Senior Consultant - F&A Transition

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative, digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. We enable businesses in Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare, and Utilities to re-imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence.We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting, procurement, customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client. We co-create and execute the future vision of 400+ clients with the help of our 44,000+ employees.

All migrations / transitions at WNS is supported by a central transitions team. The principle role of this team is to manage, own and act as a custodian for all transitions that take place across the length and breadth of the organization for all geographies. Transitions commence once a new project has been signed-off and ends when all processes of that project have gone live, stabilized and all client deliverables, goals and metrics have been achieved. Additionally, this team is also responsible for creating customized solutions and pricing for RFP and deal pursuits.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead large/multiple transitions of clients’ processes
• Thorough project planning and reporting to clients, internal stakeholders and transition leaders
• Thorough and proactive project review – Risk, Issue, escalation and milestone management
• Identify areas for efficiency improvement and implementing the same
• Build close rapport with key internal stakeholders and clients
• Manage project escalations and conflicts in projects
• Mentor and coach direct reports to aid in their development
• Strong focus on positive transition outcomes:
• Project Financials (people, technology, infrastructure, etc.) - balance risks with speed of execution
• Customer Experience – understand client needs, wants and expectations and manage them effectively
• Metrics Delivery – Setup metric deliverables and reporting effectively to ensure visibility and achievement of goals from day 1 of go-live
• Required to lead multiple initiatives / projects concurrently (where applicable)
• Compliance and continuous improvement to the WNS Transition Methodology
• Design transition solution for new opportunities (RFI/RFP)
• Respond to RFI/ RFPs along with the solutions team
• Able to take on additional responsibilities in the transition function (e.g. capability building)

Qualifications and skills:

• Excellent project management skills applied to wide range and number of project types, complexities, domains and geographies
• Strong expertise in Finance & Accounting domain and lead / managed Finance & Accounting projects
• Should have exposure to RFP / RFI and other deal pursuits
• Self-starter, independent, initiator, strong organizational, presentation, interpersonal and consultative skills is a must
• Strong CRM skills Deep understanding of the different aspects of BPO business – QA, MIS, SLA, Base-lining, etc.
• PMP or other project management certification is a plus
• Knowledge and/or experience or certifications in Six Sigma or Green belt / black belt is a plus

Supplemental:

• Maintaining an established work schedule and strong work ethic
• Very strong analytical, planning, organizational, and time management skills
• Strong research skills including gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources
• Effective reporting and documentation skills
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
• Working in a cross-functional team and environment
• Flexibility to work in different timezones as per project requirements
• Availability to travel to Domestic or International locations for project support as per project requirements
• Financial acumen Interpreting and applying rules, regulations, policies, and procedures Technology and system orientation
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy to network with entire organization and get things done by building bridges
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through

Competencies/ Skill set:

• Finance & Accounting Transition experience is a must
• Demonstrated hands on experience in driving in successfully leading large multi-dimensional transitions
• 10-12 years of intense customer facing role out of which at least 5 years exposure to transitions / project management
• Managed / liaised with IT Projects teams to deliver the technology and enabling tool as part of transition project deliverable

Bachelors degree and PMP or Prince 2 certification