Description
Key responsibilities:
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Review and deliver on day-to-day execution of projects / engagements to ensure successful delivery of client requirements; SSC experience is an additional advantage
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Owning the project planning, process management and communicating progress to clients and leadership; Driving development of content, either directly or by providing guidance to the team (provide ideas, frameworks, inputs etc.,)
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Manage project scope and maintain A&M pace of work; Deliver senior client presentation and good presentation skills; Draft and present reports for senior stakeholders
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Coaching / mentoring the team on work, delivery, upskilling, excel skills, report writing etc.,
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Strong execution support across various financial and operational systems:
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CRM tools (e.g. salesforce)
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Vendor management systems
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Financial systems (e.g. Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, FCCS, QuickBooks)
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Expense management systems (e.g. Zoho, SAP Concur, Happay)
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HRMS (e.g. Workday, success factors)
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Payroll systems (HGS, Ascent etc.,)
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Operational systems like time sheet management tools etc.,
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Any other tools, dashboards, platforms, systems that clients use for their operations or business purposes
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Strong program management skills across functions / departments and ability to manage multiple stakeholders
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Supporting and contributing to other projects, for example, by sharing expertise or best practices; Contributing to improvising of methodologies, tools, products, techniques and developing new ideas and approaches
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Responsible for leading and independently managing CFO services kind of engagements:
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Finance transformation projects (PEPI / Corporate clients)
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Finance organizational design / service delivery model design
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Financial system strategy, roadmap and selection
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Digitally enabled finance & accounting
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Rapid cost reductions
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Taking control of finance function
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Draft JDs, hire key finance stakeholders, training and transitioning
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Finance performance improvements (PEPI / Corporate clients)
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Vision and strategy development
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Finance planning, reporting and analysis
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Budgeting and forecasting
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Working capital optimization
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Management reporting / MIS support
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Month-end close support
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Merger integration & carve-out services (PEPI / Corporate clients)
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Finance integration planning and execution support
- Synergy planning and capture
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Integration / carve-out assessments / due-diligence
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M&A performance improvement and play books
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Finance diagnostic / implementation projects
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Interact with leadership/ CXOs at clients during project delivery; Manage multiple stakeholders in client teams at all levels as well as within A&M; Ability to work seamlessly with multiple domestic / global teams (at client end as well as A&M)
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Actively drive business development and practice management initiatives.
Educational Qualification & Skills: MBA / PGDM with finance specialization from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta or Indian School of Business or a CA topper in first attempt with 6 to 8 years of post-qualification experience.
Following experiences are desirable:
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CFO services team from strategy consulting firms
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Finance transformation / finance effectiveness experience from consulting firms
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Finance controllership, financial planning & analysis etc.,
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Post-merger finance integration exposure
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Program/ Project Management in large scale cross-functional projects
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Management consulting experience in any functional consulting area like Finance, MIS & MR etc.,
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Leading large-scale cross-functional transformation programs.
Must Haves –
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Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Outstanding in Excel and PowerPoint
- Team player with ability to work across large teams (internal and external).
