Director, Global Statutory Reporting Center Of Excellence

Job Summary

The Director, Global Statutory Reporting Center of Excellence (COE), will lead the Hyderabad-based centralized statutory reporting organization responsible for the governance, coordination, execution support, and continuous improvement of statutory reporting and audit activities across global jurisdictions.

This leader will establish and mature a world-class COE that delivers standardized, scalable, and high-quality statutory reporting processes while partnering closely with regional finance teams, Corporate Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Shared Services, and external auditors.

This is a highly visible leadership role with significant interaction with senior finance leadership and the opportunity to shape the global statutory compliance strategy, operating model, service delivery framework, and talent agenda.

Key Responsibilities Global Statutory Reporting Leadership

Lead the Global Statutory Reporting COE and establish a scalable operating model supporting statutory reporting and compliance activities across EMEA, APAC, LATAM, India, and other global regions.

Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for statutory reporting transformation, standardization, and process optimization.

Drive consistency in statutory reporting practices, deliverables, methodologies, and governance across all supported jurisdictions.

Serve as the primary escalation point for complex statutory reporting, compliance, and audit matters.

Statutory Reporting Compliance Management

Oversee planning, coordination, and execution of statutory financial statement preparation and filing activities across multiple legal entities globally.

Ensure compliance with local statutory reporting requirements, accounting standards, and regulatory deadlines.

Partner with regional accounting teams to proactively identify reporting risks and ensure timely resolution of technical and operational issues.

Maintain strong governance processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of statutory reporting deliverables.

Audit Governance Stakeholder Management

Provide executive oversight of statutory audit activities across global regions from planning through final sign-off.

Build and maintain strong relationships with external auditors, including Big Four audit firms and local statutory audit providers.

Collaborate with regional finance and accounting teams, Corporate Accounting leadership, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and other cross-functional teams to ensure efficient audit execution.

Monitor audit progress, escalations, key findings, and remediation activities across jurisdictions.

Operational Excellence Transformation

Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on process standardization, automation, and simplification.

Develop and implement global KPIs, SLAs, dashboards, and reporting metrics to improve transparency and service delivery.

Identify opportunities to leverage technology, workflow tools, AI, and automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve scalability.

Drive adoption of best practices and establish a culture of operational excellence across the COE.

Risk Management Controls

Ensure effective internal controls are maintained across statutory reporting and audit processes.

Partner with SOX, Internal Audit, and Compliance teams to strengthen governance and risk management frameworks.

Monitor regulatory developments and evaluate potential impacts to statutory reporting requirements.

Oversee remediation of audit observations and control deficiencies where applicable.

Talent Leadership Organizational Development

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team supporting global statutory reporting activities.

Establish workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development strategies for the COE.

Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and customer service.

Mentor and develop future finance leaders within the organization.

Required Qualifications Education

Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification required. MBA or advanced business degree preferred.

Experience

18+ years of progressive experience in accounting, statutory reporting, audit, or financial reporting.

Global Scope

Significant experience managing global statutory reporting, external audits, or corporate accounting functions within a large multinational organization.

Leadership

Experience leading large teams and managing managers in a shared services, global business services, or center of excellence environment.

Audit

Prior experience working with Big Four accounting firms, either in public accounting or through extensive audit management responsibilities.

Transformation

Proven track record leading transformation, process improvement, and automation initiatives.

Core Skills

Leadership: Strong people leadership skills with demonstrated success building and developing global teams; ability to influence and drive alignment across senior finance and business leaders.

Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of statutory reporting requirements, financial reporting frameworks, audit methodologies, IFRS, US GAAP, local reporting requirements, internal controls, governance, and compliance.

Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills with demonstrated ability to manage complex relationships with senior finance leaders, regional controllership teams, and external auditors.

Operational Excellence: Ability to manage multiple global priorities in a fast-paced environment; strong project management capabilities and experience implementing process improvements, shared-service models, and technology-enabled solutions.

Personal Attributes: Strategic thinker with strong business acumen, high accountability, ability to navigate ambiguity, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading a Global Business Services (GBS), Shared Services, or Center of Excellence organization.

Experience with Oracle ERP, EPM/FCCS, audit management platforms, and workflow automation tools.

Experience supporting large multinational legal entity structures across multiple jurisdictions.

Exposure to finance transformation, outsourcing, or centralization initiatives within a Fortune 500 environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.

10+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience.

Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Masters = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.