Manager - Transformation - Big4

Principal Accountabilities

- Work closely with the Transformation leads, Support Functional heads, Business Owners and global member firms to drive process transformation

- Collaborate with other BU COO's to drive consistency across the program, share best practices and build common capability

- Create capability on lean transformation to begin with and establish operational excellence as a core competency in our teams

Principal Responsibilities

- Delivery tangible outcomes through OpEx projects and initiatives and help deliver 8 to 10 X ROI on the budget. Collaborate with other BU's / Peer experts /Global teams to maximize benefit realization

- Deliver OpEx projects within the divisional portfolio on time, to scope and within budget

- Identify opportunities for OpEx to be implemented to derive material benefit for the organization and its member firms

- Ensure the organization OpEx methodology, tools, technologies, and thinking is embedded in this program and in BU Operations

- Create and deliver a communications plan which builds a deep and wide understanding of OpEx across the division

- Identify and grow potential OpEx Internal resource and evangelists. Increase the Pool of quality improvement Catalysts across the organization

- Operate as an exemplar to constructively challenge the organization to constantly improve operational capability and performance

- Coach senior leaders and across levels within the division on the application of OpEx.

Education background

- Required:

- Graduate / Engineering background (REC/NIT/IIT etc.)

- MBA from top tier colleges

- Desirable:

- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

- PMP certified / PRINCE2 Practitioner

- Other qualifications relating to data analytics/ Intelligent automation

Mandatory Skills

- 8-11 years of overall experience of which at least 4-5 years is in independently driving transformation projects in large global organizations or with consulting firms

- Excellent knowledge and experience of leading global process transformation projects using lean/ six sigma tools and techniques

- Hands-on experience of identifying and implementing Intelligent Automation opportunities (process mining/ RPA/ AI/ workflow etc.)

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Skilled in the use of data analysis tools and able to extract insights from complex data

- Excellent Project management skills including ability to manage multiple workstreams/ projects at the same time.

- Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels

Preferred Skills :

- Understanding of the key processes within US/ UK Tax compliance

- Exposure to other transformation levers such as operating model re-design, right shoring, and transitions management etc.

- Ability to work well both within teams as well as individually

- Excellent communication skills

- Excellent execution skills and a go-getter