Business Transformation Manager

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Skill required: NA - Business Transformation Designation: Business Transformation Manager Qualifications:Chartered Accountant/Master of Business Administration/Master of Financial Management Years of Experience:13 to 18 years About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com What would you do? • Accenture Operations Transformation team drives Digital and Process transformation for clients through technology, design thinking and domain-led innovation. The team powers the Intelligent Operations journey by combining data, AI, technology and people to enable faster decisions, drive agility and unlock measurable Operations outcomes and sustainable value at speed and scale across Finance and Accounting. • End-to-end Finance and Accounting transformation across all towers (RTR, OTC, PTP, FP&A) • Financial close optimization and reporting modernization • AI led intelligent automation for Finance • Digital FP&A and predictive analytics • Cost optimization and margin improvement • Controls, compliance and risk management • Data strategy and governance • Multi tower F&A expertise across RTR, OTC, PTP and FP&A • Hands on experience in AI led automation (GenAI, RPA, NLP, process mining) • Lean Six Sigma Black or Green Belt, with proven project delivery • End to end F&A transformation delivery; can explain problem to outcome • Change management and executive stakeholder management • Exposure to SAP S4HANA or Oracle EBS, BlackLine, HighRadius, Celonis or Signavio What are we looking for? • A transformation leader with a rich transformation mindset and working knowledge of all Finance processes and towers. Hands-on experience in AI led automation, sound Lean Six Sigma expertise and proven change management skills. Strong design thinking, problem-solving and attention to detail, with the ability to build trusted relationships with executive and leadership stakeholders and to own end-to-end design, execution and continuous improvement of F&A transformation programs, balancing delivery, client management and commercial governance. • Hold conversations with CXO 2 and CXO 1, lead solution defense and manage ambiguous client situations • Excellent communication skills; result-oriented, self-driven, analytical and structured, with high energy • Experience managing high-performance teams and delivering large-scale Finance transformation programs • Certifications in Lean Six Sigma, change management or AI and automation platforms • Masters degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a related discipline; MBA, CA, CMA or an equivalent professional qualification preferred Roles and Responsibilities: • Lead end to end design, execution and continuous improvement of F&A transformation programs across RTR, OTC, PTP and FP&A towers • Analyze and solve moderately complex problems; create new solutions by leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures • Understand the strategic direction set by senior management and translate it into team goals and transformation roadmaps • Drive AI led automation, including GenAI, RPA, NLP and process mining; evaluate and pilot emerging technologies for applicability across F&A towers • Apply Lean Six Sigma to drive shift-left, standardization and simplification, reducing manual touchpoints and increasing touchless processing rates • Own change management: stakeholder engagement, communication, adoption and sustainment of new ways of working • Act as a trusted advisor to internal and external executive and leadership stakeholders; lead due diligence, solution defense and steering committee discussions • Advise on transformation solutions using relevant domain metrics for RTR, PTP and OTC • Understand commercial structures of transformation proposals and their impact on P&L; support contract and change order negotiations • Drive productivity commitments such as FTE yield, automation savings and year-over-year efficiency gains • Own business cases and value realization; track outcomes across productivity, cost, controls, quality and cycle time • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and operational excellence • Manage small to medium sized teams and work efforts at a client or within Accenture; mentor and develop talent • Work with minimal guidance on new assignments; decisions often impact the team and occasionally other teams • Primary interaction is with peers and management levels at a client and within Accenture • Work full-time from office and remain flexible for rotational shifts as business or client needs require Chartered Accountant,Master of Business Administration,Master of Financial Management About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.