Consulting Manager

Cognizant; Bengaluru; Híbrido; INR 1.500.000 - 2.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Consulting Manager to leadfinance and accounting transformation engagements. You will guide client engagements, optimize financial operations and drive measurable business outcomes through advisory services and process improvements.

The role emphasizes hybrid work arrangements and collaboration across global teams, with focus on governance, risk, and value realization.

Formación

• 8–10 years in consulting or finance transformation with client-facing responsibilities.
• Deep expertise across core finance domains including AP, AR, GL, close and reporting.
• Proven ability to lead complex transformation programs and advisory engagements.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end consulting engagements in finance and accounting transformations.
• Drive design and implementation of standardized finance processes (P2P, O2C, R2R).
• Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain advisory relationships.
• Provide FP&A guidance including budgeting, forecasting, and dashboards.
• Develop consulting playbooks and frameworks for repeatable delivery.
• Collaborate with technology teams to select ERP/workflow/analytics tools.
• Oversee business case creation and value realization plans.
• Mentor junior consultants and ensure delivery excellence.

Conocimientos

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Herramientas

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Consulting Manager role in a global organization focused on finance and accounting transformation responsible for guiding complex client engagements optimizing financial operations and driving measurable business outcomes through advisory services process improvement and technology enabled solutions in a hybrid day shift work model.

Responsibilities

• Lead end to end consulting engagements in finance and accounting domains ensuring project objectives are clearly defined aligned to client strategy and delivered within agreed timelines and scope to create measurable business value for clients and the organization.
• Drive design and implementation of standardized finance processes including procure to pay order to cash record to report and controllership activities enabling clients to improve efficiency accuracy and compliance across their financial operations.
• Manage stakeholder expectations across client finance teams and internal delivery groups by facilitating structured discussions clarifying requirements and resolving issues promptly to maintain strong trust and long term advisory relationships.
• Provide expert guidance on financial planning and analysis including budgeting forecasting variance analysis and performance dashboards helping clients enhance decision making and resource allocation through data driven insights.
• Develop and refine consulting frameworks methodologies and playbooks tailored to finance and accounting transformation so that project teams can deliver consistent high quality outcomes across multiple engagements.
• Collaborate closely with technology specialists to assess and recommend suitable tools such as enterprise resource planning platforms workflow solutions and analytics tools that support automation controls and reporting across finance processes.
• Oversee creation of detailed business cases and value realization plans that quantify expected benefits from process changes system enhancements and operating model shifts ensuring clients clearly understand financial impact and return on investment.
• Guide junior consultants and subject matter experts on project activities such as requirements analysis solution design testing and documentation fostering a culture of accountability continuous learning and delivery excellence.
• Conduct rigorous risk and control assessments across finance and accounting processes identifying gaps in policies procedures and system controls and proposing pragmatic remediation actions that strengthen governance and compliance.
• Coordinate hybrid work arrangements and day to day collaboration routines including virtual workshops onsite working sessions and regular status reviews to maintain transparency productivity and engagement across distributed teams.
• Support business development activities by contributing to proposals industry thought papers and client presentations that highlight finance transformation capabilities use cases and proven success stories relevant to prospective clients.
• Track engagement performance through well defined metrics covering timelines quality financials and client satisfaction and take corrective actions proactively to protect margins and sustain high service standards.
• Promote continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned from each project updating best practice assets and sharing insights with global consulting communities so the organization can refine offerings and expand its impact on societies financial resilience.

Qualifications

• Bring eight to ten years of progressive experience in consulting or finance and accounting roles with demonstrable exposure to complex transformation programs and client facing responsibilities in multinational environments.
• Offer deep functional expertise across core finance domains such as accounts payable accounts receivable general ledger financial close and reporting enabling credible advisory discussions with client controllers and finance managers.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving capabilities with the ability to interpret financial data diagnose process issues and recommend structured solutions that link operational improvements to strategic outcomes.
• Exhibit proficiency in using mainstream finance systems and tools including major enterprise resource planning platforms and reporting solutions supporting accurate transaction processing reconciliations and management information.
• Communicate clearly in both written and verbal formats with the capacity to explain technical finance concepts in accessible language tailor messages to diverse stakeholders and produce high quality documentation and presentations.
• Show adaptability to hybrid work models and cross cultural teams displaying effective time management self organization and collaboration habits that sustain productivity without dependence on frequent travel.
• Display familiarity with consulting ways of working such as hypothesis driven problem solving structured storytelling and stakeholder management along with an ethical mindset that prioritizes client interests and societal impact.