Vice President – Business Finance

Location: Mumbai, India

Role Description

We are seeking a Vice President in Business Finance to provide senior oversight across Daily P&L reporting, Month-end close and Performance of SOX controls and adhere to governance model. The role requires a commercially aware finance leader who can manage complex production, challenge outcomes, strengthen controls and partner effectively with Front Office, Risk, Operations, Technology and senior Finance stakeholders.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy,

Best in class leave policy.
Gender neutral parental leaves
100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
Accident and Term life Insurance
Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

Lead the oversight, review and explanation of Daily P&L, ensuring timely sign-off, clear commentary and effective escalation of material issues.
Review of various controls and breaks resolution FOBO breaks, Management Account and Financial Account reconciliations, exception clearing, balance sheet substantiation and disclosures.
Partner with Front Office, Financial Control, Risk, Operations, Technology and Business Finance leadership to resolve issues, improve transparency and strengthen front-to-back controls.
Drive standardisation, automation and continuous improvement across reporting processes, workflows, tools and control practices.
Support strategic change, system rollouts, new product approvals and business ensuring Finance requirements and control impacts are properly understood and delivered.
Lead, coach and develop team members, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, quality, curiosity and continuous learning.

Your skills and experience

Strong experience in Business Finance (Product Control), FIC Product Expertise, Financial Control and P&L explains and reporting.
Deep understanding of investment banking products, front-to-back product life cycles events and impact on Valuation, Risk, P&L, with the ability to interpret drivers, explain movements and challenge outputs.
Product Expertise across Fixed income products with relevant accounting (IFRS, HGB) allowing Ledger finalization as per global accounting standards and balance sheet Substantiation
Strong Communication skill: Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, influence outcomes and articulate complex financial matters clearly and confidently.
Ability to adopt new technologies and leverage AI tools to improve efficiency, strengthen insights and drive scalable process improvements.
Control Mindset: Track record of improving controls, simplifying processes, reducing manual effort and delivering change in a global, matrixed environment.to

Leadership Profile

A senior finance professional with strong ownership, judgement and a control-first mindset.
A confident leader who can manage production discipline while also driving transformation and strategic change.
A trusted partner to senior stakeholders, able to challenge constructively and balance commercial priorities with governance expectations.
A people leader who builds capability, encourages accountability and supports high-performing teams across locations.
A proactive problem solver who is comfortable operating under pressure and navigating ambiguity.

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we'll support you

Training and development to help you excel in your career.
Coaching and support from experts in your team.
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

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