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Ernst & Young

Global professional services: consulting, tax, assurance.

GDS Executive Director - Finance, Digital & Business Transformation

Full-Time
No salary listed
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Master's, MBA
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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ConsultingFinancial & Transaction Advisory

About the job

Requirements
  • 18–25+ years in finance transformation consulting and/or senior finance leadership roles
  • Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise transformation portfolios
  • Deep expertise across Finance operating models & shared services
  • FP&A/EPM modernization
  • Core finance process transformation
  • Digital finance and automation
  • Strong track record of business case creation and value realization
  • Extensive C-suite advisory experience
Responsibilities
  • Lead enterprise-wide finance maturity assessments across strategy, processes, technology, governance, and talent
  • Identify cost, efficiency, control, and value creation opportunities across finance functions and shared services
  • Quantify transformation benefits including productivity uplift, working capital impact, margin improvement, and risk reduction
  • Benchmark clients against industry-leading practices and digital maturity standards
  • Translate diagnostic insights into prioritized transformation portfolios
  • Define multi-year finance transformation visions aligned to enterprise strategy
  • Design target operating models including Centralized, hybrid, and GBS structures
  • Process ownership frameworks
  • Digital-first finance architectures
  • Develop detailed transformation roadmaps with sequencing, investment phasing, and benefit realization plans
  • Own complex financial business cases including Capex/Opex modeling
  • ROI, NPV, and payback analysis
  • Risk and sensitivity modeling
  • Present executive-ready transformation recommendations to boards and C-suite leadership
  • Lead large-scale, multi-workstream programs covering: Finance TOM & organizational redesign
  • GBS/SSC setup, migration, and optimization
  • Core process transformation (R2R, O2C, P2P)
  • FP&A and performance management modernization
  • Digital automation and analytics enablement
  • Establish strong governance models, program controls, and benefit tracking
  • Manage complex stakeholder landscapes across finance, IT, operations, and executive leadership
  • Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with measurable value realization
  • Define digital finance strategies integrating ERP, EPM, automation, analytics, and emerging FinTech solutions
  • Lead implementations of: SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Workday Finance
  • EPM platforms (Anaplan, Tagetik, OneStream, Board, Oracle EPBCS)
  • Intelligent automation (RPA, AI-driven close, continuous accounting)
  • Advanced analytics and real-time reporting platforms
  • Leverage FinTech ecosystems for: Treasury digitization and real-time payments
  • Embedded finance models
  • Automated controls and compliance
  • Cloud-native financial platforms
  • Drive measurable digital ROI and adoption across transformed finance organizations
  • Serve as trusted advisor to CFOs, COOs, CIOs, and business leadership
  • Shape CFO agendas across: Cost transformation and productivity
  • Performance management and profitability
  • Digital finance modernization
  • Risk, compliance, and governance enhancement
  • Lead executive workshops on finance strategy, operating model evolution, and digital roadmaps
  • Support strategic decisions on capital allocation, investment prioritization, and enterprise transformation
  • Own revenue growth targets across finance transformation and digital finance portfolios
  • Originate and close large multi-year transformation programs
  • Lead complex proposal pursuits, RFP/RFI responses, and executive deal shaping
  • Develop market-leading offerings, frameworks, accelerators, and thought leadership
  • Build long-term strategic client relationships and cross-service collaboration
  • Lead solution heads across GBS, FP&A, Process Transformation, and Digital Finance
  • Build and scale multidisciplinary transformation teams
  • Drive capability development across consulting, digital, and industry expertise
  • Mentor high-potential leaders and create strong succession pipelines
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and delivery excellence
Desired Qualifications
  • MBA or Master’s degree in Finance/Business/Technology
  • CA, CPA, ACCA, CFA, CMA, PMP or equivalent

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EY is a global professional services firm that offers consulting, assurance (audits), tax, and transaction advisory services to a wide range of clients including corporations, SMEs, and government entities. It earns fees for these services and uses its industry expertise and a worldwide network to help clients optimize operations, manage risk, and achieve sustainable growth. EY differentiates itself through its scale and reach, industry specialization, focus on end-to-end services, strategic alliances, and emphasis on innovation and sustainability, including improving audit quality and addressing digital economy needs and supply chain visibility. The company’s goal is to help clients navigate complex regulatory and business environments, transform finance and tax functions, and drive efficiency and resilience across their operations.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1991

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