Transition Manager - FP&A transition

The Transition Manager will lead FP&A transition, ensuring smooth migration, stabilization, and improvement of finance planning and reporting processes. The role requires strong transition management experience, a sound understanding of FP&A processes, and the ability to work closely with finance and business stakeholders to deliver outcomes within agreed timelines, quality standards, and governance expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end FP&A & finance transitions, including planning, knowledge transfer, documentation, stabilization, and operational handover.
• Develop transition plans, milestones, governance routines, risk logs, and stakeholder communication plans.
• Work with finance stakeholders to understand current-state finance processes, reporting timelines, planning cycles, controls, dependencies, and transformation opportunities.
• Manage transition execution across budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, financial planning, and business performance reporting activities.
• Identify and mitigate transition risks related to process readiness, controls, data, reporting dependencies, technology, and stakeholder alignment.
• Track transition progress, report status to leadership, escalate issues, and ensure timely resolution of dependencies and risks.

Qualifications:

• Education: Masters degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA Finance, CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent finance qualification will be preferred.
• Experience:
• Minimum 8 years of experience in transition management, finance transformation, FP&A operations, or related roles.
• Hands-on experience managing FP&A transitions, including knowledge transfer, process documentation, stabilization, and performance tracking.
• Strong understanding of FP&A & finance operations processes.
• Experience in manufacturing industry and/or shared services, GCC, GBS, captive center, or outsourced service delivery environments will be preferred.

Skills:

• Strong project and transition management skills.
• Strong working knowledge of FP&A & finance processes, controls, reporting requirements, and planning cycles.
• Ability to translate finance requirements into transition plans, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and change management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), or related certifications preferred.

Personal Attributes:

• Structured, detail-oriented, and outcome-focused.
• Proactive in identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Comfortable working with senior finance stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Adaptable, collaborative, and able to drive execution in changing environments.