Sr. Director GES Record to Decide

Job Title: Sr Director GES Record to Decide \nJob Location: Hyderabad, India\n\n \n \nThe R2D Head leads the Record to Decide Service Delivery Unit within GES, ensuring accurate, compliant, fast, and insight\u2011ready financial information that enables better and faster decision\u2011making across the company. The role safeguards robust financial compliance and internal controls, maintaining audit readiness and adherence to DAR/IFRS, corporate policies, and global regulatory standards. \nAs a key driver of Finance and GES future, the R2D Head helps shape the future across processes, data, systems, and capabilities, steering the shift from traditional finance reporting to a knowledge\u2011based, analytics\u2011led service focused on actionable insights. Success depends on strong collaboration across Finance, GES, and Digital \u0026 Technology, and on building a high\u2011performing global team with strong analytical, digital, and financial capabilities.\n\nAt dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly the kind of culture we\u2019re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.\n\nYour key responsibilities\n\n\u2022 Lead global R2D service delivery across hubs, ensuring high quality, compliant, and standardized execution across all R2D domains. \n\u2022 Partner with the R2D Global Process Owner to embed global standards and drive end\u2011to\u2011end process simplification, scalability, and performance. \n\u2022 Drive transformation from transactional reporting to analytics\u2011led, insight\u2011driven services, leveraging automation, digital finance, and data technologies. \n\u2022 Act as the operational bridge between Finance and GES, ensuring alignment between strategy, governance, and day\u2011to\u2011day execution. \n\u2022 Ensure strong compliance, internal controls, and audit readiness across all entities, anticipating risks and driving proactive mitigation. \n\u2022 Build, develop, and inspire a high\u2011performing global R2D organization with strong financial, analytical, and digital capabilities.\"\n\nWe offer\n\n\u2022 A unique opportunity to shape the future of GES \u2013 Join a global transformation journey in an international, agile environment with plenty of opportunities for growth and career development. \n\u2022 Be a catalyst for change \u2013 Drive simplification and value creation across multiple departments, regions, countries, and business units. \n\u2022 Lead seamless end-to-end processes \u2013 Elevate user experience, customer satisfaction and operational excellence across the organization. \n\u2022 Partner with senior leaders \u2013 Collaborate across functions to build new capabilities and design a future-ready team organization \n\u2022 Growth that keeps pace with you \u2013 Join an industry leader committed to developing your expertise and leadership skills. \n\u2022 A culture that lifts you up \u2013 Work with collaborative teams, celebrate shared wins, and thrive in an environment where people cheer each other on. \n\u2022 A community where your voice matters \u2013 Your ideas and contributions will shape how we serve our customers and deliver impact globally.\"\n\nYou bring\n\n\u2022 15+ years of experience in global Record to Report / Record to Decide, financial controlling, and FP\u0026A enablement, ideally within a Global Business Services environment. \n\u2022 Deep expertise in financial accounting, closing, reporting, compliance (DAR/IFRS), and internal controls across complex, multinational setups. \n\u2022 Proven track record in finance transformation, digitalization, and ERP programs (e.g., SAP S/4, CFIN, automation, analytics). \n\u2022 Strong operational leadership, with experience managing SLAs, KPIs, productivity, cost efficiency, and multi\u2011hub delivery models. \n\u2022 Demonstrated success leading large, diverse global teams, fostering engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement. \n\u2022 Strategic mindset with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in matrixed, global organizations.\"\n\nAbout dsm-firmenich\n\nAt dsm-firmenich, we don\u2019t just meet expectations \u2013 we go beyond them. \nJoin our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. \nFrom elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions \u2013 every single day. Whether it\u2019s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that\u2019s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.\n\nAnd while you\u2019re making a difference, we\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They\u2019re essential to our future. \n\nBecause real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.\"\n\n \nInclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement\n\nWe\u2019re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we\u2019re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we\u2019re committed to reflecting the world we serve.\n\nWe welcome candidates from all backgrounds \u2014 no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we\u2019re here to help \u2013 just let us know what you need, and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it work.\"\n\nAgency statement \nWe\u2019re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you\u2019re applying as an individual, we\u2019d love to hear from you. We\u2019re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.\"\n