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).