We are seeking a dynamic Project Manager (Techno-functional) with strong expertise in Financial application, planning, budgeting and reporting systems. This role is responsible for driving Finance transformation projects — integrating finance processes, analytics, and technology platforms to enhance financial planning, forecasting, and performance management across the bank.
The ideal candidate will have a strong finance background combined with hands-on experience in financial systems implementation, ideally within a banking or financial services environment.
Mandatory Skill(s)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field;
- Must have experience to implement full end to end projects for finance applications such as SAP ERP, Enterprise Budget, Financial Consolidation;
- Must have 15 + years of experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex projects, with hands-on experience in both SDLC and Agile methodologies;
- Must have experience in Finance Transformation, or Financial Systems Projects, within Banking or Financial Services organization;
- Must understand financial data, with knowledge of system integration and reporting
- Able to perform deep dive impact assessment, detailed data analysis and data profiling;
- Able to facilitate and drive workshop discussions with business and technology, teams;
- Proven experience managing EPM system implementations (e.g., Oracle EPM, SAP BPC, Anaplan, Hyperion, Workday Adaptive Planning, One Stream);
- Strong understanding of banking finance concepts — P&L, Balance Sheet, NII, Liquidity, Capital Adequacy, Cost-to-Income ratios, and others;
- Experience integrating FP&A systems with Core Banking, GL, and Data Warehouse systems.
Desirable Skill(s)
- Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile);
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of Financial application projects (system implementation, automation, and process improvement;
- Define project scope, milestones, budgets, and deliverables aligned with finance and regulatory requirements;
- Manage cross-functional teams involving Finance, Risk, IT, and Data teams;
- Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery;
- Ensure compliance with internal project governance and banking regulatory standards;
- Partner with Finance leadership to design and optimize budgeting, forecasting, and MIS reporting frameworks;
- Drive adoption of standardized FP&A processes across business units and regions;
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity in financial and management reporting;
- Translate finance requirements into technical solutions in collaboration with IT teams;
- Lead system testing (UAT, SIT), data migration, and post-go-live stabilization;
- Work with BI/Analytics teams to develop dashboards and self-service analytics using tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik;
- Collaborate with senior management, finance business partners, and IT stakeholders;
- Manage external vendors, consultants, and technology partners to ensure quality delivery and adherence to SLAs;
- Communicate project status, risks, and benefits to senior executives and steering committees.
If you are interested in this role, click on the “Apply to this job” button below or you could also write in with your CV to Meenakshi Saklani at meenakshi.saklani@sciente.com quoting the job title.
