Finance Business Partner

Job Title - Finance - Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations

(Hybrid: Tuesday–Thursday in-office)

Location - Mumbai (Hybrid)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to support the APAC Marketing organization for our OTT client in Mumbai. This role is ideal for a finance professional with strong expertise in Source-to-Pay (S2P) operations, procurement finance, supplier management, and operational accounting.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and has a passion for driving process improvements, automation, and operational excellence. This role requires strong business partnering skills while ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and scalable procurement operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner for the APAC Marketing teams.
• Ensure operational excellence across Finance Procurement Operations processes and systems supporting regional marketing initiatives.
• Drive process improvement and automation projects to simplify manual workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Participate in system enhancements, feature development, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Partner with Marketing, Legal, and Procurement teams to support supplier sourcing, contract reviews, renewals, and vendor management.
• Manage finance-related activities including supplier onboarding, purchase orders, change orders, invoice reviews, contract compliance, and supplier governance.
• Own the month-end accrual process and collaborate with the Accounting team to analyze and resolve significant spending variances.
• Ensure accurate financial coding of expenses to support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Monitor invoicing trends and partner with Accounts Payable to improve invoice processing efficiency, including reducing manual and non-PO invoices.
• Identify process gaps and implement scalable finance and payment solutions while ensuring compliance with regional tax and statutory requirements.
• Support reporting, business analysis, and other finance initiatives as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting Marketing or other fast-paced business functions in Finance, Accounting, Procurement, or Source-to-Pay operations.
• Strong understanding of the complete Source-to-Pay (S2P) lifecycle, including supplier sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing, and payments.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders across Finance, Marketing, Legal, Tax, IT, FP&A, Procurement, and Accounting.
• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and financial accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service mindset with the ability to build effective business relationships.
• Knowledge of regional tax and compliance requirements, including GST, withholding tax, or similar statutory regulations applicable to India or Singapore.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within the Media, Entertainment, OTT, Technology, or Digital Streaming industry.
• Experience working with shared service centers supporting multiple geographies.
• Hands-on experience with ERP and procurement platforms such as Workday Financials, Tableau, or similar enterprise systems.
• Professional proficiency in Japanese, Korean, or regional Indian languages is an added advantage.
• MBA, CPA, Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalent professional finance qualification.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered tools or automation solutions to improve financial processes, vendor management, procurement operations, or marketing spend optimization.