Project Manager Finance (RTR) [T500-29798]

ADM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM is seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager to support Global Finance Transformation within Controllership/Record-to-Report (RTR) at ADM’s Global Capability Center in India. Lead end-to-end finance and cross-functional strategic projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities and timely delivery of outcomes.

You will review progress, identify risks, drive accountability, and collaborate with stakeholders across levels to achieve milestones and optimized costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or equivalent.
• CA / CMA / ACCA / MBA Finance preferred.
• PMP / Scrum or other project management certification preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus.
• 10–12 years of experience in similar roles, ideally in a Global Delivery Center/GCC environment with finance processes.
• 3–4 years of team-handling experience.
• Ability to adapt to rapid changes and leverage digital tools, automation, and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Create project charters, governance frameworks, milestones, and risk mitigation plans.
• Provide timely project progress reporting to stakeholders with executive updates and dashboards.
• Track budgets and business cases to meet ROI commitments.
• Ensure ADM standards and rigorous documentation across artifacts.
• Develop detailed roadmaps and define RACI for deliverables.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and recommend agile, waterfall, or hybrid methods.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and efficiency.
• Facilitate workshops and Steering Committee meetings to align stakeholders.
• Manage change impacts and support adoption, including communication planning.
• Demonstrate track record of continuous improvement in process efficiency and cost optimization.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Risk management

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Project governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance

CA / CMA / ACCA / MBA Finance

Job description

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Project Manager to support Global Finance Transformation within the Controllership / Record-to-Report (RTR) function at ADM’s Global Capability Center (GCC) in India.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the end-to-end execution of finance and cross-functional strategic and global projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities and timely delivery of key outcomes. This role involves reviewing project progress, identifying risks, driving accountability, and collaborating with stakeholders across various levels of the organization to achieve project milestones.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create project charters, establish governance frameworks, identify and monitor project milestones, and highlight risks with clear mitigation plans.
• Ensure timely reporting of project progress to key stakeholders, including executive-level updates and dashboard preparation.
• Track project budgets and business cases, ensuring that budget and ROI commitments are achieved.
• Ensure adherence to ADM standards across all deliverables and maintain strong documentation discipline across project artifacts.
• Create comprehensive and detailed project roadmaps and define RACI for each deliverable to ensure clear ownership and accountability.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and provide recommendations to improve project methodologies using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid models, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvement opportunities and drive measurable efficiency outcomes and informed decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops, project meetings, and cross-functional alignment sessions to ensure stakeholder prioritization and engagement.
• Drive project governance and facilitate Steering Committee meetings, where appropriate.
• Manage change impacts, support change adoption activities, and contribute to communication plans, where applicable.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of successfully implementing continuous improvement initiatives and delivering measurable impact on process efficiency and/or cost optimization in complex organizations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• CA / CMA / ACCA / MBA Finance qualifications are preferred.
• PMP / Scrum or other relevant project management certification is preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus.
• Minimum 10–12 years of experience in similar roles, preferably within a Global Delivery Center / GCC environment, with exposure to finance processes.
• Minimum 3–4 years of team-handling experience.
• Ability to adapt to rapid and emerging changes in the business and technology environment, including experience with digital tools, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to work with diverse teams, proactively highlight risks, and deliver goals while managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels across geographies and drive consensus.
• Strong focus on achieving defined goals and objectives, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously through structured prioritization and disciplined execution.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively while delivering high-quality results within deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veteran status.
• This position offers a complete benefit package, including retirals etc..
• ADM requires the successful completion of a pre-employment background check.