Senior Manager - Digital, Integrated Finance

Function: Digital

Location: Bangalore

Reporting To: Director – Digital Transformation, Integrated Finance

Top dimensions :

Geography: Global

Direct reports:  NA

Complexity of the role (Optional):

• Balancing Strategic Vision with Operational Execution: The role requires translating high-level business goals into actionable digital solutions while managing day-to-day delivery. This means constantly aligning product maps with evolving finance function priorities, regulatory requirements, and enterprise-wide transformation goals.
• Driving Agile Delivery in a Governance-Heavy Environment: While agile methodologies promote speed and flexibility, Finance functions often operate under strict controls. The role must ensure agile practices are followed without compromising on compliance, risk management, and audit-readiness—especially when validating MVPs with legal, fraud, and continuity teams.

Matrix Reports:

Type of Role: Individual Contributor

Primary Stakeholders (Optional): Cross functional business teams, finance team, External vendor partners.

What are the Key Deliverables in this role ?

Financial Outcomes

• Drive financial efficiency, value creation, and cost optimization through digital transformation
• Lead initiatives to automate and streamline operations & process efficiency for Integrated finance leading to % reduction in operational costs across finance and shared services
• Support digital tools that enhance capital planning, investment analysis, and deal evaluation.
• Enable cost transparency and control across shared services.

Customer Service

• Understand the needs of finance transformation while closely working with stakeholders across Integrated finance and translate them into product functionalities that improve user experience.
• Enhance service delivery and responsiveness of shared services through digital platforms leading to % reduction in manual interventions and reporting errors

Internal Process

• Drive transformation of processes such as budgeting, forecasting, compliance, contract lifecycle management, and deal due diligence.
• Drive integration of  ERP, legal tech, and shared services platforms with automation and AI tools.
• Ensure robust data governance, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Validate product definitions with risk, fraud, legal, compliance, and continuity teams.
• Lead and safeguard agile methodology, ceremonies, and scrum practices to ensure delivery discipline.

Innovation and Learning

• Build digital capabilities and foster a culture of innovation across all finance-related teams
• Apply experience across digital transformation in Finance, HR, Legal, and Shared Services.
• Leverage tools like P2P, HRMS, T&E, R2R, and Data Lake to drive tech-enabled innovation.

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Law, Business, or Technology
• 8–12 years of experience in finance transformation, legal operations, shared services, or M&A strategy
• Strong understanding of ERP systems, legal tech, shared services platforms, and data analytics tools
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional digital transformation initiativesProven ability to translate business needs into digital product strategies, driving measurable outcomes in operational efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise platforms and tools such as: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Travel & Expense (T&E), Record-to-Report (R2R), Data Lake and analytics platforms
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, product lifecycle management, and stakeholder engagement in complex, matrixed environments.
• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Formal exposure to Technology Development, Product Management, or Digital Strategy, with certifications in Agile, Scrum, or related frameworks considered a plus.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role ?

• Change Catalyst: Challenges the status quo with a visionary mindset, constantly seeking smarter, faster, and more effective ways to deliver value through digital transformation.
• Action-Oriented Leader: Operates with a strong bias for action and a contagious sense of urgency, driving momentum across teams and initiatives.
• Influential Communicator: Possesses the charisma to inspire teams and the strategic acumen to influence senior stakeholders across functions.
• Data-Driven Decision Maker: Navigates complexity with ease, extracting meaningful insights from data to guide product strategy and business outcomes.
• Problem-Solving Enthusiast: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, always focused on delivering solutions that make a tangible impact.
• Purpose-Driven Contributor: Sees the bigger picture—committed to shaping the future of Finance and enabling functions in a way that leaves a lasting mark on the organization and the FMCG industry.