I&P GN - Finance – Consultant- Reinvented Finance Core

I&P GN - Finance – Consultant- Reinvented Finance Core

Job Title – Finance Operations – Consultant - S&C GN-CFO&EV 

Management Level: 09–Consultant

Location: Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad

Must have skills: Finance Operations Transformation, GBS

Good to have skills: GCC, SSC, GBS set up and Transformation

Job Summary:

• Support finance transformation engagements covering operating model design, GCC/GBS/Shared Services strategy, process excellence, governance, and service delivery model design under senior leadership guidance.
• Identify and document finance improvement opportunities across Order-to-Cash (OTC), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Record-to-Report (RTR), including potential Agentic AI, GenAI, automation, and analytics use cases.
• Conduct finance process maturity assessments and gap analyses to surface simplification, standardization, automation, augmentation, and intelligent-workflow opportunities.
• Contribute to future-state operating model deliverables including service catalogues, governance frameworks, location strategy, role design, KPIs, transition approach, and implementation roadmaps.
• Support proposal and business development efforts with benchmark insights, value case inputs, operating model narratives, and AI-enabled finance transformation perspectives.
• Collaborate with finance, technology, AI, and data teams to translate business requirements into practical solution concepts, functional specifications, and implementation-ready deliverables.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Deliver structured finance process assessments across OTC, P2P, and RTR, identifying pain points, control gaps, standardization opportunities, and potential areas for automation or AI enablement.
• Design and document future-state finance process flows, defining roles, handoffs, controls, service levels, and opportunities for human-assisted or AI-enabled ways of working.
• Develop workflow blueprints that translate finance pain points into deployable solution concepts, working with engineering, AI architecture, and data teams to validate feasibility and business alignment.
• Act as a finance functional SME in cross-functional delivery teams, supporting functional analysis, process design, configuration inputs, business validation, and solution adoption.
• Translate finance business requirements into clear functional specifications, process maps, user stories, test scenarios, and business validation criteria for technology and data teams.
• Support user acceptance testing, solution demonstrations, workshop materials, issue resolution, and iterative refinement cycles with client stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Create analytical models and value stories for GCC/GBS and finance transformation, covering location strategy, organization sizing, productivity levers, cost-benefit modelling, KPI improvement, and transformation ROI.
• Support implementation of AI-enabled finance tools (ERP AI co-pilots, intelligent automation platforms, LLM-based finance assistants).
• Drive change management deliverables – stakeholder impact assessments, training plans, and communication materials for AI adoption journeys.
• Maintain and evolve knowledge assets including finance process playbooks, GCC/GBS benchmarks, automation catalogues, AI use-case libraries, maturity assessment tools, and transformation value levers.
• Stay current on finance transformation trends, GCC/GBS evolution, process automation, ERP innovations, GenAI applications, Agentic AI concepts, and responsible AI considerations relevant to CFO and finance operations.

Professional & Technical Skills:

• Education: MBA (Finance) from a recognized institution, or CA / CMA qualification.
• Experience: 4–7 years in Finance transformation, Shared Services, GBS, or related consulting roles.
• Agentic AI & GenAI Exposure: Working knowledge of Agentic AI concepts, GenAI applications, Copilots, and AI agents in finance is preferred; hands-on experience with AI-enabled finance tools or use-case prototyping is an advantage.
• Finance Process Expertise: Sound understanding of OTC, P2P, and RTR processes; ability to map process flows, identify pain points, assess controls, and design practical future-state workflows.
• Digital & ERP Literacy: Exposure to ERP platforms (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud Financials) and digital finance tools; awareness of AI co-pilot features embedded in leading ERPs.
• Operating Model Fundamentals: Understanding of GCC/GBS/SSC design principles, service framework concepts, location strategy, governance models, role design, KPIs, and transition planning for finance organizations.
• Analytics & Modelling: Strong analytical skills; ability to build business cases, process models, and benchmarking analyses using Excel, PowerPoint, and/or data visualisation tools.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with finance, technology, AI, data, and enterprise architecture teams; comfortable translating finance requirements into structured functional specifications and business validation inputs.
• AI & Data Awareness: Basic familiarity with enterprise data concepts, AI-enabled finance applications, ERP-embedded AI capabilities, analytics platforms, and cloud-based AI or analytics services are an advantage.
• Responsible AI Awareness: Awareness of responsible AI principles, data privacy considerations, model risk, transparency, and governance considerations as applied to finance processes.
• Collaboration: Effective team player with strong written and verbal communication; comfortable engaging with client stakeholders and cross-functional Accenture teams across strategy, consulting, technology, AI, data, and digital engineering practices.

Additional Information:

• An opportunity to work on transformative projects with key G2000 clients
• Potential to Co-create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners and, business intelligence professionals to shape and recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
• Ability to embed responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.
• Personalized training modules to develop your strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge and capabilities
• Opportunity to thrive in a culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organization.

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