Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner – Operations, Corporate Functions

Control Risks

. Act as the primary finance partner to the Chief Operating Officer and Operations leadership team, supporting a newly formed Operations function as areas of focus, governance, and accountability continue to evolve.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeNew Delhi • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the primary finance partner to the Chief Operating Officer and Operations leadership team, supporting a newly formed Operations function as areas of focus, governance, and accountability continue to evolve.
Partner with the COO to shape clarity on the Operations remit, translating strategic intent into prioritized, financially grounded initiatives.
Provide proactive commercial insight and challenge to identify and deliver operational efficiencies, cost optimisation, and scalable opportunities across the firm.
Support the COO in distinguishing between structural cost, discretionary spend, and investment activity, ensuring decisions are aligned to long term value creation.
Work closely with Procurement to support firm wide procurement reviews, providing financial insight on supplier spend, value for money, and commercial terms.
Lead financial analysis to identify efficiency opportunities across Operations, including process simplification, automation, and changes to ways of working.
Partner with leadership to support premises optimisation, including space utilisation, location strategy, and cost to serve considerations.
Quantify and track efficiency benefits, ensuring opportunities identified translate into tangible outcomes reflected in plans and forecasts.
Support the COO in understanding root causes of delayed or inefficient billing, distinguishing between operational, commercial, and behavioural drivers.
Ensure that billing performance and risks are transparent, measurable, and actively managed, with clear KPIs and regular insight provided to senior Operations and Finance leadership.
Translate financial performance into clear actions and decisions (e.g., spend freezes, reforecasting, reprioritization), tracking delivery against agreed plans.
Ensure strong financial governance across Corporate Functions (accrual discipline, cost centre hygiene, spend approval adherence), partnering with function owners to resolve issues early.
Work alongside FP&A team to ensure that reporting for assigned divisions is in line with strategic objectives.
Proactive engagement with stakeholders on ad-hoc analysis/reporting.
Work alongside FP&A to deliver the Operations and Corporate Functions budget and quarterly forecasts, ensuring assumptions are robust, transparent, and aligned to efficiency plans.
Work alongside Operations and Corporate Functions to ensure submissions on cost, headcount, and investment plans are realistic and prioritised.
Ensure senior Operations and Corporate Function leaders are fully briefed and accountable for their financial plans and outcomes.
As a member of the Global Finance team, you are expected to identify and implement efficiency and value improvements.
Work with Financial Control to ensure the integrity of the financial data supplied is robust and accurate.
Contribute to the calibration and creation of commercial financial controls policies and coordinate proper policy interpretation and execution in the region.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Chartered Accountant
10-15 years’ experience as a Commercial Finance professional
Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, able to challenge and collaborate with diverse stakeholders at all levels
Proven experience partnering with Operations, COO, or central support functions, with the ability to operate effectively where the remit, governance, and priorities of the function are still evolving.
Strong understanding of how support functions enable front office performance, including the commercial and operational trade-offs between cost, service quality, scalability, and risk.
Demonstrated ability to identify, quantify, and articulate efficiency opportunities, translating operational improvements into clear financial and capacity outcomes.
Experience supporting cost optimisation, premises strategy, procurement reviews, or operational transformation initiatives, with confidence to challenge legacy ways of working constructively.
Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines while maintaining quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Act as the primary finance partner to the Chief Operating Officer and Operations leadership team, supporting a newly formed Operations function as areas of focus, governance, and accountability continue to evolve.
Partner with the COO to shape clarity on the Operations remit, translating strategic intent into prioritized, financially grounded initiatives.
Provide proactive commercial insight and challenge to identify and deliver operational efficiencies, cost optimisation, and scalable opportunities across the firm.
Support the COO in distinguishing between structural cost, discretionary spend, and investment activity, ensuring decisions are aligned to long term value creation.
Work closely with Procurement to support firm wide procurement reviews, providing financial insight on supplier spend, value for money, and commercial terms.
Lead financial analysis to identify efficiency opportunities across Operations, including process simplification, automation, and changes to ways of working.
Partner with leadership to support premises optimisation, including space utilisation, location strategy, and cost to serve considerations.
Quantify and track efficiency benefits, ensuring opportunities identified translate into tangible outcomes reflected in plans and forecasts.
Support the COO in understanding root causes of delayed or inefficient billing, distinguishing between operational, commercial, and behavioural drivers.
Ensure that billing performance and risks are transparent, measurable, and actively managed, with clear KPIs and regular insight provided to senior Operations and Finance leadership.
Translate financial performance into clear actions and decisions (e.g., spend freezes, reforecasting, reprioritization), tracking delivery against agreed plans.
Ensure strong financial governance across Corporate Functions (accrual discipline, cost centre hygiene, spend approval adherence), partnering with function owners to resolve issues early.
Work alongside FP&A team to ensure that reporting for assigned divisions is in line with strategic objectives.
Proactive engagement with stakeholders on ad-hoc analysis/reporting.
Work alongside FP&A to deliver the Operations and Corporate Functions budget and quarterly forecasts, ensuring assumptions are robust, transparent, and aligned to efficiency plans.
Work alongside Operations and Corporate Functions to ensure submissions on cost, headcount, and investment plans are realistic and prioritised.
Ensure senior Operations and Corporate Function leaders are fully briefed and accountable for their financial plans and outcomes.
As a member of the Global Finance team, you are expected to identify and implement efficiency and value improvements.
Work with Financial Control to ensure the integrity of the financial data supplied is robust and accurate.
Contribute to the calibration and creation of commercial financial controls policies and coordinate proper policy interpretation and execution in the region. 🎯 Requirements
Chartered Accountant
10-15 years’ experience as a Commercial Finance professional
Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, able to challenge and collaborate with diverse stakeholders at all levels
Proven experience partnering with Operations, COO, or central support functions, with the ability to operate effectively where the remit, governance, and priorities of the function are still evolving.
Strong understanding of how support functions enable front office performance, including the commercial and operational trade-offs between cost, service quality, scalability, and risk.
Demonstrated ability to identify, quantify, and articulate efficiency opportunities, translating operational improvements into clear financial and capacity outcomes.
Experience supporting cost optimisation, premises strategy, procurement reviews, or operational transformation initiatives, with confidence to challenge legacy ways of working constructively.
Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines while maintaining quality. Apply Now 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score Similar Jobs FP&A Specialist, Systems & Reporting 🕒 2 days ago Evidence Action 501 - 1000 🤲 Charity ⚕️ Healthcare Insurance 🤝 Non-profit Website LinkedIn All Job Openings FP&A Specialist overseeing Planful environment maintenance and financial reporting for EAII Advisors, an organization improving public health in India. 🏢🏡 New Delhi – Hybrid 💰 $120k Seed Round on 2017-03 ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior 🔴 Lead 💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) View More Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Jobs 🌐 Worldwide Built by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com Search Search Jobs by country Search jobs by city Search jobs by job title Search entry-level jobs Search junior-level jobs Search senior-level jobs Search jobs by tech stack Search jobs by contract type Search remote internships Search remote part-time jobs Remote jobs Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Sales People Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Software Engineers Anywhere in the World Resources Advice Tips for finding remote jobs Interview questions and answers Resume examples Cover letter examples Post a job Affiliates Privacy policy Terms of service Job board SEO course AI Apply Copilot OpenClaw job finder Jobs by Country Remote jobs anywhere in the world (Worldwide remote jobs) Remote jobs United States Remote jobs Australia Remote jobs Brazil Remote jobs Canada Remote jobs France Remote jobs Ireland Remote jobs Germany Remote jobs Netherlands Remote jobs Spain Remote jobs UK Popular Jobs Remote data analyst jobs Remote customer support jobs Remote executive assistant jobs Remote marketing jobs Remote product designer jobs Remote product manager jobs Remote project manager jobs Remote recruiter jobs Remote sales jobs Remote software engineer jobs Jobs by Type Remote full-time jobs Remote part-time jobs Remote contract jobs Remote internship jobs Remote entry-level jobs Remote jobs with no experience required Remote junior jobs (1-3 years of experience) Digital nomad jobs Remote jobs with no degree required Freelance remote jobs Temporary remote jobs Remote jobs hiring now Stay at home mom jobs

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysiscost optimisationprocess simplificationautomationbudgetingforecastingfinancial governancecommercial financial controlsefficiency trackingsupplier spend analysis

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsinfluencing skillscollaborationstakeholder engagementprioritizationdeadline managementcommunicationproblem-solvingcritical thinkingadaptability

Certifications

Chartered Accountant