You are a detail-oriented Chartered Accountant responsible for supporting and driving finance transformation initiatives to enhance efficiency, improve reporting, and streamline financial operations. Your role as a Finance Transformation Analyst involves working closely with finance and project teams to analyze current processes, gather requirements, and help implement technology solutions like SAP cFIN, SAC, and other allied tools. Your analytical mindset, familiarity with financial systems, and excellent communication skills will be crucial in supporting key stakeholders and driving change. Your key areas of responsibilities include: Data Analysis and Process Mapping: - Conduct detailed analysis of current finance processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement. - Create and maintain process maps, document workflows, and suggest improvements based on best practices and business requirements. - Perform data analysis to support decision-making and provide insights into the effectiveness of existing finance operations. Requirements Gathering and Solution Design: - Collaborate with finance, IT, and project teams to gather and document requirements for finance transformation initiatives. - Assist in designing solutions that align with organizational goals, including process improvements and technology implementations. - Translate business requirements into functional specifications and work with technical teams to support system configuration. Project Support and Coordination: - Support project manager in tracking project timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure finance transformation projects stay on track. - Help coordinate project tasks such as user testing, data validation, and system integration for successful project execution. - Prepare status updates and project documentation to keep stakeholders informed of progress and potential risks. Testing and Data Validation: - Develop test cases and support testing activities, including system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT). - Conduct data validation and reconciliation to ensure data accuracy and consistency between new and existing systems. - Work with finance and IT teams to troubleshoot issues and provide solutions to resolve data or process discrepancies. Change Management and Training Support: - Assist in change management activities by preparing training materials and conducting user training sessions for smooth adoption of new systems and processes. - Communicate transformation objectives and updates to finance users, providing guidance and addressing concerns related to new tools and processes. - Support end-users post-implementation to ensure they are comfortable with the new system and processes. Continuous Improvement and Reporting: - Monitor and report on the performance of transformed processes, analyzing metrics to assess improvements and identify additional optimization opportunities. - Develop dashboards and reporting tools to provide insights into the effectiveness of finance transformation efforts. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function by sharing ideas and best practices for process optimization. Qualifications: - Chartered Accountant - Bachelor's in Commerce (Accounting) - SAP FICO certification would be an added advantage Experience: - 2-4 years of experience in finance, accounting, or finance transformation, with exposure to SAP or process improvement projects. - Experience with SAP ECC/HANA and data analysis is preferred.,
Position Summary The Senior Finance Associate will play a critical role in supporting the Finance Transformation journey by ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of financial data. The role involves cleansing, validating, and standardizing finance data from multiple sources, and assisting in the assimilation of data into new systems, processes, and reporting frameworks. The individual will work closely with global and regional finance teams, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality data migration that supports future-ready finance operations. Key Area of Responsibility Data Cleansing & Validation Analyze, identify, and resolve data quality issues (duplicates, inconsistencies, missing values, incorrect mappings). Standardize chart of accounts, cost centers, profit centers, vendors, customers, and other finance master data. Work with stakeholders to align data with global finance policies and compliance requirements. Data Assimilation & Migration Support mapping of legacy system data to new ERP/finance transformation platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Central Finance). Collaborate with IT teams to execute data migration, including testing and reconciliation. Maintain audit trail of data cleansing and migration activities Process & Governance Support Ensure data governance principles are applied consistently across finance datasets. Assist in developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for ongoing data management. Support finance transformation initiatives such as automation, reporting enhancement, and process harmonization. Stakeholder Engagement Partner with global finance teams to understand data requirements and resolve discrepancies. Provide regular updates on progress, challenges, and risks in data cleansing activities. Act as a subject matter support for data-related queries during the transformation program. Job Type: Contractual / Temporary Contract length: 9 months Pay: ₹400,000.00 - ₹500,000.00 per year Application Question(s): Conversant with MS Excel Education: Bachelor's (Required) Experience: General ledger accounting: 2 years (Preferred) Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (Required) Work Location: In person