Manager, Finance Transformation

Alvarez & Marsal; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal in India seeks experienced finance transformation professionals to join a growing capability center. You will work on end-to-end process improvements, ERP-related initiatives, and automation projects across O2C, P2P, and R2R domains.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, client-facing communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• MBA or Masters in related field.
• 6-11 years of experience in finance transformation consulting.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• High motivation to learn and grow.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• 6-11 years of experience in MNC Corporate finance function with exposure to process and GL controls, month-end process, balance sheet substantiation and reporting, ERP.
• Identify process gaps and provide solutions including tech/digital tools to plug control gaps; build reports for GL integrity.
• Identify automation opportunities for O2C, P2P, A2R, R2R using RPA, GenAI, and bots.
• Support month-end closure: AP/AR/GL, FX runs, P&L and balance sheet; assist audits.
• Help strengthen the finance function by setting KPIs.
• Prepare balance sheet schedules and audit schedules.
• Cash and liquidity reporting: cash flow, banking, debt reporting; bank reconciliation and negotiations.
• 13-week cash flow modelling and daily cash flow management.
• ERP exposure: work on ERP modules and aid implementation or evaluation.
• Exposure to IndAS/IFRS would be an added advantage.
• M&A exposure: acquisitions or carve-outs involving balance sheet considerations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

MBA/Masters degree

Job description

Description

About A&M

In 2023, A&M established a high-quality global capability center in India. The capability center has dedicated centers of expertise which work with A&M leadership across multiple business units and geographies to enable efficient service delivery to A&M clients.

The GCC is designed to efficiently and innovatively scale client delivery teams to meet ongoing demands. It helps A&M's global business units expand their talent pool in India, allowing them to hire specialized professionals, maintain competitive pricing, accelerate delivery speeds with a hybrid onshore-offshore team, and leverage automation with toptier digital and analytics talent. The GCC blends industry and consulting professionals across multiple domains to drive change and add value.

Unlike traditional GCC models focused on back-office support, we partner with case teams for end-to-end case delivery and thought leadership. Nearly 90% of our consultants hold advanced degrees, and our leadership team boasts over 1000 years of combined experience. We serve all major markets, including the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and work across various industries such as Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Software & Technology, Automotive & Industrials, Hospitality & Leisure, Energy & Natural Resources, and Financial Services.

As we embark on this unique journey, the firm is actively seeking to build a strong, capable team for the center. The GCC is growing rapidly and is already a 1000+ member team.

How you will contribute?

• 6-11 years of experience in MNC Corporate finance function of an MNC OR Big 4 (Finance transformation / CFO services) with detailed exposure to process and GL controls, Month end process, Balance sheet substantiation and reporting, ERP
• In depth exposure to processes, controls and reengineering to make the process more efficient. Identifying the gaps and providing solutions (including tech/digital solutions) to plug control gaps. Building control reports to ensure GL integrity and setting up controls in ERP etc. for transaction processing such as O2C: Order to cash; P2P: procure to pay; A2R: Acquire to retire (Fixed Asset); Inventory; R2R: Record to report
• Identifying automation opportunities for transaction processing system (O2C,P2P,A2R, R2R etc.) like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), leveraging (Gen)AI, building bots etc.
• Exposure to Month end closure process: Closure of AP, AR, GL , Fx runs , preparing P&L Balance sheet etc.Defending audits
• Strengthening the finance function including setting up KPIs for the finance function
• Detailed experience in Balance sheet substantiation (Preparation of balance sheet schedules), audit schedule etc.
• Treasury: Cash and liquidity reporting : preparation and maintaining cash flow , Banking, Debt reporting (coverage ratio, maturity schedule) etc., Bank reconciliation , Support bank negotiations, covenants reporting, tracking and payout models to enable client gauge and manage liquidity including Bank liaison
• Exposure to 13 week cash flow modelling and daily cash flow management
• ERP: Exposure to working on an ERP and its modules. Experience in implementing atleast one ERP (Accounting software) either through overall project management or working on functional specifications. Help in ERP identification or identification of various software package where one single ERP is not available
• Exposure to IndAS / IFRS would be an added advantage
• M&A: Exposure to acquisition or Carve out (Especially cut off balance sheet etc, shift of processes etc)

Qualification

• MBA/Masters degree in related field
• Minimum of 6-11 years of experience in finance transformation and who have consulting experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to simultaneously work on several projects and effectively manage deadlines
• High motivation to learn and grow
• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills to excel in a deadline-driven environment