DescriptionJoin the Payments Advisory team as a subject matter expert in the Finance and Shared Service Center domains!
As a Shared Service Center Advisory Executive Director/Vice President you will act as a SME in the Finance and Shared Service Center (SSC) domain and work with clients across Asia excluding India. You will be sharing best practices with clients conducting process deep divesfacilitating white boarding sessions building new client engagement frameworks and creating thought leadership content for pitching JP Morgan solutions. The candidate will work closely with the Sales Coverage and Product teams to support new sales pipeline growth and portfolio targets.
Job responsibilities:
- Serve as the Lead advisor to CFOs and SSC leaders in APAC offering guidance on SSC location strategy and service design for Finance delivery centers.
- Assist clients in creating and implementing transformation plans to lower costs enhance DSO/DPO metrics and streamline finance operations focusing on O2C and P2P processes.
- Develop benchmarking insights for O2C and P2P including metrics such as invoice cycle times payment exceptions unapplied cash and duplicate payments.
- Create and deliver thought leadership content on SSC modernization AI in finance digital procurement and receivables optimization.
- Translate market trends into practical frameworks and maturity models that guide clients through transformation of core O2C/P2P processes.
- Collaborate with product and platform teams to integrate JPMs digital solutionssuch as virtual accounts CashFlow Intelligence (CFI) and ERP/TMS connectorsinto the P2P and O2C lifecycle.
- Drive solution design for finance-embedded workflows including centralized vendor payments invoice presentment and automated reconciliation.
- Lead client workshops focused on O2C and P2P transformation including shared service maturity assessments pain point identification and roadmap development that link strategic finance transformation goals with tactical improvements in billing payment collections and procurement.
- Utilize diagnostic tools to evaluate SSC process & KPI performance and identify automation opportunities such as RPA e-invoicing and predictive analytics.
- Provide input into strategic RFPs and transformation planning for global corporates evaluating centralized finance service delivery.
Required qualifications capabilities and skills:
- Min. 12 years of experience in shared services finance transformation finance or O2C/P2P consulting within large corporates SSCs or advisory firms.
- Knowledge of key cash management offerings by Banks and their relevance to SSCs.
- Strong understanding of working capital management along with its key drivers.
- Extremely strong Program management and organization skills.
- Strong at influencing a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Strong inter-personal skills so that he/she instills confidence and trust.
- Deep knowledge of O2C and P2P processes including invoice management billing receivables vendor payments credit control dispute resolution and reconciliations.
- Proven ability to translate client business challenges into executable shared services strategies with measurable financial and operational outcomes.
- Strong executive presence with experience engaging CFOs Heads of SSCs and Global Process Owners (GPOs).
- Familiarity with ERP/TMS platforms (SAP Oracle Workday) RPA AI-based automation and APIs related to receivables and payables.
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business or equivalent.
Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills:
- MBA CPA or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
Required Experience:
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