Commercial Controlling Manager

Controller in EY Global Delivery Services managing financial performance and contract compliance across engagements. Leading a team while driving commercial governance and financial management best practices.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeBengaluru • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Align to a high-profile engagement, taking ownership of contract management across commercial, financial, and engagement dimensions.
Partner closely with engagement leadership and key stakeholders to drive financial performance and ensure adherence to contractual requirements.
Bring strong commercial acumen and proven experience in financial and engagement management.
Play a key role in leading, coaching, and developing junior team members, contributing to the overall effectiveness and capability of the Controlling Function.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of the contract’s commercial construct and underlying business case.
Act as the primary point of contact for all commercial matters for the client, Engagement Partner, Tax Account Lead and Tax leadership.
Drive the activation and governance of commercial contractual clauses, ensuring early identification and mitigation of non-compliance risks.
Support contract renewals and related commercial discussions.
Build and maintain visibility of global engagement financials, driving robust commercial governance with key stakeholders.
Monitor and report financial performance against plan, supported by detailed variance analysis and root cause insights.
Recommend and implement actions to mitigate risks and capitalise on commercial opportunities.
Lead and manage the Commercial Operations team, ensuring adherence to EY standards and Quality & Risk Management (QRM) requirements.
Oversee and review key deliverables, including internal contracting, change requests (scope and fee), estimates to complete, billing, reporting and pricing plans.
Drive consistency, accuracy and continuous improvement across commercial processes and deliverables.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Graduate/MBA degree or equivalent.
10-15 years of experience.
Project Management Skills to deliver positive outcomes in short timelines.
Team handling skills.
Experience in managing a team size of 2-3 at least.
Proven experience in building and maintaining robust financial and operational models, with strong data analysis and presentation skills.
Hands-on experience managing end-to-end budgeting and forecasting processes.
Experience in month-end reporting, including variance analysis with a focus on accuracy and timeliness.
Demonstrated ownership of cash flow reporting and management.
Experience managing projects with complex billing structures and multi-dimensional interdependencies.
Basic understanding of P&L concepts and key financial elements.
Strong understanding of financial and commercial drivers and their interdependencies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Continuous learning: Build future-ready skills and a growth mindset to navigate evolving business challenges
Success as defined by you: Leverage the tools, flexibility, and support needed to create meaningful impact in your own way
Transformative leadership: Gain the insights, coaching, and confidence to grow as a purpose-driven leader
Diverse and inclusive culture: Thrive in an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work and help foster inclusion for others

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial ModelingBudgetingForecastingVariance AnalysisCash Flow ManagementP&L ConceptsCommercial GovernanceChange Requests ManagementBilling ProcessesOperational Models

Soft Skills

CoachingLeadershipStakeholder ManagementCommunicationContinuous Improvement

Certifications

Graduate DegreeMBA