PMO Financial Planning Transformation (Process Excellence)

Overview

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Responsibilities

The Opportunity

The primary purpose of the L10 Process Excellence Manager is to own and drive the tactical execution, operational governance, and delivery of the financial planning Process Excellence portfolio, with a principal focus on the MCC hub and targeted integration with the ICC structure. Acting as the core operational engine of the team, the role is responsible for leading, coaching, and supporting direct reports while managing senior stakeholder communication to ensure full visibility and milestone adherence. Ultimately, the objective is to deploy standardization and automation workflows that optimize process efficiency across hubs, operating under the macro-strategic umbrella of the Plan & Report Lead.

 

Your Impact

As Process Excellence Plan & Report Manager your responsibilities would consist of:

 

1. Project Portfolio Execution & Governance

 

End-to-End Delivery: Own the execution and tactical deployment of the approved Financial Planning Process Excellence portfolio, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with standardization goals.

 

PMO & Progress Tracking: Establish and maintain robust tracking mechanisms to monitor project health, timelines, and value realization. Identify risks and bottlenecks early, implementing mitigation plans to keep the agenda on track.

 

2. Stakeholder Communication & Status Transparency

 

Operational Governance Reporting: Act as the primary engine for status transparency, translating complex project technicalities into concise, structured, executive-level updates for senior Financial Planning business partners and leadership.

 

Change Management Support: Partner closely with business unit stakeholders during project rollouts to ensure high adoption rates of automated tools, standardized templates, and optimized workflows.

 

3. Global Hub Collaboration & Synergy

Cross-Hub Operational Bridge: Actively identify and execute synergy opportunities between the MCC and ICC (India) hubs. Coordinate with ICC resources to ensure process consistency, scale best practices globally, and eliminate cross-hub operational redundancies.

 

4. People Management & Team Leadership

Direct Management & Coaching: Formally manage, guide, and support a team of five direct reports in MCC (2 x L08 Coordinator and 3 x L07 Analysts). Provide daily operational guidance, foster professional development, and act as their first point of escalation.

 

Workload Allocation & Productivity: Effectively delegate and balance project tasks across the team based on seniority levels, ensuring the local MCC engine operates efficiently and hits all project milestones.

 

Performance Management: Responsible for setting clear operational objectives, conducting performance evaluations, and building capability models for direct reports to ensure high engagement and technical growth within the Process Excellence function.

Qualifications

Who Are We Looking For?

Experience

Professional Experience: 5 to 7 years of progressive experience in Process Excellence and Transformation roles within a global or matrixed corporate environment, in Finance and or Financial Planning (FP&A)

 

Project Management & Methodology: Proven track record of executing end-to-end transformation, automation, or standardization projects. Familiarity with PMO frameworks, Agile methodologies, or Six Sigma/Process Mapping principles is highly desirable.

 

Financial Acumen: A solid understanding of financial planning processes, including standard workflows for the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasting, and performance reporting.

 

People Management: Prior experience directly leading, coaching, and developing teams (including junior professionals or coordinators), with a strong ability to delegate effectively and balance workloads.

 

Tool & System Proficiency: Exposure to digital transformation and automation tools (such as UIPath, Celonis/Process Mining, Power BI/ Tableau, or advanced SharePoint/workflow automation engines) to drive process optimization.

 

Driving Execution under Ambiguity: The ability to take strategic roadmaps defined by leadership and independently translate them into structured, tactical project plans that the team can execute with clear milestones.

 

Advanced Matrix Communication & Stakeholder Influence: The competence to translate technical project complexities into crisp, high-impact business updates for senior finance leaders. Must be able to manage stakeholder expectations and maintain absolute status transparency.

 

Global Collaboration & Cross-Hub Navigation: Cultural agility and communication skills necessary to seamlessly bridge the MCC and ICC structures, identifying synergy opportunities and driving process consistency across geographically dispersed teams.

 

People Development & Empowerment: A strong focus on building team capabilities. The ability to mentor an L08 Coordinator and L07 Analysts, ensuring they are technically equipped to handle their deliverables while actively fostering their career progression.

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