Finance Lead

Capgemini; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a strategic Delivery Leader in India to oversee contracted scope, drive transformations, and partner with senior clients. You will shape proposals, influence C-suite stakeholders, manage budgets and margins, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver business outcomes.

The role emphasizes applying automation with RPA, AI, and Gen AI to improve efficiency, client experience, and growth. Strong leadership and communication, plus a deep industry and technology acumen, are

Qualifications

• Strong operational understanding on Finance & Accounting.
• Ability to deep dive into operational issues, perform root cause analysis, coach teams on tools and methodologies.
• Proven track record of transformation programs, driving results and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge and passion towards technology including AI/ML/Gen AI. Articulate use cases and value proposition of these tools.
• Being an authentic leader and talent magnet. Be a mentor for Delivery leaders and groom future leaders.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Strategic mindset and out of the box thinking.

Responsibilities

• Delivering the contracted scope to the client and manage the contract obligations for the client
• Shaping up and cocreating where needed, proactive proposals with client leading to a sole source renewal and expansion
• Should be a strong Influencer at clients C Suite and should be able articulate our value proposition, capability to become and sustain being a strategic partner.
• Accountable for engagement budget and actuals, delivering the contracted revenue and margin
• Deep dive into operational issues resolution and building proactive control environment to prevent operational issues
• Bringing inspiration and new industry developments to clients and leading by example across Business Services and the Group to bring the expertise forward on Business Services account(s) from transformation, delivery, and technology
• Strong understanding and proven record of applying automations like RPA, AI, Gen AI and Agentic to drive significant improvement in process efficiency, client experience and business outcomes
• Accountable for organic growth of the engagement or portfolio of engagements
• Bringing the power of the Group to client account(s) and orchestrating other parts of the Groups portfolio beyond Business Services to deliver outcomes to the client
• Leading partnerships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, 3rd parties, and employees
• Mitigating risks by proactively scanning for failure modes and serving as top-level escalation point to demonstrate resiliency in problem solving and building trust
• Being a good listener and be able to collaborate with various internal functions and business lines of Capgemini
• Must have a strategic mindset supported by a strong track record in driving the results and achieving measurable outcomes, as well as excellent leadership and communication skills. Possess a deep understanding of industry, technology, and people market dynamics.

Skills

Finance & Accounting

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Strategic mindset

Stakeholder management

AI/Gen AI awareness

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering the contracted scope to the client and manage the contract obligations for the client
• Shaping up and cocreating where needed, proactive proposals with client leading to a sole source renewal and expansion
• Should be a strong Influencer at clients C Suite and should be able articulate our value proposition, capability to become and sustain being a strategic partner.
• Accountable for engagement budget and actuals, delivering the contracted revenue and margin
• Deep dive into operational issues resolution and building proactive control environment to prevent operational issues
• Bringing inspiration and new industry developments to clients and leading by example across Business Services and the Group to bring the expertise forward on Business Services account(s) from transformation, delivery, and technology
• Strong understanding and proven record of applying automations like RPA, AI, Gen AI and Agentic to drive significant improvement in process efficiency, client experience and business outcomes
• Accountable for organic growth of the engagement or portfolio of engagements
• Bringing the power of the Group to client account(s) and orchestrating other parts of the Groups portfolio beyond Business Services to deliver outcomes to the client
• Leading partnerships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, 3rd parties, and employees
• Mitigating risks by proactively scanning for failure modes and serving as top-level escalation point to demonstrate resiliency in problem solving and building trust
• Being a good listener and be able to collaborate with various internal functions and business lines of Capgemini
• Must have a strategic mindset supported by a strong track record in driving the results and achieving measurable outcomes, as well as excellent leadership and communication skills. Possess a deep understanding of industry, technology, and people market dynamics.

Qualifications (Competencies/Education/Experience/Certification)

• Possess a very strong operational understanding on Finance & Accounting
• Ability and experience to deep dive into operational issues, perform root cause, coach the teams on tools and methodologies and build a proactive control environment on business process
• Strong track record of transformation programs, driving results and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge and passion towards technology including AI/ML/Gen AI. Articulate use cases and value proposition of these tools
• Being an authentic leader and talent magnet. Be a mentor for Delivery leaders and groom future leaders
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strategic mindset and out of the box thinking