Assistant Manager - Finance and Accounting

Assistant Manager

Roles & responsibilities

The Assistant Manager – BOI Finance and Accounting Team is integral to applying analytical skills to drive financial strategy, enhance decision-making processes, and optimize operations. This role involves interpreting complex financial data to provide actionable insights and recommendations, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

•Develop an understanding of the business area supported, proactively learning the services it provides, client issues it seeks to address, sectors it operates in and key clients / client contracts.•Support local stakeholders in understanding business performance, KPIs and actions that can be taken to drive improved performance.•Produce analysis and other reporting to support local stakeholder decision making, per the organisation design, advocating the use of centralised MI and other self-service tools as appropriate.•Provide the business with both support and challenge with respect to commercial matters, such as fee structure and pricing for client projects.•Be the subject matter expert for engagement-related performance questions– including adhoc training and education of engagement teams as needed.•Execute processes and review the output of these to ensure management and financial accounts accurately reflect the financial position of the business:•Revenue recognition in line with accounting standards;•Costs recognised accurately, on a timely basis and incurred in line with organisational policy.•Investigating and escalating as required anomalies, system or process issues.•Champion adherence to finance processes and policies, challenging deviation from these as appropriate and highlighting opportunities for improvements.•Deputise for the Finance Business Partner as needed.•Play an active role in the broader finance community, including knowledge sharing, participation in meetings and ad hoc projects.•Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KPMG Business Services (KBS), including automation tools, self-service, standardisation, and any other changes in ways of working.

 

 

Roles & responsibilities contd.

Process Improvement:

•Automation and Efficiency: Lead efforts to automate reporting processes and incorporate generative AI tools to enhance efficiency, standardization, and innovation in financial analysis.•Skill Development in Analytics Platforms: Enhance proficiency in emerging data analytics platforms, adapting reports to improve efficiency and insight generation.

Team and Stakeholder Engagement:

•Stakeholder Management: Engage effectively with stakeholders, delivering analytical insights that align financial objectives with business strategies, including real-time support to stakeholders starting at 2 PM IST.•Team Leadership: Manage the finance team by setting clear goals, conducting performance appraisals, and fostering a culture focused on continuous learning and analytical excellence.•Training and Best Practices: Lead training sessions to develop analytical skills within the team, sharing best practices, including the use of generative AI, to enhance overall capabilities.•Investment Evaluation: Analyze open accounts receivable, bad debts, and cash flow metrics to provide leadership with insights that support the firm’s liquidity.

Roles & responsibilities

The Assistant Manager – BOI Finance and Accounting Team is integral to applying analytical skills to drive financial strategy, enhance decision-making processes, and optimize operations. This role involves interpreting complex financial data to provide actionable insights and recommendations, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

•Develop an understanding of the business area supported, proactively learning the services it provides, client issues it seeks to address, sectors it operates in and key clients / client contracts.•Support local stakeholders in understanding business performance, KPIs and actions that can be taken to drive improved performance.•Produce analysis and other reporting to support local stakeholder decision making, per the organisation design, advocating the use of centralised MI and other self-service tools as appropriate.•Provide the business with both support and challenge with respect to commercial matters, such as fee structure and pricing for client projects.•Be the subject matter expert for engagement-related performance questions– including adhoc training and education of engagement teams as needed.•Execute processes and review the output of these to ensure management and financial accounts accurately reflect the financial position of the business:•Revenue recognition in line with accounting standards;•Costs recognised accurately, on a timely basis and incurred in line with organisational policy.•Investigating and escalating as required anomalies, system or process issues.•Champion adherence to finance processes and policies, challenging deviation from these as appropriate and highlighting opportunities for improvements.•Deputise for the Finance Business Partner as needed.•Play an active role in the broader finance community, including knowledge sharing, participation in meetings and ad hoc projects.•Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KPMG Business Services (KBS), including automation tools, self-service, standardisation, and any other changes in ways of working.

 

 

Roles & responsibilities contd.

Process Improvement:

•Automation and Efficiency: Lead efforts to automate reporting processes and incorporate generative AI tools to enhance efficiency, standardization, and innovation in financial analysis.•Skill Development in Analytics Platforms: Enhance proficiency in emerging data analytics platforms, adapting reports to improve efficiency and insight generation.

Team and Stakeholder Engagement:

•Stakeholder Management: Engage effectively with stakeholders, delivering analytical insights that align financial objectives with business strategies, including real-time support to stakeholders starting at 2 PM IST.•Team Leadership: Manage the finance team by setting clear goals, conducting performance appraisals, and fostering a culture focused on continuous learning and analytical excellence.•Training and Best Practices: Lead training sessions to develop analytical skills within the team, sharing best practices, including the use of generative AI, to enhance overall capabilities.•Investment Evaluation: Analyze open accounts receivable, bad debts, and cash flow metrics to provide leadership with insights that support the firm’s liquidity.

Roles & responsibilities

The Assistant Manager – BOI Finance and Accounting Team is integral to applying analytical skills to drive financial strategy, enhance decision-making processes, and optimize operations. This role involves interpreting complex financial data to provide actionable insights and recommendations, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

•Develop an understanding of the business area supported, proactively learning the services it provides, client issues it seeks to address, sectors it operates in and key clients / client contracts.•Support local stakeholders in understanding business performance, KPIs and actions that can be taken to drive improved performance.•Produce analysis and other reporting to support local stakeholder decision making, per the organisation design, advocating the use of centralised MI and other self-service tools as appropriate.•Provide the business with both support and challenge with respect to commercial matters, such as fee structure and pricing for client projects.•Be the subject matter expert for engagement-related performance questions– including adhoc training and education of engagement teams as needed.•Execute processes and review the output of these to ensure management and financial accounts accurately reflect the financial position of the business:•Revenue recognition in line with accounting standards;•Costs recognised accurately, on a timely basis and incurred in line with organisational policy.•Investigating and escalating as required anomalies, system or process issues.•Champion adherence to finance processes and policies, challenging deviation from these as appropriate and highlighting opportunities for improvements.•Deputise for the Finance Business Partner as needed.•Play an active role in the broader finance community, including knowledge sharing, participation in meetings and ad hoc projects.•Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KPMG Business Services (KBS), including automation tools, self-service, standardisation, and any other changes in ways of working.

 

 

Roles & responsibilities contd.

Process Improvement:

•Automation and Efficiency: Lead efforts to automate reporting processes and incorporate generative AI tools to enhance efficiency, standardization, and innovation in financial analysis.•Skill Development in Analytics Platforms: Enhance proficiency in emerging data analytics platforms, adapting reports to improve efficiency and insight generation.

Team and Stakeholder Engagement:

•Stakeholder Management: Engage effectively with stakeholders, delivering analytical insights that align financial objectives with business strategies, including real-time support to stakeholders starting at 2 PM IST.•Team Leadership: Manage the finance team by setting clear goals, conducting performance appraisals, and fostering a culture focused on continuous learning and analytical excellence.•Training and Best Practices: Lead training sessions to develop analytical skills within the team, sharing best practices, including the use of generative AI, to enhance overall capabilities.•Investment Evaluation: Analyze open accounts receivable, bad debts, and cash flow metrics to provide leadership with insights that support the firm’s liquidity.

Experience Level

Mid Level