Job Description

Country/Region: IN
Requisition ID: 14909
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Location: INDIA - NOIDA- BIRLASOFT OFFICE
Title: Consultant Specialist
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Description:
Senior Business Analyst, Finance Transformation and Integration -



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This role is a key contributor in the Corporate Finance team responsible for supporting birlasoft and internal financial reporting functions, with a focus on internal Business Group ("BG") and Business Unit ("BU") reporting. The successful candidate will work on a growing finance & technology hybrid team, which drives a newly implemented financial reporting platform to centralize and integrate the data collection and reporting functions using technology-based tools (SAP, Longview, Workiva etc.) and automated workflow capabilities. The candidate will contribute to the Sun Life's BG/BU financial close process and support data integration and process enhancements across multiple finance systems.




The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, results-driven individual with exceptional attention to detail, a passion for accuracy and motivation to drive change to improve operational efficiency.



What will you do?


• Participate and implement in a permanent project to transform select BG & BU internal quarter-end reporting processes by integrating the principle of "collect once, use many times" to minimize duplication and satisfy a wide range of users across reporting and analysis functions.
• Be part of a project team and ensure timely delivery on project milestones within a very tight development timeline during onboarding of new reporting areas and enhancement initiatives.
• Liaison between business and IT teams, working with IT operation and project teams as needed to implement and maintain the supported financial systems.
• Partner with technical, accounting and business teams on maintaining/enhancing existing deliverables and building/automating new deliverables and controls using multiple reporting tools, techniques, and sources of data.
• Participate in business as usual (BAU) activities around application maintenance, documentation, and support to keep the lights on while the project is in flight.
• Identify and execute process improvement initiatives in collaboration with cross-team stakeholders to drive operational efficiencies, building upon a culture of continuous improvement.
• Serve as a key resource to facilitate knowledge sharing and deliver required education for end users, ensuring roles and responsibilities are well-understood and users are equipped to execute required processes/workflows independently.
• Maintain and refine Business Process documentation and training materials for Longview and Workiva systems.






Primary Daily Functions


• Support day to day operations of the Longview and Workiva Platforms
• Document existing and new business processes.
• Design and develop reporting templates and data integrations.
• Triage and prioritize user requests and work with IT counterparts to coordinate delivery.
• Project development work in Workiva's Data management suit.
• Provide hands on training on Longview and Workiva as required.
• Support the Finance Transformation and Integration Mangers and Director as needed.




Core Competencies:


• Familiarity with computer programming languages such as VBA and/or SQL
• Familiarity with SharePoint Online site design, support and maintenance
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Office 365
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style for technical and non-technical audiences including a passion for documentation
• Able to work both independently and within a global multi-site team
• Proactive and self-directed with excellent organizing, planning and time management skills and able to progress on multiple assignments at once
• Able to effectively operate at both a big picture high level, as well as deep in the details
• Able to learn quickly and ramp up on new technologies, systems and business concepts
• Able to balance tactical and strategic objectives and think beyond the immediate problem with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner.






What do you need to succeed?


• University Degree or College Diploma in a related discipline, such as Finance, Mathematics, or Information Technology
• Experienced and passionate about helping teams achieve process improvements.
• Experience working within both Business and IT environments.






What sets you apart?


• Experience with Workiva, Longview, advance Excel capabilities, or other in-depth knowledge of other Financial systems and multi-dimensional databases
• Knowledge of Finance business concepts and how to leverage technology solutions for business needs.
• Continuous improvement mindset






Additional Requirements:


• Periodic weekend / after-hours work may be required to support project implementations and system upgrades.