Associate Director | FT: Strategy & Ops | Bengaluru | Finance Transformation | Finance Strategy
• Job requisition ID : 108498
• Location: Bengaluru
• Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
The team
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Your work profile
Service offerings by the practice are as follows-
Finance Strategies, Organization and Talent – Focuses to define the positioning of finance function
Our team provides offerings such as service-delivery and operating-model design, and Business Process Outsourcing advice, ways to synchronize governance and business practices across organization locations to enhance collaboration and drive efficiencies
Our team provides strategic services including technology, data, systems architecture, and talent strategies to ensure successful transformations in areas such as general strategy, capital management, IPO readiness, and events and turnarounds
Business Process Re-engineering driven technology implementation – Focuses to reinforce top-line business strategies by energizing core operational processes and technology implementation (ERP, process mining, automation and visualization tools). We leverage our active alliances in market with SAP, Oracle, High Radius, Celonis etc. for implementation.
Operational Finance – Our team transforms and optimizes day-to-day operational finance functions using lean methodology in end-to-end process areas such as order to cash, procure to pay, close, consolidation, reporting
Business Finance - Our team leverages the power of advanced analytics and statistical forecasting to support process transformation, including business finance process like Driver based planning, budgeting and forecasting, Cost & profitability management, Management Reporting Framework and wireframe design, use case identification for financial analytic\
Enterprise Performance Management – Focus is on the complete range of the finance function with linked interactions
Our team provides services to streamline process for financial consolidation, development of financial and management reporting solution and profitability and cost analytics solutions, design of performance dashboards and development of models for Budgeting, Forecasting, and Business Planning. We leverage our active alliances in market with SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, OneStream, Board etc. for implementation.
Advisory for Project Management – Focus is to deliver excellence by supporting projects and programs to fulfill business requirements and hygiene
Our team provides offerings such as end-to-end portfolio, program and project Management, advisory for agile transformation, design and run enterprise PMO setup, advisory for transition, migration and change management
Key Responsibilities
The primary role of an Associate Director will be to make immediate and direct contribution to enhance our clients’ competitive position and performance in ways that are distinctive, innovative, and sustainable. Assist Finance organizations in solving complex challenges and adding greater value to the business
To achieve this, you will be expected to perform the following activities
Lead Project Delivery –
- Drive large scale transformations, complex and cross functional engagements
- Advice clients on the creation of strategies and capabilities to support enterprise-wide decision-making, improve finance operations, and strengthen stakeholder management
- Lead the solution design and implementation ensuring high quality adhering to the timelines and defined budget
- Engage in Executive- Level Interactions –
- Engage with C-level executives and senior leadership within client organizations to understand their strategic objectives and challenges
- Participate in high-level discussions and presentations, translating complex concepts into clear, actionable strategies
Drive Business Development –
- Lead RFPs/ proposal preparation by collaborating across competencies/ alliances/ service lines
- Cultivate and nurture client relationships beyond project delivery, exploring avenues for repeat business
- Stakeholder Management – Build and maintain relationships CXOs across target clients within your sector/ service line
- Manage Project Financials – Managing project financials, WIP, Debtors, Billing as per defined standards
- Mentorship and Team Culture-
- Lead and inspire a team of consultants, providing guidance, mentorship, and support.
- Foster a collaborative and positive team culture, promoting professional development and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications:
- Candidates CA Qualified- 1st Attempt preferred (Strong Articleship) / MBA from a premium institute / CPA/ ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA/ CFA or equivalent
- Excellent academic credentials for both undergraduate and graduate coursework
Experience
- 8-12 years of relevant experience across consulting and/or industry roles, post qualification would be preferred
- Prior experience managing end to end client engagements and programs
- Prior experience in managing teams
Skills and Competencies
- Ability to challenge the status quo, deliver compelling and well-structured arguments for change and transformation
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Willingness and ability to take initiative and learn independently
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products such as PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Word etc.
- Working knowledge of any technologies in digital finance would be an added advantage
- Willingness to travel - This role required travel as per project requirements
- Ability to challenge the status quo, deliver compelling and well-structured arguments for change and transformation