Finance Operations Transformation
Finance and Performance (F&P)

Location – Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai

At Deloitte F&P, Finance Operations Transformation Team, You

·       Will closely work with Finance Executives to design their future state finance processes

·       Will help client executives to elevate their role by building capabilities and undertaking operation finance transformation journey (strategy, implementation, and operations)

·       Will advise the client Finance Executives to define efficient processes through process standardization, rationalization and implementation across entities and functions, while ensuing compliance to regulatory policies

·       Will help clients define their finance technology implementation strategy and end to end finance business processes to align with overall future state vision and digital ambitions

·       Will act as the finance specialist and advise on large scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and adjacent digital technology deployments and liaise between business & ERP/systems implementation teams

·       Will liaise between finance executives, solution architects, and ERP/system implementation teams to ensure finance priorities are understood and aligned to define current and future state processes, alignment to standard functionality (e.g., fit/gap, automated vs manual processes), and impacts to the finance business teams

·       Will be responsible for analyzing and designing finance data models to support ERP/systems and broader Finance requirements (Chart of Accounts, cost centers, profit centers, products, customers, etc.)

·       Will be involved in identifying and implementing Key Performance Indictors and metrics for the new ERP ecosystem, as well as capture and communicate the value to the stakeholders

·       Will conduct analysis, optimize and design processes and policies for Finance of Future through the lens of ERP/system enablement, specific to:

-      Planning, budgeting, and forecasting

-      Business Finance

-      Record to Report process (including close & consolidation)

-      Order to Cash

-      Procure to Pay

-      Revenue or Cost Accounting / Allocations

-      Management reporting and analytics design

The team

Deloitte’s ‘Finance & Performance (F&P) practice works as a trusted advisor to CFOs, COOs, CIOs, and key executives. F&P helps shape the evolving CFO agenda to leverages deep expertise and innovative technologies to enable organizations to drive enterprise value and thrive in a digital economy. We advise, implement, and deliver as-a-service solutions for finance processes, operations, and supporting technology.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with strong communication skills, ability to work with teams, navigate steep learning curve, and demonstrate management consulting skills to be part of the Finance Operations Transformation talent group.

Required Qualifications:

·       Bachelors with 3-8 years of relevant Finance Operations/ Transformation experience

·       Masters with 2-5 years of relevant Finance Operations/ Transformation experience

Experience Required:

·       Experience working in Finance organizations or consulting organizations, advising finance business on one or more of the following areas: (Common Information Model, Chart of Accounts Design, Financial Data & System Integration, Reports and KPI Rationalization, Finance Analytics, Finance Process Reengineering/Redesign, Financial Close Optimization, Transformation Roadmap and Business Case Development)

·       Strong understanding of Finance end to end processes and the ability to align ERP ‘out of box’ functionality with desired Finance future state capabilities

·       Strong understanding of ERP/systems aligned to at least one critical business process (Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Specialized Finance, Business Finance/ FP&A)

·       Exceptional communication and presentation skills and executive presence to engage internal and client stakeholders effectively to drive design consensus and key program decisions

·       Strong foundation in core consulting skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking and robust proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel

·       Include excel and ppt – exceptional ppt and storyboarding skills

·       Ability to navigate in complex global transformations engagements and go-getter mindset to deliver within the timeline

Preferred Experience:

·       Experienced with Agile program delivery

·       Strong experience on Finance processes (Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Specialized Finance, Business Finance/ FP&A)

·       Ability to translate technology functionality into process improvements

·       Strong Finance functional specialization in at least one ERP is preferred (SAP, Oracle, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics)

·       Ability to define and dialogue on benefits of technology solutions and its impact on business and Finance processes

·       Practical experience in Finance Operations, Finance system transformation, FP&A, or EPM

·       Experience with ‘Finance in a Digital World’ technologies such as process automation through robotics, predictive analytics, and visualization etc.

·       Strong understanding of industry specific finance process depth in one or more key industries such as Consumer & Industrial Products, Financial Services Industry, Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications, Life Sciences & HealthCare (e.g., IFRS, Revenue Recognition, RIM to Cost Accounting etc.)

·       Strong foundation in core consulting skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking, effective communication and robust proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel

·       Exposure to working in non-India Geographies (preferably the US) and/ or interacting with Global stakeholders