Finance Senior Manager- Global RTR process

Roles and responsibilities
• Understanding business needs and ensuring that processes are aligned and compliant
• Develop an in-depth understanding of financial accounting and reporting aspects for different geographies, educate the team on various procedures and implications, drive consistent and smooth operations
• Own and manage overall performance of the RTR processes by providing strategic and operational leadership, ensuring effective service delivery, maximum stakeholder satisfaction and team management
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Finance & Accounting while working on knowledge transfer, transition and process migrations
• Work collaboratively with business users and cross functional teams to drive resolution of cross application / environment issues as well as assess impact of changes
• Interact frequently with local office operations to assist with coordination and improvement of day-to-day finance related functions
• Act as an escalation point in resolving complex issues with internal and external business partners, adopt organizational transformation strategy, lead delivery with a shared vision and transparency, and develop a strong team of operational excellence to manage all day-to-day team deliverables
• Asist in monitoring and reviewing monthly KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for the team. Develop and maintains a strong service orientation, ensuring open and effective communication with stakeholders
• Ability to develop and build on the existing processes and define procedures and policies with strong focus on internal controls, governance risks and compliance. Ensure all processes are documented and harmonized in collaboration with team members, peers and stakeholders
• Work with business management and other business units to design and develop systems to support current and future business requirements
• Enhance internal controls, continuously seeking to reengineer local business process to obtain efficiencies and reduce cost
• Play a proactive role in identifying and addressing areas for improvement to the reporting processes to gain efficiencies, which is inclusive of, but not limited to assisting with local development and implementation of financial applications
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and changes; implement with a view towards streamlining and rationalizing
• Develop robust documentation of current processes to support staff training and eventually broader finance team knowledge sharing.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Technical and Functional expertise
• Strong foundation and proven experience in corporate accounting and record-to-report
• Sound analytical skills, ability to navigate details & a willingness to look at data in different ways
• Ability to provide insights to streamline and simplify processes and deliver value
• Comfort with ambiguity and willingness to embrace an iterative process
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize within a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Experience with Finance processes enabled by ERP and AI-based technologies

Problem solving, analytical skills and decision making
• Sound analytical and reporting skills
• Proven ability to work effectively in a global environment with people at all organizational levels
• Ability to utilize a "bottoms up" or "big picture" approach when necessary
• Ability to thoughtfully consider the ramifications of decisions on various constituencies
• Comfort with multi-tasking and prioritizing within a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Tenacity, willingness to work in an iterative environment
• Flexibility and openness towards new ideas and change

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

Education & Experience
• Bachelor's or master’s degree in Finance & Accounting, with prior experience of working in a global finance operations setup. CA, CPA, CMA, ICWA and/or MBA are preferred
• 10-12 years of relevant experience with a strong foundation in corporate accounting and experience applying it to finance and controlling activities
• Strong hands-on experience in accounting operations, planning and analysis, tax and treasury, financial systems implementation, financial reporting while working in multinationals and complex, decentralized organizations
• Able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG’s values and culture
• Experience working with geographically diverse team and passion for working in a collaborative environment
• Strong hands-on knowledge, understanding and application of finance and accounting systems (Oracle, Hyperion or other accounting system/ERP etc.)
• Advanced Excel skills and/or experience with other analytical tools (such as Tableau, Alteryx, etc.)