **Job Requirements** **Technical Skills & Core Competencies** - **Strategic FP&A:** Mastery of advanced financial planning, capital budgeting, and complex corporate financial modeling. - **Commercial Acumen:** Expertise in pricing structures, profitability analysis, and contract negotiations in a B2B services environment. - **Credit Risk Management:** Deep understanding of working capital management, collections strategies, and legal remedies for debt recovery. - **Change Management & Process Optimization:** Proven ability to overhaul legacy systems, introduce automation, and drive financial process improvements. - **Stakeholder Management:** Exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills to manage relationships at the C-suite and board levels. **Qualifications & Experience** - **Educ