Senior Manager, Finance Operational Excellence Jobs at LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Job Overview

Senior Manager, Finance Operational Excellence

This role is a part of the Finance Centre of Excellence (CoE) and will report into the Head of Finance CoE for Sri Lanka. The selected candidate will be responsible for driving performance and operational excellence/improvement within the Centres of Excellence, drive automation initiatives working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders, oversee all of the Reporting and Analytics for the team, help identify and deliver service/process improvement activities across the CoE. and support in other change programs. The role requires significant self-initiative and a curious mindset along with high levels of attention to details and a good knowledge of overall finance processes. The selected candidate will need to work collaboratively with the Finance CoE Leadership, the wider finance teams and other stakeholders in driving strategic projects and initiatives across all CoE teams in Colombo and Bangalore.

Role Responsibilities

• Identifying and creating standardized reports/ dashboards templates for the CoE to be used in analytical/ visualization Tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Reviewing end-to-end processes and supporting the CoE management with solutions for monthly MI packs using BI reporting with established deadlines.
• Identify and deliver service/ process improvement activity across all teams of the CoE by employing process improvement methodologies and innovative thinking.
• Work with key business stakeholders, and business champions, to drive a continuous improvement environment that supports an on-going Programme of change.
• Collaborate with CoE and divisional teams to design, develop and implement dynamic metric dashboards to monitor performance within relevant teams.
• Support management reporting processes including analysis and management of information reports.
• Design and implementation of automation initiatives within the CoE
• Identify opportunities for areas of improvements and executing them successfully.
• Assist in the ongoing implementation of a ‘best-in-class’ continuous improvement strategy.
• Take ownership of change initiatives from evolution/ efficiency identification through to project delivery via internal governance and controls.
• Actively monitor project risks to foresee/ identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address in advance.
• Ensure the business impact and project objectives/ dependencies are identified, reported on and managed at all times.
• Complete post implementation reviews to ensure successful delivery has been achieved and to ensure that improvements can be made for future projects.
• End to end ownership of transition work from other group locations as and when needed
• Ability to present the findings to stakeholders in a comprehensive and collaborative manner

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant and/ or equivalent with minimum 5 – 7 years of experience in a similar role in the Financial Services or Shared Services/ BPO industries.
• Good technical and practical knowledge on automation tools available and/or on Analytics Platforms (PowerBI, Tableau, SQL etc.) and data warehouse skills.
• Automation skills with Python or equivalent would be an added advantage
• Accredited Lean Six Sigma would be a significant advantage
• Passionate about technology and willingness to adapt to new tools and technologies
• Experience working in, or in depth understanding of finance processes (e.g., finance operations, general accounting, financial control, statutory reporting etc)
• Ability to set-up, facilitate and lead service/ process improvement sessions with a range of business stakeholders (incl. experience in process/ value stream mapping).
• Prior experience in creating reports/dashboards including end-end data validation to analyze and report metrics/KPIs using tools such as PowerBI will be an added advantage.
• A ‘completer-finisher’ taking accountability for ideas from inception to delivery, in an environment that requires robust metrics to confirm success.
• Experience in designing and implementing continuous improvement frameworks, programs and lean solutions.
• Experience in designing remediation plans to address productivity and efficiency issues, and track record of following through to ensure closure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of Partners, senior managers, and subject matter experts.
• Excellent analytical and project management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Visio and other MS Office Packages
• Hands on experience in Oracle an added advantage.
• Ability to work according to UK work hours and calendar.

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