VP of FPA Delivery

You will be aligned with our Finance Operations vertical and help us in determining financial outcomes by getting involved and providing leadership to the team managing and delivering planning, forecasting, collecting operational data/reports, conducting analysis, and reconciling transactions; preparing standard and ad hoc management reports for region, country, product, Service type etc., providing standardized/ad hoc and insightful levels of analyses.
Responsibilities:
In this role you are required to identify and assess complex problems for area(s) of responsibility.
The individual should create solutions in situations in which analysis requires in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
Requires involvement in setting strategic direction to establish near-term goals for area(s) of responsibility.
Interaction is with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, involving negotiating or influencing significant matters.
Should have latitude in decision-making and determination of objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
Their decisions have a lasting impact on areas of responsibility with the potential to impact areas outside of their own responsibility.
Individual manages large teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.
Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts.
Partner with other Finance and IT stakeholders to support automation, system integration, and dashboard/reporting tools.
Support FPA transformation initiatives, identify process gaps, and implement best practices across geographies/business orgs.
Drive change management and process adoption across FPA teams globally.
Requirements:
Hands-on experience working on SAP, MS Office [Advanced Level], Planning/Budgeting/Forecasting Tools, People Management.
At least 18 or more years of experience in leading a large FPA Team (Min Team Size 50 to 80 people).
Functional experience in: Leading large teams (50 to 80 people) in the Financial Planning and Analysis domain, delivering the following outcomes: LRP (Long Range Planning): building a strategic financial plan, E2E Budget and Forecast cycle, Revenue Analysis, Employee Cost Planning, Opex and Driver Based Analysis, Direct cost/COGS understanding and key levers; Reporting, including variance analysis; and building data models to support the business and create solutions like advanced dashboards and forecasting models.
Communication:
Should possess excellent communication skills, including Independently leading interactions with senior stakeholders (clients as well as internal).
Storytelling skills to generate intelligent insights from data.
Communicating with Cross Functional teams (e. g. Accounting, Business and IT teams) to build E2E business understanding.
Ability to drive change management.
Transformation / Ops Improvement Experience:
Prior experience in leading/working on FP& A-specific Transformation/ Improvement initiatives: Standardization Reporting Framework and Rationalization.
Driving process simplification, consolidation, standardization, and automation (RPA/QPA).
Sound understanding of designing Global COE and unified performance management metrics.

Experience
20-24 yrs