Job Description

:Job Title: GM FICOJob Type: Permanent, Full-timeFunction: ITBusiness: Godrej Consumer Products LimitedLocation: Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaAbout Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies (GILAC)GILAC is a holding company of the Godrej Group. We have significant interests in consumer goods, real estate, agriculture, chemicals, and financial services through our subsidiary and associate companies, across 18 countries.About Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL)Godrej Consumer Products is a leading emerging markets company. As part of the over 125-year young Godrej Group, we are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity and respect for others. At the same time, we are growing fast and have exciting, ambitious aspirations.About the roleThis role will be part of Centre-of-Excellence (CoE) for SAP ERP (FICO Modules) and will be responsible for managing SAP ERP Implementations and support for FICO modules along with driving automation and finance transformation initiatives across our businesses globally through external partners ensuring committed project plans, SLA adherence and value realization of finance automation and transformation initiatives. The responsibility also includes evaluation and recommendation of business process improvements using industry best practices to address existing and changing business needs. The role also involves evaluation and implementation of Non-SAP applications and analytics in the area of Finance and Costing.Key Responsibilities(A) Project Management:

• Ensure business IT initiatives are followed through from conceptualisation to project implementation and value realization.
• Develop, coordinate, and execute project plans for implementation of business applications and functional process improvements.
• Engage and manage senior functional stakeholders through effective communication and ensuring business needs are met in a timely manner.
• Liaise with external vendors with regards to configuration, implementation and maintenance of SAP and Non-SAP Applications.

(B) Business Process Analysis:

• Understand and Document business requirements
• Proactively Identify process improvement opportunities and drive process re-engineering /transformation
• Drive business application enhancements in the event of organizational changes or changes to business processes.
• Analyse business processes to determine and recommend IT solutions taking into consideration the business objectives, issues and the functional capabilities of the business applications in use.

(C) Business Applications\xe2\x80\x99 Support:

• Coordinate with business users, peers in IT Centre of Excellence and third party AMS support team to ensure timely and quality support to incidents and change requests to business applications.
• Effectively communicate application changes and issues to business stakeholders and external vendors.
• Develop and support application upgrade plans and disaster recovery and business continuity plans for assigned applications.
• Ensure adequate process controls, process documentation and process governance in support of business applications and also provide support to internal and external application audits.

Who are we looking for?Education:The ideal candidate should have: \xe2\x80\xa2 CA or ICWA or MBA finance. \xe2\x80\xa2 CA or ICWA preferred.Experience:The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in SAP ERP FICO module with at least 3 years in an implementation role and from CPG industry or consulting experience.Skills:

• Must have strong project management and hands on experience in end-to-end implementation of SAP ERP FICO Module. Strong functional knowledge of SAP FICO module along with integrations with other business processes of SAP MM, PP, SD.
• Solution architect for Product costing (ML/Actual Costing) and CO-PA (Profitability Analysis) along with designing business KPI dashboards.
• Experience in designing and driving automation initiatives in P2P, O2C, R2R using RPA, OCR etc involving integration with nonSAP applications.
• CPG industry experience is preferred - Ability to handle cultural differences and geographical complexities.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills to manage and influence stakeholders
• Willingness to travel for global project implementations

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you?Be an equal parentMaternity support, including paid leave ahead of statutory guidelines, and flexible work options on returnPaternity support, including paid leaveNew mothers can bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travelAdoption support; gender neutral and based on the primary caregiver, with paid leave optionsNo place for discrimination at GodrejGender-neutral anti-harassment policySame sex partner benefits at par with married spousesGender transition supportWe are selfish about your wellnessComprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up optionsUncapped sick leaveMental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counsellingCelebrating wins, the Godrej WayStructured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievementsPerformance-based earning opportunitiesAn inclusive GodrejBefore you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It\xe2\x80\x99s not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.If this sounds like a role for you, apply now!We look forward to meeting you.

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