Director, Finance India

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The Director, Finance India leads the India finance organization. This leader is the advisor and business partner for the VP and General Manager of India. Responsible for all finance and sales operations-related matters in the market, including partnering with the Asia finance leadership team to deliver outstanding financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, closing activities, analytics, quotas, reporting, customer targeting, proper financial governance and controllership.  Will be tasked with analyzing complex business problems and providing strategic, data-driven recommendations that support planning, commercial strategy, short and long-range financial models, and accelerated da Vinci adoption in the region.

This is a highly analytical role requiring a keen understanding of commercial finance and accounting concepts, analytic processes, the ability to lead and motivate multiple teams, and the ability to communicate and develop meaningful work relationships with multiple executive business partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the India finance, accounting, and sales operations teams with specific focus on the organization / team in India.
• Serve as the primary Finance/Sales Operations strategic advisor for the VP and GM of India.
• Responsible for all India finance-related and sales operations activity, including:
  • Budgets, forecasts, closing activities, analytics/insight generation, quota development, P&L management, sales commission plans, commercial and financial reporting, customer targeting, financial governance, cash management and accounting.
• Analyze complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insights, identify patterns, and inform resource allocation decisions to executive leadership.
• Provide early insights regarding market trends and the resultant strategic/business model impact.
• Support development of regional goals and provide reporting on progress towards goals.
• Lead closing activities and ensure US GAAP and statutory reporting requirements are properly met.
• Work with Corporate tax team and ensure all Tax requirements are met.
• Work with corporate treasury on cash management.
• Partner with Executive commercial leadership to develop board-level presentation materials.
• Use analytical skills to verify or dispel anecdotal insights.
• Take ownership and lead the financial evaluation for any key important business investments in India.

Qualifications

Skill / Job Requirements

• Strong ability and track record of developing, leading, motivating large teams.
• Strong financial and problem-solving skills and ability to think critically through complexity.
• High curiosity and aptitude for understanding trends, outliers, and causal relationships.
• Highly-organized with an ability to support and prioritize multiple projects concurrently.
• Excellent written and oral communication with a dedicated customer orientation.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and relevant controllership experience (including statutory accounting, Credit & Collections, Accounts Payable, intercompany, VAT, and local tax and customs requirements and audits)
• Proficiency with dashboard/report creation and data visualization tools (Tableau preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills (SQL or other database preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (Masters degree preferred)
• Availability for travel abroad as requested.
• 15 or more years of relevant work experience.

Additional Information

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law.