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Description
Provide thought leadership for finance processes including bringing new ideas, solutions, and/or best practices to the design and operational teams Ensure business transformation activities are prioritized and drive approval of project business cases Plan and allocate sufficient resources to transformative initiatives, providing priority based on changing functional needs, resource capacity, risk exposure and interdependencies Ensure transformative initiatives are reported out in a timely manner and are accurate and relevant Analyze the local vis- -vis global reporting framework with various GAAP, identify gaps in data and work on building plans to harmonize, implement and work towards bringing globally standardize reporting Maintain global tools from offshore, work closely with function and technology team to drive process improvement Partner and implement internal control framework including SoX Work on policy and procedure alignment between local entity and Headquarters Drive business continuity and ensure minimum disruption Be hands-on in change management Skills: Steady work experience in finance transformation projects in a global company commensurate to this job s responsibilities that involved high visibility Ability to identify opportunities to cross-functional collaboration for problem solving, continuous improvement Strong ability to set priorities, manage deadlines and escalate issues where necessary Able to form a vision for the team and relate to the big picture Ability to manage daily productivity target Experience with RPA or Abbyy (highly preferred) or some other major software platforms such as SAP and Oracle is required Analytical and problem solving skills are required Excellent oral and written communication skills are required Intermediate level proficiency with Excel (Lookups, Pivots, etc) as well as proficient with Word and other Microsoft Office software Personal characteristics: Attention to detail; organized; takes initiative; follows through; team player; strong relationship, interpersonal and communication skills; professional demeanor; enjoys problem-solving and figuring out how to do things more efficiently and effectively Basic Qualification & Experiences: CA/MBA from tier-1 B-school Overall work experience of 8-10 years in Large US multinational with presence in all part of the world Experience cross-cultural adaptability Demonstrated stability in a job with experience in business critical finance projects 3+ years of management experience leading small teams while flexible to be hands-on, along with experience resolving conflicts and influencing decisions 2+ years of Business Process Analyst experience or Business Systems Analyst in Finance P2P, O2C and RTR area, working with major ERP systems (Oracle or SAP or similar) 2+ years or more of experience with finance transformation or strategy & Assessment, leading business transformation or digital transformation programs (preferably focused on Finance) with skills in Business case/ROI analysis, target state definition and Roadmaps, capability maturity measurement and project scoping 2+ years or more of experience in various Finance processes and operations at high tech/SaaS company as well as general understanding of various accounting standards (US GAAP, IFRS etc) and regulations Understanding of business processes related to General Ledger, Close and consolidation, Cash Management, Statutory/Secondary Ledgers, Fixed Assets, financial reporting, and internal control concepts; experience assessing impact of a business process / system change within above areas
