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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Finance Platforms Manager - Finance, ERP Platforms

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
MBA
Gurugram, Haryana, India+4 moreMore locations: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
In Person
ConsultingTechnology & Systems Consulting

About the job

Requirements
  • MBA from a Tier-1 or Tier-2 business school, or CA or CPA.
  • Deep knowledge and experience in Finance and Controlling organizational structure and design, SAP S/4HANA implementation and rollout approaches, design principles, roadmaps, and business case definition.
  • At least 8 years of consulting experience in a Big Four or similar firm.
  • At least 10 years of experience in SAP S/4HANA design-to-implementation projects.
  • Extensive experience in go-to-market, presales, and proposal writing.
  • Programme management experience and a track record of successful on-time and on-budget delivery of large, complex programmes involving numerous and complex stakeholder groups.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead globally distributed teams.
  • Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA engagements across different implementation approaches, client business processes, pain points, solution options, and organizational structures.
  • Knowledge of digital finance technologies that drive business processes.
Responsibilities
  • Participate in at least five end-to-end SAP implementations, including at least two SAP S/4HANA implementations.
  • Understand the SAP roadmap for S/4HANA and advise clients on S/4HANA adoption.
  • Define business cases for S/4HANA transformation and calculate return on investment.
  • Serve as a solution architect or design authority and provide advisory services for enterprise resource planning, including product selection, value realization, and fit-gap assessment.
  • Work with clients to understand issues, define information technology strategies and architecture solutions, and obtain support for recommendations.
  • Drive the sales pipeline and independently own proposals related to Finance and multifunction S/4HANA engagements.
  • Develop key assets and accelerators to support clients' digital transformation journeys.
  • Provide direction on complex SAP S/4HANA issues, collaborate with business and development teams, and execute against agreed timelines.
  • Provide consulting solutions that leverage standard SAP S/4HANA functionality while enabling requirements and maximizing return on investment.
  • Guide clients through best-practice project scoping and delivery to ensure successful SAP S/4HANA implementation.
  • Manage project execution and client conversations during assessment, design, implementation, and status reporting.
  • Lead problem-solution design and implementation while meeting quality standards, timelines, and defined budgets.
  • Supervise Accenture managers, senior and junior analysts and consultants, and client personnel to drive delivery outcomes.
  • Lead and deliver S/4HANA engagements across implementation approaches.
  • Drive and build the sales pipeline, including business development activities and proposals.
  • Lead business-case creation for SAP design-to-implementation projects.
  • Drive continuous improvement in methodology, tools, practices, and maturity.
  • Drive large-scale digital finance transformation initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Identify opportunities by developing existing relationships and building new networks.
  • Lead globally distributed teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • Generic FICO.
  • PS and Investment Management.
  • DRC.
  • FSCM.
  • CO.
  • VIM and FI.
  • OCR.
  • Functional MDG.
  • AFC/FCC.
  • SAP ICMR.
  • Intercompany.
  • SAP CFIN.

About the company

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1989

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  • Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
  • Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
  • Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.

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  • Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
  • Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
  • Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Professional Development Budget
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match

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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is betting on enterprise AI as its main growth engine. At its Investor and Analyst Day, the company targeted at least mid-single-digit constant-currency revenue growth in fiscal 2027 and 2028, rising to mid- to high-single-digit growth from fiscal 2029. Chief executive officer Julie Sweet said AI will create new demand that exceeds work lost to automation. The company has grown its AI and data workforce from 40,000 to nearly 110,000. Accenture plans to return $9.5 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2027 and spend about $5 billion on acquisitions. It expects annual operating-margin growth of 10 to 30 basis points. Its network of specialised businesses, now 6% of revenue, could double by fiscal 2029. Fiscal 2026 revenue was $74.2 billion, up 5% in local currency.

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