We are seeking a finance process expert to lead the design and improvement of finance processes across a major transformation programme. This is a business-facing role for someone who understands finance operations end-to-end and can shape how those processes work in a modern ERP landscape. You will own the finance process design, working closely with SAP / ERP delivery teams — but this is a process and domain leadership role, not a system configuration one.
Responsibilities
· Own the design of finance processes (record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, planning and control) and how they should operate in the target ERP.
· Translate finance business needs into clear process and functional requirements for delivery teams to build.
· Act as the finance authority on the programme — making process decisions, resolving trade-offs, and ensuring the solution reflects real-world finance operations.
· Partner with SAP / ERP functional and technical teams, reviewing and challenging their design to ensure it meets finance intent.
· Lead process validation, user acceptance testing, and adoption from the business side.
· Drive continuous improvement in finance ways of working.
Essential Experience
· Strong finance domain background — you have worked in or led finance functions and understand core financial and management accounting processes deeply.
· Experience in the Water / Utilities sector and its regulatory and operational finance context.
· ERP-savvy: you have delivered or supported finance change on SAP or comparable ERP programmes and can speak the language of system delivery — but your strength is process and finance, not configuration.
· Excellent stakeholder management, able to lead finance decision-making and bridge business and technical teams.
Desirable
· Finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or a background as a finance process / transformation consultant.
· Experience on large-scale finance transformation or ERP-enabled change programmes.
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
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- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
