Financial Reporting Trainer

Role & responsibilities

Knowledge Transfer & Transition Management

• Individual contributor who acts as the primary point of contact for process transition from colleagues of sending locations.
• Design and deliver structured classroom, virtual, and on-the-job training for receiving entity.
• Translate financial reporting and SAP concepts into clear, practical learning content for varied audiences.
• Build sustainable process capability through robust documentation, knowledge validation, coaching, and post-training support.
• Participate in transition sessions, process walkthroughs, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Ensure smooth and effective handover of responsibilities to the receiving team.

Training & Capability Development

• Leverage SAP knowledge to train users on transactional and reporting processes.
• Design, develop, and deliver functional training programs for Financial Reporting processes.
• Conduct classroom, virtual, and on-the-job training sessions for new and existing team members.
• Prepare training materials, user guides, process maps, and job aids.
• Assess trainee understanding through evaluations, assessments, and feedback sessions.
• Identify knowledge gaps and recommend development plans to improve team capabilities.
• Proven ability to conduct knowledge transfer, facilitate training, create process documentation, and assess learner readiness.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate effectively with global teams, particularly sending locations, to ensure successful transition outcomes.
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams and business partners.
• Communicate complex process concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across cultures and time zones, including flexibility to coordinate with colleagues from sending location during the transition period.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline; CA/CMA or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, record-to-report, accounting, controlling, or a shared-services environment.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in financial reporting, including period-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, variance analysis, and financial controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, facilitation, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working in MNC and Captive GCC experience is preferred
• Hands-on experience with SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) and the ability to explain relevant transactions and processes to end users.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools