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Job Information

• Required Skills
  • Product Costing
  • artificial intelligence
  • +25
• Practice Name Finance
• Date Opened 08/31/2026
• Work Mode Onsite
• Job Type Full time
• Industry Consulting
• Zip/Postal Code 110052
• City New Delhi
• Country India
• State/Province Delhi

About Us

At Thoucentric, we offer end-to-end consulting solutions designed to address the most pressing business challenges across industries. Leveraging deep domain expertise, cutting-edge technology, and a results-driven approach, we help organizations streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and accelerate growth. We are headquartered in Bangalore with presence across multiple locations in India, US, UK, Singapore & Australia Globally.

We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia. Our unique consulting framework allows us to focus on execution rather than pure advisory. We are working closely with marquee names in the global consumer & packaged goods (CPG) industry, new age tech and start-up ecosystem.

We have been certified as "Great Place to Work" by AIM and have been ranked as "50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For".

We have an experienced consulting team of over 500+ world-class business and technology consultants based across six global locations, supporting clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial approach and focus on delivery excellence. We have also built point solutions and products through Thoucentric labs using AI/ML in the supply chain space.

Job Description

Lead – Finance Transformation (SAP FICO & SAC Planning)

Location: Delhi NCR
Reporting To: Head of SAP

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Transformation Leader to drive the organization's finance digitization, planning modernization, and process transformation agenda.

The role will serve as the bridge between Finance, Business, SAP teams, and implementation partners to design and deliver best-in-class financial planning, reporting, and decision-support capabilities. The individual will be responsible for driving transformation initiatives across budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, management reporting, financial close, and performance management leveraging SAP S/4HANA Finance and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning.

The ideal candidate will combine strong finance process expertise with deep SAP FICO knowledge and hands-on SAC Planning implementation experience. This role will play a critical part in enabling a data-driven finance organization through process standardization, automation, analytics, and digital adoption.

Education

• B.Tech / BE preferred
  
• MBA, CA, CMA, or equivalent qualification preferred

Experience

• 10–15 years of experience in Finance Transformation, SAP Finance Consulting, Enterprise Planning Solutions, or related domains.
  
• Mandatory experience in at least one end-to-end implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning, including business process design, implementation, testing, and business adoption.
  
• Strong hands-on functional expertise in SAP FICO and SAP S/4HANA Finance.
  
• Experience in FMCG, Agrochemicals, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, or similar industries preferred.
  
• Proven track record of leading finance transformation initiatives involving planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial analytics.
  
• Experience working with Finance Leadership, Business Teams, SAP Teams, Technology Teams, and Implementation Partners.
  
• Experience with Anaplan, SAP BPC, Oracle EPM, or similar planning solutions will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Transformation

• Drive finance transformation initiatives aligned with organizational objectives and business priorities.
  
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes through digitization, automation, standardization, and analytics.
  
• Promote best-in-class finance practices and support the evolution of a modern digital finance operating model.
  
• Drive adoption of digital finance solutions across business and finance teams.

SAP Finance Solutions

• Act as the functional lead for SAP Finance processes covering:
  
• • General Ledger (GL)
    
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
    
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)
    
  • Asset Accounting (AA)
    
  • Cost Center Accounting
    
  • Profit Center Accounting
    
  • Product Costing
    
  • Internal Orders
    
  • COPA / Margin Analysis
    
  • Financial Closing & Reporting
    
• Translate business requirements into scalable SAP solutions and process improvements.
  
• Partner with SAP functional and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of finance initiatives.
  
• Support continuous improvement and optimization of SAP Finance processes.

FP&A, Planning & Performance Management

• Lead the design, implementation, and adoption of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning as the enterprise planning platform.
  
• Partner with Finance leadership to transform budgeting, forecasting, annual operating planning, and management reporting processes.
  
• Design and implement:
  
• • Driver-Based Planning
    
  • Rolling Forecasts
    
  • Scenario Planning
    
  • What-If Simulations
    
  • Profitability Analysis
    
  • Financial Performance Management
    
• Establish integrated planning processes connecting financial, sales, manufacturing, and supply chain plans.
  
• Improve planning cycle efficiency, forecast accuracy, and decision-making capabilities.

Reporting, Analytics & Automation

• Enable finance teams with enhanced reporting, analytics, and planning capabilities.
  
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics teams to develop finance dashboards and KPI frameworks.
  
• Promote adoption of self-service reporting and analytics tools.
  
• Identify opportunities for automation, process simplification, and improved controls.
  
• Leverage data and analytics to support informed decision-making across finance functions.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Collaborate closely with Finance Leadership, Business Teams, SAP Teams, Technology Teams, and External Partners.
  
• Lead business workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and solution design discussions.
  
• Manage relationships with implementation partners and solution providers.
  
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technology solutions.
  
• Influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption of transformed finance processes.

Change Management & Adoption

• Drive organizational adoption of finance transformation initiatives.
  
• Develop training, communication, and change management plans.
  
• Act as a trusted advisor to finance stakeholders on process transformation and technology enablement.
  
• Ensure successful transition from legacy processes to digital finance platforms.

Desired Competencies

Functional Skills

• Strong SAP FICO functional expertise with SAP S/4HANA Finance experience.
  
• Mandatory hands-on implementation experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning.
  
• Strong understanding of FP&A processes including:
  
• • Budgeting
    
  • Forecasting
    
  • Long Range Planning
    
  • Management Reporting
    
  • Scenario Modelling
    
  • Profitability Analysis
    
  • Financial Performance Management
    
• Experience in Finance Process Transformation and Business Process Re-engineering.
  
• Understanding of finance analytics, planning models, and enterprise reporting frameworks.
  
• Familiarity with Anaplan, SAP BPC, Oracle EPM, or similar planning solutions is preferred.
  
• Knowledge of AI-enabled finance use cases, predictive forecasting, and finance automation will be an advantage.

Behavioral Competencies

• Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  
• Strong ability to influence business leaders and senior stakeholders.
  
• Hands-on leader with a strong execution mindset.
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
  
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.