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As an Executive-level business adviser at Cognizant, you will play a crucial role in handling critical finance functions such as strategic planning, building operational plans, influencing their implementation, budgeting, forecasting, managing deliverables for business president and COO, driving commercial pricing, quarterly business reviews, and overall P&L management for a large, matrixed multinational corporation. You will be a key member of the Intuitive Operations and Automation (IOA) and ISG (vertical industries) leadership team, working on developing and implementing transformational business plans. Your responsibilities will include driving multi-business business as a finance leader, overseeing strategic plans and operating budgets, developing future financial strategies, and ensuring clear governance in the finance function. You will work closely with the SL leadership team to monitor and manage operating units, participate in operating reviews, budget and forecasting reviews, drive growth and value creation, and decide on investment priorities. Additionally, you will manage the pricing function, create a differentiated commercial approach and value proposition, help drive contract negotiations, and build and lead a global team dispersed across time zones and geographies to drive results for the business. Providing strong leadership in recruitment, training, and development of top-quality financial talent will be essential to ensure high performance and productivity in the finance organization. To be successful in this role, you should have 15-20+ years of experience in Business Finance roles within a large, matrixed organization with operations in multiple geographies. Previous experience in a large, global, highly matrixed corporate environment and knowledge of various IT technologies, impact on industry verticals, demand and supply are mandatory. Additionally, you should possess a deep understanding of finance sub-functions, financial statements, planning, budgeting, and forecasting process, organizational structure, and key responsibilities. Experience in managing deal pricing and contract negotiations, data-driven decision-making, and familiarity with enterprise-level ERP systems are necessary. Desirable qualifications include being a high-energy and inspirational leader, having a hands-on leadership style, being a team-oriented and collaborative business partner, and possessing strong communication skills. You should be proactive, capable of presenting business plans to CEO and directors, possess project management skills, and support the negotiation of deals at client sites. Your ability to balance stakeholder interests, align top-line performance goals with the cost of delivery, and create an operating model with predictable bottom-line results will be critical in this role.,
