Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
At Kyndryl we deliver mission critical services and solve important challenges for the world's most iconic organizations. As the country financial leader you will be responsible to achieve this mission while delivering value across multiple stakeholders including - customers, partners, employees and shareholders. You have an innate curiosity to understand the marketplace and our customers' business, a relentless passion to solve their most meaningful challenges and a personal integrity to always do the right thing in line with the Kyndryl Way.
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Our value is driven by integrating our global capabilities and scale while serving the needs of a locally diverse markets. Success as the financial leader will be driven by leveraging those capabilities to drive value for our customers and financial returns for our shareholders
The Role
The Country Finance Leader will have a deep understanding of the marketplace and the financial levers of our business and will use data driven insights and analysis to position country to deliver profitable growth.
This role oversees an experienced FP&A team who analyze market opportunity and competitive comparisons, investment cases for growth, upcoming renewals and/or new contracts, the overall country portfolio mix of services, cash collection and spending management.
The leader is ruthlessly focused on prioritizing spending that can be re-prioritized into value creating activities and will advise on all financial matters with integrity to manage risk and ensure we operate in a controlled manner.
This role engages regularly with business leaders to develop long-term plans, create operational metrics to understand progress and build a management system that ensures the success of those plans.
The finance leader maintains a successful network with other finance professionals in the marketplace to drive growth opportunities with our customer and to stay informed of developments in the field and in the country.
This role is for an experienced executive, generally from a large multi-national corporation, and are frequently sought out for their guidance and direction in complex business issues.
Objectives of the role
• Be the financial leader to deliver profitable growth for country and achieve Kyndryl's financial strategy by advising on investments that will drive growth, understanding the competitive landscape, negotiating with customers and partners, driving understanding of our business through financial and performance analysis, managing our cash, taking actions to achieve our objectives while managing our business in a controlled manner.
• Lead the development of long-term strategic plans for country and develop annual operating, capital, and program budgets.
• Manage all elements of the financial organization including cash flow, operational results, day-to-day accounting, internal and external reporting, and control activities of the organization
• Develop and implement best practices to ensure a well-controlled yet flexible organization that has strong fiscal management, project coordination and cross-team communications
• Develop a talented, inspired and engaged organization with the entrepreneurial spirit to grow our business.
• Manage finance personnel and oversee financial IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory entities
Who You Are
Responsibilities
• Build a long-term plan that will continue to deliver profitable growth for country, develop operating budgets so everyone understands their role in delivering that plan, provide access to project financial performance, and ensure accurate contract development and reporting
• Work with senior leaders to efficiently develop budget proposals, provide access to project finance information, and ensure accurate contract development and reporting
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement
• Perform risk management through analysis of company liabilities and investments
• Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed analysis for earnings calls, management team, and the rest of company.
Skills and qualifications
• Fifteen or more years of experience in executive leadership roles preferably in a multi-national corporation
• Excellent leadership and management skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity
• Demonstrated ability to scale profitable growth and transform businesses
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of advanced accounting (including revenue recognition/606, US GAAP versus local country GAAP comparisons, regulatory issues, and tax planning)
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we're not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That's the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
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