Senior Associate – CFO Services

Job description

**Description** Key responsibilities: - Be hands on with respect to day-to-day delivery of projects / engagements; Prepare draft project plans and get it reviewed by respective stakeholders - Drive draft content development leveraging internal knowledge management databases or using own ideas, frameworks, thoughts etc.; Deliver on the project and maintain A&M pace of work; SSC experience is an additional advantage - Strong execution support across various financial and operational systems: - CRM tools (e.g. salesforce) - Vendor management systems - Financial systems (e.g. Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, FCCS, QuickBooks) - Expense management systems (e.g. Zoho, SAP Concur, Happay) - HRMS (e.g. Workday, success factors) - Payroll systems (HGS, Ascent etc.,) - Operational systems like time sheet management tools etc., - Any other tools, dashboards, platforms, systems that clients use for their operations or business purposes - Strong program management skills across functions / departments and ability to manage multiple stakeholders; Prepare client presentations and get it reviewed by respective stakeholders - Plan and enhance self-upskilling: excel skills, report writing etc., - Contribute towards credentials, internal initiatives; Ability to work seamlessly with multiple domestic / global teams (at client end as well as A&M) - Responsible for delivering and executing the CFO services kind of engagements: - Finance transformation projects (PEPI / Corporate clients) - Finance organizational design / service delivery model design - Financial system strategy, roadmap and selection - Digitally enabled finance & accounting - Rapid cost reductions - Taking control of finance function - Draft JDs, hire key finance stakeholders, training and transitioning - Finance performance improvements (PEPI / Corporate clients) - Vision and strategy development - Finance planning, reporting and analysis - Budgeting and forecasting - Working capital optimization - Management reporting / MIS support - Month-end close support - Merger integration & carve-out services (PEPI / Corporate clients) - Finance integration planning and execution support - Synergy planning and capture - Integration / carve-out assessments / due-diligence - M&A performance improvement and play books - Finance diagnostic / implementation projects - As part of the project, shall need to interact at multiple levels in client teams; Support in business development and practice initiatives. Educational Qualification & Skills: MBA / PGDM with finance specialization from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta or Indian School of Business or a CA topper in first attempt with 6 to 8 years of post-qualification experience. **Desirable Experience In At Least One Of The Following** - CFO services team from strategy consulting firms - Finance transformation / finance effectiveness experience from consulting firms - Finance controllership, financial planning & analysis etc., - Post-merger finance integration exposure - Program/ Project Management in large scale cross-functional projects - Management consulting experience preferably in any functional consulting area like Finance, MIS, MR. - Leading large-scale cross-functional transformation programs. - Running or being part of large-scale cross-functional transformation programs - Management consulting experience preferably in any functional consulting area like Finance, MIS and Reporting, FP&A etc. - Ability to work seamlessly with global teams (at client end as well as A&M) Must Haves – - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Outstanding in Excel and PowerPoint - Team player with ability to work across large teams (internal and external).