Director - Financial Reporting Management

Company Description
It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today - ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.
Job Description
ServiceNow is currently looking for a Director, Financial Reporting, based in our office either in Bangalore or Hyderabad.
The Director will be responsible for the entire international financial reporting process covering EMEA, LATAM and APAC regions, managing statutory financial reporting, tax compliance support, M&A activities, ESG regulation.
What you get to do in this role:
Statutory compliance:

• Ensure all accounting practices and records comply with local statutory requirements of each country.
• Review and manage accurate and timely preparation and submission of financial statements and reports in accordance with local accounting standards.

Audit coordination:

• Liaise with internal and external auditors to facilitate audits of statutory financial statements
• Present and resolve critical accounting issues with external auditors

Tax Compliance:

• Oversee preparation and review of tax computation and tax returns in partnership with international tax team.

Legal Compliance:

• Effectively partner with regional legal teams to ensure all entities are legally compliant

ESG reporting:

• Partner with Global Impact, SEC reporting and other teams to drive ESG and CSRD reporting in various territories.

Mergers and acquisitions:

• Partner with M&A finance and other finance teams in successfully and efficiently integrating acquired entities into ServiceNow environment.

Policy and procedure management:

• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures that comply with statutory regulations and bridge the gap between corporate and statutory accounting policies.
• Review and drafting of technical memorandums and determining impact of new accounting rules on the entities.
• Research and document statutory technical accounting matters

Stakeholder communication:

• Maintain effective communication with multiple stakeholders including internal and external auditors, various finance teams, tax and legal etc.
• Develop statutory reporting outlook to brief leadership team.

Continuous improvement:

• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy in statutory reporting.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you have:

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• Chartered Accountant - with an experience of 12+ years post qualification with a background in statutory audit, taxation and compliance.
• Experienced in building and managing strong functional teams.
• Extensive experience in Ind-AS/ IFRS and experience in US GAAP to IFRS conversion.
• Knowledge of ESG regulations and reporting standards (CSRD, TCFD, ISSB, etc.)
• Experience in Big 4 public accounting firm preferred.
• Experience with SAP and Workiva is a plus.
• Experience with pre & post-merger integration is a plus

Not sure if you meet every qualification? We still encourage you to apply! We value inclusivity, welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds, including non-traditional paths. Unique experiences enrich our team, and the willingness to dream big makes you an exceptional candidate!
Additional Information
Work Personas
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Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
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