Job Summary
Consult as a specialized analyst within finance and accounting to solve complex business problems optimize processes and deliver measurable value for global clients in a hybrid work model using strong analytical capabilities and domain expertise to design practical recommendations that improve financial integrity operational efficiency and strategic decision making across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Analyze complex finance and accounting processes for global clients and recommend targeted improvements that enhance accuracy compliance and efficiency in daily operations.
- Develop detailed business requirements and functional specifications for finance and accounting initiatives ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations and organizational standards.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to design and validate finance solutions that improve reporting transparency control robustness and end to end process performance.
- Evaluate current financial systems and data flows to identify automation opportunities that reduce manual effort while maintaining data quality and audit readiness.
- Prepare structured analysis deliverables such as process maps gap assessments and recommendation summaries that guide client decision making and implementation planning.
- Facilitate workshops and working sessions with finance stakeholders to elicit pain points prioritize solution options and drive consensus on the proposed approach.
- Support implementation of finance and accounting solutions by coordinating testing activities tracking issues and confirming that configured outcomes meet defined business needs.
- Monitor key performance indicators related to finance operations and provide insights that help clients continuously refine processes policies and controls.
- Document standard operating procedures and guidance for finance teams so that new practices are adopted consistently and sustained over time.
- Advise on the practical impacts of regulatory and policy changes on finance processes and help clients adapt controls and workflows to remain compliant.
- Provide structured knowledge transfer to client finance teams by creating clear materials and delivering sessions that build internal capability and confidence.
- Contribute to consulting practice assets by capturing lessons learned templates and methods that can be reused to improve future finance and accounting engagements.
- Demonstrate accountability for project timelines and quality by managing own work plan and proactively communicating risks and dependencies to project managers.
Qualifications
- Bring five to seven years of hands on experience in finance and accounting processes such as general ledger accounts payable accounts receivable closing and reporting.
- Apply strong analytical and problem solving skills to interpret financial data identify root causes of process issues and propose pragmatic solutions.
- Use working knowledge of finance systems or enterprise resource planning platforms to support requirement definition configuration validation and user adoption.
- Show familiarity with accounting standards and compliance expectations to ensure that recommended changes maintain financial integrity and regulatory alignment.
- Demonstrate clear and concise communication skills to engage with stakeholders at various levels and translate complex finance concepts into actionable guidance.
Over Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een bouwer van AI-oplossingen en een leverancier van technologiediensten. Wij slaan de brug tussen AI-investeringen en ondernemingswaarde door het bouwen van full-stack AI-oplossingen voor onze klanten. Onze diepgaande kennis van sectoren, processen en engineering stelt ons in staat om de unieke context van een organisatie te verankeren in technologische systemen. Deze systemen versterken het menselijk potentieel, realiseren tastbare resultaten en geven wereldwijde ondernemingen een voorsprong in een snel veranderende wereld. Ontdek hoe op cognizant.ai of @cognizant.
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