Finance Assistant Project Manager

Role & responsibilities

You will be responsible for a variety of activities related to the accounting, compliance and regulatory, OPEX and audit process, ensure the timely support to office on various accounting processing, analysis of all transaction for the office to identify process / accounting gaps to ensure smooth flow of accounting operations.

You will work in coordination with various offices, the accounting department, and applications support team to ensure to review the operational expenses to analysis the expenses & identify the variance, support office in calculating FBT liability for various expenses category, support in internal / external audit, support ad hoc request by understanding end to end accounting flow of various service line such as P2P, O2C, R2R, Identify automation opportunities and drive projects and act as thought partner to various McKinsey offices to resolve challenges.

You will work as a part of the Finance Global Operations (FGO) team in Gurugram office within the McKinsey Global Capabilities Services (MGCS) domain, a wholly owned subsidiary of McKinsey & Company in India.

You will partner with functional and center leadership, office accounting manager and regional CFOs to identify issues, gather necessary information, and use the correct information to construct practical solutions for solving problems. You will develop, implement, report and review KPIs regularly with the appropriate functional leadership. You will regularly analyze the accounting process, identify improvement areas and recommend new ideas to enhance the efficiency of the overall process, with the aim of increasing customer satisfaction.

You will drive transitions with complete ownership by performing the necessary due diligence, planning, allocation of responsibilities, knowledge transfer, implementation, and process stabilization. You will also ensure that policy changes and business process documentation (SOPs) are updated regularly and adhered to by all team members.

Preferred candidate profile

Chartered Accountant (CA) with a Master's degree, from Statutory Audit / Financial Reporting / FP&A background.

3+ years of post-qualification experience is Mandatory

1+ year actively managing varied stakeholders in a multi-national shared services environment

Prior experience in automation such as OCR, RPA or analytics, AI is preferable but not required

Good working knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Office and AI Tools will be an additional advantage

Strong stakeholder management with strong communication skills

Perks and benefits

Insurance, Transport, Food and much more -