Business Transformation Consultant-Finance Transformation

Introduction

Embarking on a career at IBM Consulting means building enduring client relationships and engaging in collaborative projects worldwide. You will partner with top-tier organizations across various industries, guiding them through their hybrid cloud and AI transformation journeys. Leveraging the strength of our strategic alliances, cutting-edge IBM technology, and Red Hat solutions, you will be equipped to foster impactful change and enhance client success. At IBM Consulting, curiosity drives innovation. We encourage you to challenge conventions, explore new ideas, and craft innovative solutions that produce tangible results. Our culture emphasizes growth and empathy, focusing on your long-term professional development while recognizing your unique skills and experiences.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Business Transformation Consultant with a focus on Finance Transformation, your role involves assisting clients in formulating strategies that establish and maintain competitive advantages. You will identify essential strategic capabilities and evaluate client performance to deliver comprehensive transformation recommendations.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Developing Transformation Recommendations: Craft comprehensive strategies addressing financial consolidation, closing, reporting, planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management.
• Optimizing Financial Processes: Support clients in refining financial consolidation, closing, and reporting workflows, including chart of accounts design and configuration, to accelerate closing procedures.
• Supporting Planning Strategies: Assist with the development of planning, budgeting, and forecasting strategies, including evaluating, selecting, and designing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) packages.
• Enhancing Business Intelligence Initiatives: Contribute to financial and non-financial KPI rationalization, balanced scorecard creation, and the development of executive dashboards within financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management projects.
• Identifying Performance Gaps: Determine necessary strategic capabilities and assess client performance gaps using analytical tools to identify, align, and implement changes affecting performance, stability, and team dynamics.

Preferred Education

Master’s Degree

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with Financial Consolidation: Familiarity with financial consolidation, closing, and reporting processes, including chart of accounts design and configuration.
• Knowledge of EPM Packages: Exposure to evaluating, selecting, and designing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions for planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
• Understanding of Business Intelligence: Background in financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management initiatives, such as KPI rationalization and balanced scorecard development.
• Performance Gap Analysis Skills: Experience in identifying strategic capabilities and assessing client performance gaps through analytical tools to drive improvements in performance, stability, and team collaboration.
• Financial Process Optimization: Proven ability to optimize financial workflows, accelerate closing procedures, and enhance financial reporting accuracy and efficiency.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• EPM Package Evaluation: Hands-on experience in evaluating, selecting, and designing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions for planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Financial Business Intelligence: Demonstrated experience with financial analytics and information management initiatives, including KPI rationalization and balanced scorecard design.
• Financial Process Improvement: Proven track record in streamlining financial processes, accelerating closing cycles, and improving financial reporting systems.