Senior Finance Consultant

Senior Finance Consultant. Experience: 8–12 Years. We are looking for an experienced Finance Functional Consultant who is a finance professional first, with strong domain expertise, industry exposure, and a deep understanding of real-world business challenges. The candidate should be skilled in core finance operations, taxation, statutory compliance, financial reporting, and business process consulting. They must be able to analyze business requirements, assess financial and operational impacts, and deliver practical, compliant, and scalable solutions. Strong stakeholder management, communication, and client handling skills are essential. The role requires hands-on experience across diverse industries, with the ability to bridge finance operations and business needs, drive finance transformation initiatives, and provide effective, solution-oriented consulting.

Responsibilities

Understand client business operations, finance processes, and reporting requirements; Conduct business process discovery sessions and requirement gathering workshops; Analyze existing finance workflows and recommend process improvements; Provide consulting and advisory support on finance operations, taxation, compliance, and reporting; Support finance transformation and process optimization initiatives; Participate in client meetings, workshops, business reviews, and solution discussions; Handle and advise on Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), Fixed Assets, Inventory Accounting, and Financial Close processes; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex business scenarios; Contribute to pre-sales discussions by providing finance domain expertise and business insights; Mentor junior consultants and share industry best practices; Support user training, testing, business adoption, and post-implementation activities where required

Requirements

8–12 years of experience; Experienced Finance Functional Consultant with strong domain expertise, industry exposure, and deep understanding of real-world business challenges; Skilled in core finance operations, taxation, statutory compliance, financial reporting, and business process consulting; Ability to analyze business requirements, assess financial and operational impacts, and deliver practical, compliant, scalable solutions; Strong stakeholder management, communication, and client handling skills; Hands-on experience across diverse industries; Ability to bridge finance operations and business needs and drive finance transformation initiatives; Financial Accounting & Reporting; General Ledger Management; Accounts Payable (AP); Accounts Receivable (AR); Bank Reconciliation; Financial Closing & Period-End Processes; Budgeting & Forecasting; Cash Flow Management; Costing & Profitability Analysis; Financial Controls & Governance; GST; TDS; Statutory Compliance; Tax Filings & Assessments; Audit Coordination; Regulatory Compliance including IFRS, Local GAAP; Financial Policies & Controls; Procure-to-Pay (P2P); Order-to-Cash (O2C); Record-to-Report (R2R); Inventory Management Processes; Fixed Asset Management; Finance Process Optimization; Business Process Improvement; Internal Controls & Risk Management

Nice to have

Multi-Entity Financial Operations; Multi-Currency Transactions & Reporting; Intercompany Accounting & Reconciliations; Consolidated Financial Reporting; Group Company Accounting; Branch / Subsidiary Accounting; Shared Services Finance Operations; Financial Planning & Analysis; Finance Transformation Initiatives; Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management; Manufacturing; Trading; Distribution; Retail; Wholesale; Service Industry; Project-Based Businesses; CA / CA Inter; CMA / CMA Inter; MBA Finance; M.Com; B.Com with relevant industry experience; Experience working with ERP systems; Business Process Consulting; Client-Facing Consulting Experience; Requirement Analysis & Solutioning; Team Mentoring & Leadership; Process Automation Initiatives; Change Management & User Adoption