Introduction

We are building a modern Wipro. 

We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. 

It has always been in our DNA – as the world around us changes, so do we.

Wipro is at the forefront of helping companies around the world transform so that they can deliver great experiences to their customers, partners and employees. At Wipro Consulting, we are at the heart of this endeavour.

We provide end-to-end business transformation acceleration – from insights to results – and help shape the next generation operating models. Wipro Consulting, with its deep industry focus and product/platform expertise, is at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry transformation and resilience focused transformations. We are a preferred transformation partner of global Fortune 500 companies across financial services, communications and media, consumer, energy, utilities, healthcare and life sciences, and manufacturing industries.

͏Overview & Responsibilities

This is a Partner level role within our global Finance Transformation consulting practice. The role as Head of Finance Transformation, Europe will lead the growth of the consulting business across strategic account(s) by leveraging both existing & emerging capabilities, in addition to creating new strategic growth areas to deliver significant profitable growth for the accounts and consulting globally. The role will report into the Consulting Head-Europe, with a dotted line to the Global Finance Transformation Head. 

This role is expected to lead the growth agenda, provide thought leadership and be the trusted CFO advisor (in a business development, transformational and delivery capacity) across the following areas within the Europe region and in a supporting role Globally across all industries. 

• Finance Strategy
• Finance Operating Model
• Finance Technology and Process Automation
• Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
• Sustainable Finance

The role is expected to have expertise in transformation on 2 or more of Finance Functions like Financial Planning & Analytics, Financial Close & Reconciliation, F&A Reporting, Balance Sheet Integrity & Statements Attestations, Financial Reporting & Compliance, to name a few

Role is also expected to provide pull-through opportunities for wider Wipro Consulting practice areas (Supply Chain and Operations, Sales and Marketing, Technology Strategy, People and Change, Sustainability)

Our Head of Finance Transformation Partner, Europe is expected to build and maintain senior client (up to C-level) relationships and leverage strategic partnerships as relevant for business growth strategy, in collaboration with the Global Account Executives and other business leaders globally. 

Areas of focus 

• Growth: Work with the Consulting leadership team and Europe sales teams to agree and execute a targeted sales strategy to grow Wipro’s Finance Transformation business in Europe (leveraging our global capabilities) 
• Relationships: As a Partner you bring a significant external CFO network within the European markets that you can leverage to provide Wipro with business development opportunities. You also possess the ability to quickly forge constructive internal relationships within and across multiple Wipro practices ensuring we can take a truly ‘One Wipro’ approach to our clients.
• Solutions: You will be a good ‘shaper’, able to pull together the best of what Wipro can offer to drive innovative solutions to client problems in the European market 
• Team Building: Initially you will look to leverage the broader consulting capabilities in the Europe region, as well as our substantial offshore presence. As pipeline crystalizes, you will also look to build an on-site presence within the region of similarly minded Finance Transformation consultants.

W͏ho we are looking for

Develop Business, Sell & Deliver

• Big picture orientation, conceiving effective strategies to drive growth across the region
• Outstanding leadership, communication, relationship building and networking skills on the client side, ecosystem partners and internal organization
• Successful in generating consulting business from new and existing accounts and have the capability to drive and lead customer relationships into multimillion-dollar engagements.
• Bring a self-sufficient approach that will be both pro-active in driving business development opportunities as well as effective at creating personal utilization in our ‘sell & deliver’ operating model (after a period of embedding)
• Delivery and program expertise with experience in handling multi shore consulting projects with distributed teams delivering sustainable customer value.

Driving Transformation

• Be a champion and passionate advocate for Finance Transformation in the European CFO landscape to reposition Wipro as a strategic partner to accelerate and sustain customer value. The individual must be an ambassador for Digital Adoption and Digital Transformation across industries.
• Significant transformation proposition definition and engagement shaping using core and disruptive technologies to solve business problems for tangible business benefits at large enterprise clients
• Influential internal change agent with gravitas and business building mindset
• Ability to drive and lead strategic execution, manage change, build relationships with clients and partners, motivate teams and achieve results
• Bring strong program and consulting disciplines (e.g. Project / Program Management, Storytelling, Executive Communications, Commercial disciplines etc.)
• Possess good working knowledge, in depth in areas, of common EPM and Finance Technology and Process Automation solutions (such as: SAP S/4HANA, SAP Group Reporting, SAP SAC, Oracle EPM Cloud, MS Dynamics 365, Power BI, Board, Anaplan, Celonis, ARIS, Blackline, Trintech)

Talent Management

• Creative, collaborative, and motivating consulting leader who can focus diverse teams on common outcomes and goals
• Nurturing, developing, mentoring of top talent into future consulting business leaders
• Execution of organizational people strategy with strong collaboration from HR and Recruitment leads
• Proactively seeks opportunities to attract top diverse talent at all levels

Thought Leadership 

• Strong knowledge of the CFO agenda and experience of developing and delivering strategic Finance Transformation initiatives with a significant focus on process, data and technology.
• Brings own opinion on the key issues facing CFOs across the European region and able to demonstrate how they have leveraged this in a collaborative environment to develop points of views and propositions
• Ability to converse with industry leaders and analysts on trends within the European market
• Proactively propose solutions, investment decisions along with published artifacts, industry speakerships, analyst interactions etc.
• Internal content and offerings creator, writes publications, blogs and whitepapers
• Utilizes social media effectively with their digital presence to enhance the Wipro brand presence.

͏Why work at Wipro

We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of their age, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, or anything else. If you only meet some of the requirements for this role, that's okay! We value a diverse range of backgrounds & ideas and believe this is fundamental for our future success. So, if you have the curiosity to learn and the willingness to teach what you know, we'd love to hear from you

Wipro has been globally recognized by several organizations for our commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and diversity. Social good is in our DNA, we believe in sustainability for the health of our planet, its inhabitants, and our business. For over 75 years we have operated as a purpose-driven company with an unwavering commitment to our customers and our communities. Energized by what we call the Spirit of Wipro, we commit ourselves to being a catalyst for change – working to build a more just, equitable and sustainable society. Around 66% of Wipro’s economic ownership is pledged towards philanthropic purposes

All our employees are expected to embody Wipro’s 5-Habits for Success which are: Being Respectful, Being Responsive, Always Communicating, Demonstrate Stewardship, Building Trust.

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