Job Type: Permanent
Work Mode: Hybrid (3 Days from office)
insurance domain experience
As the Business Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape of Zensar Technologies client. Your expertise will be instrumental in developing and implementing robust financial systems and strategies that align with the company's goals. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization's financial health and future growth.
Responsibilities for Internal Candidates
· Own and maintain the architecture for all Finance systems, ensuring coherence, scalability, and alignment with Clients technology and data strategies.
· Oversee all BAU architectural activity for Finance systems provided by Zensar, ensuring architectural integrity, documentation, and governance.
· Take architectural responsibility for Finance-related systems and integrations currently outside the Zensar remit, ensuring they are managed within a consistent framework.
· Partner with the Finance leadership team to translate functional and process needs into sound architecture and system design.
· Lead and govern architectural aspects of major Finance initiatives, with immediate focus on cash matching, reconciliation, and overall process and efficiency improvements.
· Ensure Finance systems and data integrations comply with Clients standards for security, performance, and compliance.
· Contribute to strategic planning, roadmaps, and technology selection for the Finance domain.
· Coach and guide Finance IT teams in applying architectural best practices.
Personal Attributes:
· Collaborative and pragmatic, able to work across business and IT boundaries.
· Structured thinker with high attention to detail and a strategic mindset.
· Proactive in identifying improvement opportunities and driving change.
Strong advocate for architectural excellence and governance.
Qualifications for Internal Candidates
· Proven experience in enterprise or solution architecture roles focused on Finance systems (ERP, reconciliation, general ledger, cash management, procurement, etc.).
· Strong understanding of Finance business processes and the supporting applications landscape.
· Demonstrable experience working with outsourced or managed service providers, ideally in a partnership model similar to Zensar.
· Hands-on knowledge of systems integration, APIs, data flows, and middleware relevant to finance processing.
· Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical partners.
· Comfortable operating in a hybrid delivery environment with complex vendor and systems landscapes.
TOGAF or equivalent certification desirable but not essential