Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with finance and IT teams to ensure adherence to
SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
and ITGC (IT General Controls)
compliance requirements, supporting audit readiness and control effectiveness. - Analyze and document business processes, including accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), general ledger (GL), financial planning & analysis (FP&A), treasury,
Segregation of Duties (SOD)
and claims processing, to identify improvement opportunities, risks and recommend control enhancements. - Support and facilitate the implementation and continuous improvement of
Go-To-Market (GTM)
and Gross-to-Net (G2N) sales
processes to track revenue leakages (after giving effect of Trade promo/retailor margins etc.), ensuring alignment with business objectives, seamless integration with finance systems and regulatory standards. - Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications for IT tools, ensuring segregation of duties (SOD) compliance.
- Lead the analysis of claims processing workflows to identify inefficiencies, propose automation opportunities, and develop strategies to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, especially internal IT teams or external Vendors/Auditors, for solution design, system testing, and deployment of finance-related applications to gather requirements, translate business needs into technical specifications, and support solution design and deployment.
- Monitor compliance metrics, control effectiveness, system performance, identify bottlenecks, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for finance operations, preparing reports and dashboards for senior management and audit teams.
- Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), develop test cases, and manage defect resolution to ensure high-quality system implementations.
- Facilitate and assist in training and awareness programs related to compliance, governance, and process improvements within the finance and IT landscape, onboarding, and post-implementation support to drive adoption of new tools and processes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by leveraging data analytics and business intelligence tools to support decision-making.
Ensure all deployed IT solutions align with business goals, compliance standards, and CPG industry best practices.
Preferred candidate profile
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field.
- 4-6 years of core experience in finance business partnering, IT compliance, or business analysis within the CPG/FMCG sector or IT/consulting engagements with CPG clients.
- Strong understanding and practical experience with
SOX compliance
, ITGC Framework
, and segregation of duties (SOD) principles/frameworks, other finance processes, including reporting, budgeting, accounting, treasury, and claims processing. - Proven experience supporting
GTM
and G2N
processes in the context of Finance, Supply Chain and Sales operations. - Experience analysing and optimising
claims processing
workflows, working in Agile or hybrid project methodologies. - Proven ability to work collaboratively with finance, IT, and audit teams.
- Excellent communication, documentation, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills to liaise between finance and IT teams.
- Proficiency in business analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau) and process documentation software.
- Hands-on experience in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar) and their role in compliance and finance operations is preferred.
Desired Skills & Competencies
- Familiarity with modern finance tools such as SAP S/4HANA, BlackLine, Anaplan, or Power BI.
- Exposure to data visualization, robotic process automation (RPA), or cloud-based finance platforms.
- Understanding of change management principles to support user adoption and process transitions.
- Prior experience with claims processing systems or automation in the CPG industry.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on compliance and governance.
- Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable business processes.
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement approach.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver within deadlines.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
Flexibility to collaborate with cross-functional and global teams, accommodating different time zones as needed
