Digital Finance Manager - Enabling Technologies (Blackline)

Accenture in the Philippines; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Strategy and Consulting in Manila seeks a senior finance transformation leader with 8-10 years of experience to drive CFO & Enterprise Value initiatives for global clients. You will design target operating models, enable technologies such as Blackline, and lead end-to-end deployments across shared services and finance functions.

Be prepared to manage multi-project delivery, engage clients in workshops, and oversee a distributed team while traveling as required to client sites.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree (MBA) or equivalent; CA/CPA beneficial.
• 8–10 years of Finance & Accounts experience including transformation.
• Experience implementing finance technology like Blackline.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and manage time/budget constraints.
• Engage with clients in workshops and management reviews.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives and operating model design.
• Oversee multi-project delivery with global distributed teams.

Skills

Finance transformation

Blackline

Digital finance

Project delivery

Client workshops

Sales pipeline

Leadership

Education

MBA

CA/CPA

Tools

Blackline

SAP

Oracle

Data modelling

Job description

Find endless opportunities to solve our clients' toughest challenges, as you work with exceptional people, the latest tech and leading companies across industries.

Practice: CFO & Enterprise Value, Management Consulting, Global Network I Areas of Work: Digital Finance & Enterprise Operating Model | Level: 7 – Manager | Location: Manila | Years of Exp: 8-10 years

Explore an Exciting Career at Accenture

Are you an outcome-oriented problem solver? Do you enjoy working on transformation strategies for global clients? Does working in an inclusive and collaborative environment spark your interest?

Then, Accenture Strategy and Consulting is the right place for you to explore limitless possibilities.

As a part of the Global Network CFO & Enterprise Value team, you will support CFOs and finance organizations to craft and implement strategies anchored on digital disruption, new age operating models and best-in-class practices, to drive market differentiation.

Together, let’s enable enterprise innovation, and deliver tangible results and outcomes for our clients. We are looking for a candidate who can bring finance knowledge, process expertise, world class capabilities to our clients to deliver business value

• To Lead Project Delivery, drive sales pipeline, BDs, Demos, and Proposals.
• To work with leading global clients to do assessments, develop and execute system design, blueprinting, proof of concepts, data modelling, etc. in Finance technology solution - Blackline
• Work may require extensive travel (international/within India) to client sites for project work.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead project delivery ensuring high quality within constraints of time and budget, application design, blueprint, solutioning, modelling, proof-of-concept development, etc.
• Engage and lead client conversations, leading workshops and presenting to client stakeholders in management reviews, steercos.
• Contribute to various aspects of finance transformation journey and the assessment of project requirements and deliverables to identify the best solution for clients.
• Drive continuous improvement capability with regards to methodology, tools, practices, and maturity.

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role:

This role is to support Accenture's CFO EV practice in delivering Finance programs (target operating model, process transformation including enabling technology, shared services, zero-based organization/budgeting/spend).

• Should be able to design to-be processes and roles leveraging leading practices in Blackline.
• Should know how to lead in managing Process Transition, Knowledge Transfers & Process Reengineering.
• Should know how to lead shared services operating model design and implementation including governance and service management.
• Should know how to lead in conducting business case analysis.
• Should know how to lead business architecture implementation activities.
• Should know how to drive and build sales pipeline including BDs and Proposals.

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Your experience counts!

• Must be a Postgraduate (M.B.A from premier B School), C.A. or C.P.A with at least 8-10 years of experience in Finance and Accounts domain
• Process Expertise in Finance, Operating Model, Shared Services
• 8+ years of experience in finance transformation related to Organization Structure, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial close, Asset Accounting, General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, Taxation, Treasury, etc.
• Implementing and consulting experience on Finance Technology relevant projects
• Implementation experience and knowledge of financial close tools like Blackline.
• Certification in different Blackline Modules Account Reconciliation, Journal Entry, Transaction Matching, Tasks, Smart Close, etc. is an added advantage.
• Experience in handling at least 3 to 5 end-to-end implementations which includes assessment, planning, requirement gathering, design, configuration/development, testing, training and deployment of Blackline and other tools.
• Experience working on various types of Reconciliations, Variance Analysis, Risk rating of accounts, Journals, Close process management, Intercompany Transactions, Risk and Compliance management, Cash Management and Open items management.

Other Areas

• Program Management: Involves effectively planning, managing, and coordinating multiple projects in a dynamic environment with numerous and complex stakeholders’ groups and execute on-time and on budget.
• Programme management experience and track record of successful delivery of large, complex programs.
• Drawing on extensive knowledge and experience across SAP and Oracle System Integration projects be able to provide insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations based on robust analysis.
• People Management skills: Supervision of Accenture analysts and consultants and client personnel.
• Active role in the identification of opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing new networks.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead global distributed teams.
• Open to cross-country relocation

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to work on transformative projects with key G2000 clients
• Potential to Co-create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners and, business intelligence professionals to shape and recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
• Ability to embed responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.
• Personalized training modules to develop your strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge and capabilities
• Opportunity to thrive in a culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organization.

About Accenture:

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 733,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com

About Accenture Strategy & Consulting:

Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. Our focus on issues such as digital disruption, redefining competitiveness, operating and business models as well as the workforce of the future helps our clients find future value and growth in a digital world. Today, digital is changing the way organizations engage with their employees, business partners, customers and communities. This is our unique differentiator. To bring this global perspective to our clients, Accenture Strategy's services include those provided by our Global Network – a distributed management consulting organization that provides management consulting and strategy expertise across the client lifecycle. Our Global Network teams complement our in-country teams to deliver cutting-edge expertise and measurable value to clients all around the world. For more information visit https://www.accenture.com/in-en/careers

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