Process Excellence Analyst (Finance)

Metayb Private Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Metayb in Chennai seeks a Process Excellence professional to lead improvement initiatives across Finance COE, FC, HR and support functions. You will conduct baseline assessments across R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, and onboarding HR processes, and map SOPs with RACM, control points and audits.

You will drive DMAIC and Lean projects end-to-end, optimize month-end close, strengthen control monitoring, build KPIs, and explore RPA/AI opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5–6 years total experience with at least 4 years in Lean Six Sigma or process transformation in Finance shared services or COE.
• Proven delivery of 10+ DMAIC/Lean projects (R2R, P2P, O2C) with quantified benefits.
• Strong knowledge of finance ops, month-end close, internal controls (IFC/SOX) and segregation of duties.
• ERP exposure: SAP FI/CO preferred; HRMS exposure (SuccessFactors, Darwinbox) advantageous.
• Financial analysis, COPQ, ROI and data dashboards experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct baseline assessments across R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A and HR processes.
• Create SOPs, SIPOCs, process maps with RACM and control points.
• Define and track KPIs like close days, 3-way match, DSO, time-to-hire, SLA.
• Lead end-to-end DMAIC/Lean projects with cost and cash benefits.
• Optimize month-end close; standardize reconciliations and approvals.
• Strengthen control monitoring and audit closure; establish governance.
• Drive Lean Six Sigma culture; coach Kaizen and run improvements.
• Scope RPA/AI opportunities; build business cases and ROI.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

DMAIC

Process Mapping

Data Analysis

Power BI

Excel

RPA/AI

SAP FI/CO

HRMS exposure

Stakeholder Mgmt

Tools

SAP FI/CO

Oracle

SuccessFactors

Darwinbox

Looker Studio

Power BI

Job description

Functions supported

Finance COE, Financial Control (FC), HR, Admin and other support functions

Your responsibilities

• Conduct current-state baseline assessments across Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay/AP, Order-to-Cash/AR, FP&A reporting and payments; and across HR hire-to-retire (onboarding, payroll inputs, exits) and support services
• Create and maintain SOPs, SIPOCs and process maps at every sub-process level (L1–L4), with control points and a Risk & Control Matrix (RACM) aligned with FC and Internal Audit
• Define, baseline and track KPIs such as close days, first-time-right journals, 3-way match rate, duplicate payments, invoice cycle time, DSO, time-to-hire, onboarding TAT and query resolution SLA, and publish them in the metric portal
• Lead DMAIC and Lean projects end to end, from problem charter to control plan, with validated cost and cash benefits and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) analysis
• Optimize the month-end close and standardize reconciliations, reviews and approval workflows
• Strengthen control monitoring: RCA/CAPA log, early-warning indicators and timely closure of audit observations
• Facilitate VSM, FMEA, root cause analysis and Kaizen events for Finance, HR and support teams, planned around the close calendar
• Scope automation opportunities (RPA/AI for invoice and email extraction, payment factory, reconciliations, HR workflows); build business cases and ROI
• Standardize the HRMS-to-IAM joiner, mover and leaver flow with HR and IT to cut access provisioning time and access risk
• Support commercial and spend analytics (e.g., spend vs return, cost-out opportunities) with Finance business partners
• Establish governance: monthly KPI reviews, control plans, SOP adherence checks and sustainment audits
• Proactively drive the organization-wide Lean Six Sigma culture: deliver Lean White Belt sessions, coach Kaizen champions and review improvement ideas
• Work with function heads to prioritize business needs and translate them into improvement projects

Portfolio ownership (individual contributor and portfolio manager)

• Own a portfolio of 8-12 concurrent improvement initiatives across Finance COE, FC, HR and support functions: scope, plan, RAG status, risks, dependencies and benefits
• Deliver hands-on (process mapping, data analysis, workshops, solution design) while steering cross-functional owners without direct authority
• Act as the single point of contact for function heads on Process Excellence; run weekly working cadences and monthly reviews
• Maintain the initiative register, idea backlog and benefit tracker; prioritize using effort-vs-impact and value scoring
• Prepare leadership readouts and CEO scorecard inputs; deputize for the PEX Lead in function reviews when required

Skill sets/Experience we require

• 5–6 years of total experience, with at least 4 years in Lean Six Sigma, Process Excellence or transformation roles in Finance shared services, a Finance COE, GBS or F&A operations
• Proven delivery of at least 10 DMAIC or Lean projects in Finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C) with quantified cost, cash or control benefits
• Strong knowledge of finance operations, month-end close, internal controls (IFC/SOX), audit requirements and segregation of duties
• ERP exposure: SAP FI/CO (preferred) or Oracle; HRMS exposure (e.g., SuccessFactors, Darwinbox) is an advantage
• Financial analysis: variance analysis, COPQ, business cases and ROI
• Data and dashboards: advanced Excel, Power Query, Power BI or Looker Studio
• Statistical tools: Minitab or equivalent; control charts, Pareto, hypothesis testing
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management up to CFO level; clear written and verbal communication
• High integrity and discretion in handling confidential financial and employee data
• Exposure to RPA/AI-based finance automation (UiPath, Power Automate, intelligent document processing) is an advantage

Disclaimer

The job title mentioned in this description is generic and intended for broad categorization purposes. The final designation will be determined based on the candidate’s performance during the interview process, relevant experience, and alignment with the organizational hierarchy.

Required Skills

Business Process Improvement Month-End Close & R2C Optimization Finance Process Excellence (R2R, P2P, O2C) Power BI Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (DMAIC)