Business Transformation Consultant

About the Role

A career in IBM Consulting involves building long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide, helping leading companies shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. IBM Consulting offers tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact, supported by strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat. A culture of growth and empathy focuses on long-term career development while valuing unique skills and experiences.

Key Responsibilities

As a Business Transformation Consultant specializing in Finance Analytics, you will serve as a strategic advisor to clients for their Enterprise Planning and Performance Management needs.

• Design Technology Solutions: Design, build, and manage planning and performance management technology solutions that meet clients' corporate strategy execution needs, utilizing AI-infused extended Planning, Analytics (xP&A), and Performance Management platforms.
• Analyze Data Insights: Analyze data to drive insights and make data-driven decisions, effectively communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive performance management discussions.
• Identify Performance Gaps: Identify performance gaps, implement change, and develop comprehensive transformation recommendations to address these gaps, leveraging knowledge of financial planning processes and AI/ML-infused forecasting algorithms.
• Develop Strategic Plans: Develop strategic plans that integrate business acumen, technical expertise, and strong communication skills to drive successful Financial Reporting, Planning, and Performance Management projects at the Enterprise level.
• Drive Business Outcomes: Drive business outcomes by applying a deep understanding of processes related to strategy, marketing, sales & operations planning, and financial planning, ensuring alignment with clients' overall business objectives.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Technical Proficiency in xP&A: Experience with AI-infused extended Planning, Analytics (xP&A), and Performance Management platforms, such as IBM Planning Analytics and Cognos Controller, with the ability to design, build, and manage planning and performance management technology solutions.
• Financial Planning Processes: Experience in financial planning processes, including strategy, marketing, sales & operations planning, capital planning, project planning, production and capacity planning, long-range forecasting, rolling forecasts, cash flow forecasting, and financial statement (B/S and P&L) planning and financial modeling.
• AI/ML-infused Forecasting: Experience with AI/ML-infused forecasting algorithms, with the ability to analyze data to drive insights and make data-driven decisions.
• Performance Management: Experience in identifying performance gaps, implementing change, and developing comprehensive transformation recommendations to address these gaps.
• Business Acumen: Experience in integrating business acumen, technical expertise, and strong communication skills to drive successful Financial Reporting, Planning, and Performance Management projects at the Enterprise level.

Qualifications

• Preferred Education: Master's Degree