GB/G Manager - Business Accounting

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BASF Overview
BASF has successfully partnered India’s progress for more than 130 years. As of the end of 2025, BASF had 2,455 employees in India with 8 production sites and 45 offices throughout the country. The Innovation Campus Mumbai and the Coatings Technical Center in Mangalore are both part of BASF’s global technology platform. In 2025, BASF registered sales of approximately €2.2 billion to customers in India. Further information is available on www.basf.com/in
About The Role
Support of service delivery and proper performance of month and year-end closing & reporting cross-team and cross-company activities.
Functional leadership of subject area employees from the different service teams.
Contributing as part of the SDU management team in developing the SDU and its employees.
Safeguarding functional expertise by ensuring proper knowledge documentation and sharing.
Consistently implementing functional requests and process enhancements (e.g. automation)
Linking the functionally organized Expert groups with the service teams to foster exchange.
Supporting the transition into the new team structure.
Being approachable to all subject area employees and giving a helping hand in any functional service delivery matter.
Keeping the subject area functional group together and successfully implementing process enhancements across teams
What's In It For You
Be part of building BASF's new Global Hub in India, a flagship transformation initiative
Work with a globally integrated team spanning Finance and HR functions
Competitive compensation, benefits, and structured career pathways
Access to BASF's world-class learning & development programs
Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative work culture
Hybrid work model (mix of on-site and remote)
Key Responsibilities
Functional Tasks (Inclusive but not limited):
To provide technical, process and systems support to the Business team members to deliver high quality and compliant services in the area of: -
Product costing –
Inventory valuation –
Asset Accounting
Project Accounting
Cost Center Accounting
Profitability analysis
Non-trade Business transactions
Reporting
BI Solutions
To coach and perform trouble shooting to resolve issues related to Business Reporting processes.
To identify, evaluate and drive the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, digitalization, internal control requirements and any other project roll outs.
To drive standardization & harmonization across teams by focusing on alignment of end to end business process areas, system and tools.
To provide guidance and training to Business Reporting team members to improve their ability on the job.
To perform other duties as and when delegated
Compliance.
To manage and participate in any compliance audits.
To ensure all documentations and processes are updated and compliant.
To enforce compliance to BASF guidelines and policies, Financial Reporting Compliance requirements, local regulation and statutory requirements.
Service Management
To support manage the Business Reporting team members to deliver services within agreed service levels.
To support ensuring operations in accordance with the service level agreement by providing a timely and accurate service.
To monitor KPIs to ensure continues improvement in operations and service to customers Knowledge Management.
To ensure proper and consumable documentation of knowledge.
To ensure effective knowledge transfer & sharing as for a sustainable development of knowledge within the team
Resource Management.
To support the Business Reporting managers allocate resources and responsibilities of the respective subject area to deliver services.
To support recruiting together with the Business Reporting manager in line with budget and ensuring that candidates chosen meet requirements and have further development potential
To conduct regular virtual team meetings and individual meetings when required Internal Professional guidance.
To continuously coach and develop the team to meet defined service standards through structured training and on the job coaching thereby achieving the expected delivery service quality
Support the Business Reporting Manager to establish goals and KPI's for sub areas and evaluates performance throughout the year
Provide feedback and reinforcement to Business Reporting team members regarding development needs and opportunities
Others:
To contribute and support team strategic plan and objectives
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in finance / CA / CMA
10 - 18 years of progressive experience in Accounting, Controlling, Costing, Financial Reporting or Shared Services environments.
Strong leadership, stakeholder management and people management experience.
Prior experience of Leading a team of 10 employees.
Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
Experience working in MNC and Captive GCC experience is preferred
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Global Business Services / Shared Services organizations.
Experience leading transformation and automation programs.
Technical Skills
SAP FICO/MM
SAP FI/CO
Advanced Excel and Reporting Tools
Financial Planning & Analysis
Cost & Profitability Management
About BASF
At BASF, we believe that great chemistry starts with great people. We foster a workplace where curiosity is encouraged, diverse perspectives are valued, and every employee is empowered to make a meaningful impact. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared commitment to continuous growth - both for the business and for the individuals within it.
At BASF, your development never stands still. Employees have access to structured learning pathways, international exposure, and cross-functional mobility across a truly global organization. We are committed to inclusion and equal opportunity, and we actively invest in the wellbeing, development, and long-term career growth of our people. Whether you are early in your career or bringing deep expertise, BASF offers the scale of a world-leading company with the sense of purpose and community that makes it a place where people genuinely thrive.

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