Project Manager - Finance Transformation

NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Ltd. seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead finance transformation initiatives and drive delivery across geographies.

The candidate will manage cross-functional teams, align IT and business needs, and oversee complex ERP-related projects in a global setting. The role requires extensive F&A project management experience, strong stakeholder skills, and the ability to coordinate with partners and internal teams across regions.

Qualifications

• Full lifecycle project management in a financial environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication within a global context.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with all levels.
• Experience with ERP implementations, preferably SAP.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Coordinate dependencies between projects, systems, and workstreams.
• Act as central liaison between Finance, IT PMs, and business partners.
• Establish governance, prepare status reports, and provide visibility on progress.
• Maintain RAID: risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies with mitigation actions.
• Assess impact of scope changes on timelines, resources and costs.
• Track deliverables against milestones and ensure quality commitments.
• Coordinate System Integrators and Business Integrators on deliverables.
• Ensure IT delivery aligns with Finance requirements and readiness activities.
• Identify resource constraints and assist in prioritization and sequencing.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance

MBA in Finance with PMP/Prince2

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Project Manager Job Description Function GBSS PMO (Billable role to NTTD Inc.) Cost Center Location Gurgaon Region NTTD Inc. HQ Position Project Manager Grade Reporting to GBSS PMO Head Process Category - Shift Time Afternoon - 12:00pm to 10:00pm (IST) / European Shift Salary Range Min. Max.

Functional Role (Job Description)

This role is under Global Shared Services Finance to support our parent organization NTT DATA Inc., wherein the incumbent will be assigned to manage the delivery of key projects, ensuring that resources across the business stay focused and achieve NTT DATA’s roadmap. Always ensuring that risks and dependencies are effectively managed in order to deliver on time and to an acceptable quality. In order to be successful in this position the candidate should have a high level of enthusiasm, excellent communication skills, problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to develop and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization.

Essential Desirable Education Background

A bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance MBA in Finance with Project management (PMP, Prince2 etc.)

Work Experience

10 to 12 years in F&A with at least 6-8 years in relevant Project management exp in a Global environment working with teams across Geographies Should have experience in System / ERP implementation preferably SAP implementation

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Management Area

• Project Planning & Coordination Define and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths across multiple initiatives. Ensure activities remain aligned with the overall Finance Transformation roadmap.
• Cross-Project Integration Coordinate dependencies between projects, systems, workstreams, and business units. Identify potential conflicts, overlaps, or sequencing issues early.
• Stakeholder Management Act as the central coordination point between Finance, IT Project Managers, Business Process Owners, System Integrators, Business Integrators, and other partners.
• Governance & Reporting Establish consistent project governance, prepare status reporting, organize project reviews/SteerCos, and provide clear visibility on progress, risks, decisions, and required actions.
• Risk & Issue Management Maintain risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID). Drive mitigation plans, escalation, and resolution with the appropriate owners.
• Scope & Change Management Ensure project scope is clearly defined and controlled. Assess the impact of scope changes on timelines, resources, dependencies, costs, and other transformation initiatives.
• Delivery Management Track deliverables against agreed milestones and ensure that Business, IT, and implementation partners meet their commitments and quality expectations.
• Partner Coordination Coordinate System Integrators, Business Integrators, and other external partners; clarify responsibilities, monitor deliverables, and challenge delays or gaps.
• IT / Business Alignment Ensure IT delivery plans remain aligned with Finance requirements, process transformation objectives, and business readiness activities—not only technical implementation timelines.
• Resource & Capacity Coordination Identify resource constraints across projects, highlight competing priorities, and support decisions on resource allocation and sequencing.
• Decision Management Identify decisions required, ensure appropriate information is available, assign decision owners, and track decisions through closure.
• Business Readiness Coordinate with process, data, testing, change, training, and deployment teams to ensure the organization is ready for implementation and go-live.
• Financial & Commercial Tracking Where applicable, monitor project budgets, forecasts, partner spend, SOWs, and changes to commercial commitments.
• Quality & Standards Ensure projects follow common Finance Transformation methodologies, templates, governance standards, and quality expectations.
• Executive Communication Translate detailed project information into concise messages for senior management, highlighting what is on track, what requires attention, and where decisions are needed.

2. Other day to day tasks:

• Plan and execute other tasks and projects in the context of Group Finance Transformation team
• Create specific analysis, reports or periodic tasks established within the department.

Key Performance Parameters

As per the role assigned by NTT DATA Inc.

Essential Knowledge and Analytical Skills

Full lifecycle project management in a financial environment. Utilize excellent verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills to establish and maintain a good rapport with co-workers, supervisors, business stakeholders and providers on a global scale Results-focused and continuous learner and highly motivated to develop and share knowledge Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project applications Logical Thinking & Analytical Capability Managerial and Soft Skills Result Oriented Pleasing Personality High integrity Team Player/ Teamwork/ Ability to manage work under Pressure

Additional Information

Experience Level Mid Level