Finance Functional Consultant

About the Job

The following job opening is with KPMG Global Services.

KPMG Global Services (KGS) was set up in India in 2008. It is a strategic global delivery organization, which works with more than 50 KPMG firms to provide a progressive, scalable and customized approach to business requirements. The KGS journey has been one of consistent growth, with a current employee count of more than 15,000 operating from four locations in India Bengaluru, Gurugram, Kochi and Pune, providing a range of Advisory and Tax-related services to firms within the KPMG network. As part of KPMG in India, we were ranked among the top companies to work for in the country for four years in a row by LinkedIn, and recognized as one of the top three employers in the region for women, as well as for policies on Inclusion & Diversity by ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India). Furthermore, as KPMG in India, we were recognized as one of the Best Companies for Millennials at The Millennial Max Conference 2019 presented by The LNOD Roundtable as well as the Great Indian Workplace at the Culture Summit and Great Indian Workplace Awards 2019.

Finance and Performance (F&P)

At F&P, Finance Operations Transformation Team, You

Will closely work with finance executives to design their future state finance processes

Will help client finance executives to elevate their role by building capabilities and undertaking operational finance transformation journey (through strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement)

Will help clients define their finance technology implementation strategy and end to end finance business processes to align with overall future state vision and digital ambitions

Will act as the finance specialist and advise on large scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and adjacent digital technology deployments and liaise between business & ERP/system implementation teams

Ensure finance priorities are understood and aligned to define current and future state processes, alignment to standard functionality (e.g., fit/gap, automated vs manual processes), and impacts to the finance business teams

Will be responsible for analyzing and designing finance data models to support ERP/systems and broader Finance requirements (Chart of Accounts, cost centers, profit centers, products, customers, etc.)

Will be involved in identifying and implementing Key Performance Indictors and metrics for the new ERP ecosystem, as well as capture and communicate the value to the stakeholders

Will conduct analysis and optimization of processes and policies through the lens of ERP/system enablement, specific to:

-Planning, budgeting, and forecasting

-Business Unit Finance

-Record to Report process (including close & consolidation)

-Order to Cash

-Procure to Pay

-Revenue or Cost Accounting / Allocations

-Management reporting and analytics design

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors, CAs with 3-5 years of relevant Finance Transformation experience

Masters with 2-5 years of relevant Finance Transformation experience

Experience Required:

Experience working in Finance organizations or consulting organizations, advising finance business on one or more of the following areas: (Chart of Accounts (Enterprise System), Accounting, Controlling, GL/Ledger, Costing, Receivables, Payables, Finance Planning, Finance Consolidation, Group Reporting, Cash Flow, Common Information Model, Financial Statements, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Close, Data Management, Allocation, Financial Data & System Integration, Finance Analytics, Finance Process Reengineering/Redesign, Financial Close Optimization)

Strong understanding of ERP/systems aligned to at least one critical business process (Record to Report, Order to Collect, Procure to Pay, Specialized Finance, FP&A)

Good understanding of finance end to end processes and the ability to align ERP out of box functionality with desired Finance future state capabilities

Excellent written and oral communication skills to engage internal and client stakeholders effectively and drive design consensus

Exposure to drive and lead Business Process Definition, Design Documentation, Gap Identification, Process Flow Understanding, Attaining Business Alignment, Business Case, Business Req to Functional Req, Process Improvement Recommendations and Understanding of Financial Reporting Needs

Ability to navigate in complex global transformations engagements to drive impact

Preferred Experience:

Experienced with Agile program delivery

Ability to translate technology functionality into process improvements

Strong Finance functional specialization in at least one is preferred Microsoft Dynamics.

Ability to define and dialogue on benefits of technology solutions and its impact on business and Finance processes

Practical experience in Finance Operations, Finance system transformation, FP&A, or EPM

Experience with Finance in a Digital World technologies such as process automation through robotics, predictive analytics, and visualization etc.

Strong understanding of industry specific finance process depth in one or more key industries such as Consumer & Industrial Products, Financial Services Industry, Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications, Life Sciences & HealthCare (e.g., IFRS, Revenue Recognition, RIM to Cost Accounting etc.)

Strong foundation in core consulting skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking, effective communication and robust proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel

Exposure to working in non-India Geographies (preferably the US) and/ or interacting with Global stakeholders