BDO India - Transition Manager - Finance & Accounting

- This position will be required to oversee and manage the Transitions from domestic clients across Finance and Accounting & Payroll domains.

- The role would entail working closely with the Clients, internal Operations teams and at times with the technology partner seamlessly to achieve the objective of the business and migration strategy.

- The role would require certain pre-sales activities to be performed in terms of building collaterals and proposals. One of the key responsibilities of the role would be to oversee the implementation of the Project/Program.

- This position will be required to align with multiple stakeholders and monitor activities and deliverables of the project portfolio from initiation to delivery.

- Serve as one of the customer contact and manage customer relationships for defined scope(s) of work to ensure responsiveness to customer needs.

- The role demands ability to work independently and to manage expectations effectively when handling multiple assignments simultaneously with competing priority and deadlines.

- This position will be required to demonstrate ability to work collaboratively and to build relationships with internal and external constituencies

Responsibilities:

- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress

- Maintain an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact

- Coordinate with internal resources and third parties/vendors to gain consensus for the flawless execution of projects

- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs

- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques

- Report and escalate to management as needed

- Perform risk management to minimize project risks

- Applying change control and configuration management processes

- Adhere to established delivery methodology, quality standards and best practices in project management

- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

- Conduct a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed

- Develop strong customer contacts and client management techniques that help define solutions for customer needs

- Compile, edit, and proof read commercial proposals ensuring that these are presented in a professional and concise manner

- Ensuring that the most appropriate and relevant solutions for each bid are effectively pulled together from all parts of the business

Requirements :

- Experience in managing transitions for Finance & Accounting is essential. Experience in managing Payroll or Benefits transitions is an added advantage.

- Educational background, preferably in the field of Finance & Accounting - Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant

- Proven ability of deployment and understanding of Tally/SAP/Oracle and similar platforms/applications.

- Deep understanding of project and program management with 5-7 yrs of experience in a fast paced and challenging environment.

- Proven experience in project management of systems implementations and integrations.

- Excellent client-facing and communication skills - written and oral