Head Finance Operations & Legal Entity Compliance, India

Job Title: Head – Finance Operations & Legal Entity Compliance (GBSO), India

Location: Hyderabad, India

The GBSO Country Head – India is responsible for leading the Finance Operations and Legal Entity Compliance for India within the Global Business Services Organization (GBSO). The role ensures delivery of high‑quality shared financial services, statutory and legal entity compliance, and alignment with Lonza Group standards while partnering with regional and global stakeholders.

What You Will Get:

• Opportunity to lead a critical country‑level GBSO function with regional and global exposure

• Leadership role within the APAC GBSO organization

• Ability to influence process standardization, automation, and digital transformation initiatives

• Career growth through participation in global projects and leadership forums

What You Will Do:

• Lead the India GBSO team to deliver end‑to‑end finance services, including R2R, S2P, and O2C, in line with defined KPIs

• Act as FLER (Finance Legal Entity Responsible) and Board member, ensuring full statutory, tax, and financial compliance of Indian legal entities

• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and regulatory authorities

• Lead tax, treasury, and transfer pricing operations in coordination with Corporate Tax and Treasury teams

• Drive internal control systems (ICS) effectiveness and ensure compliance with corporate standards

• Partner with APAC and global GBSO leadership to improve efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction

• Support global initiatives such as SAP S/4HANA transformation and other enterprise projects

What We Are Looking For:

A senior finance leader with strong shared service experience, statutory compliance expertise, leadership capability, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, global matrix organization. The successful individual is an effective communicator who is able to drive results in a highly complex environment, while remaining customer focused.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics (required) and Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting is advantageous

• 10+ years of experience in large multinational organizations (MNC)

• Global/Regional leadership experience within Shared Service Center or Global Business Services environments

• Strong knowledge and exposure to financial, legal entity and statutory compliance, audit, tax, treasury, and transfer pricing

• Good SAP experience (SAP S/4HANA preferred)

• Strong business acumen and the ability to manage stakeholders in global, matrix environment

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CFA, CA or equivalent)

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.