About This Role
This managerial role focuses on driving sales pipelines and leading proposals for finance and multi-function Global Business Services (GBS) and Operating Model design, from conception to implementation. The position involves working with leading global clients on projects related to end-to-end Operating Model, GBS design, Shared Services, and location studies.
Responsibilities
- Drive sales pipeline and independently own proposals related to Finance / Multi-function Global Business Services (GBS) and Operating Model design to implementation
- Lead intelligent client conversations to drive Operating Model, GBS, Shared Services engagements across clients
- Work with leading global clients to deliver projects related to end-to-end Operating Model, GBS design, Shared Services, Location study and assessment, design and blueprint, and implementation including transition
- Manage project execution and client conversations during assessment, design, implementation, and status reporting
- Lead problem solution design and implementation, ensuring high quality, adherence to timelines, and defined budget
- Define cost transformation / savings initiatives, create value cases, set up mechanisms to control and monitor savings, and create implementation plans
- Drive large-scale Project Management and Change Management initiatives during the project life cycle
- Shape point-of-view and differentiated assets to augment business scenarios and models, GBS blueprint solutions, location assessment models, and transition toolkits
- Supervise Senior and Junior analysts and consultants and client personnel to drive delivery outcomes
- Lead and deliver Operating Model, GBS, Shared Services engagements, including understanding client business processes, pain points, operating model options, organization structure, SSC Location strategy, GBS guiding principles and sourcing strategy, and SSC enabling technologies
- Drive and build sales pipeline, including Business Development and Proposals
- Be aware of ERP and digital finance technologies that drive business processes
- Be aware of different Operating Model scenarios and methodologies for adoption as per client scenarios and maturity
- Lead business case creation for Operating Model, GBS, Shared Services design to implementation projects
- Drive continuous improvement capability with regards to methodology, tools, practices, and maturity
Requirements
- MBA (Finance) or CA or CMA
- 8-12 years of experience in Finance Operations Transformation and GBS
- Deep knowledge and experience in Finance Operating Model structure and design, GBS and SSC point of views, approach and design principles, roadmap and business case definition, service framework, governance model, interaction model, performance measurement, implementation, best-fit SSC locations strategy, business process improvements, change impact assessment and target design of SSC and Retained organization roles, and transition strategy
