**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting embraces long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. In this role, you will work for IBM BPO, part of Consulting that, accelerates digital transformation using agile methodologies, process mining, and AI-powered workflows.    You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including IBM Software and Red Hat.    Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be supported by mentors and coaches who will encourage you to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and learning opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.    **Your role and responsibilities** As a Subject Matter Expert, you are involved in various aspects of client acquisition - RFX support, due diligence, client presentations, transition support and stabilization. Besides, you will also support new offering development and specific projects with existing accounts to enable efficiency/effectiveness improvements. Your primary responsibilities include: * Responsible for creating and percolating POV on leading practices and establishing thought leadership in various engagement areas. * Lead the implementation of the platform by providing business requirements to the development team and ensuring the client commitments are translated into functionalities. * You will own client engagements/contracts across geographies- Operations support for establishing processes, metrics identifications and reporting. * You will be responsible for monitoring and managing the successful Transformation and subsequent delivery of the Service Operations Management (SOM) workstream, working with several external clients, to ensure that they are structured appropriately to deliver both direct and indirect business benefits. * Responsible for achieving transformation at a high level of change management experience, including challenging, inspiring, and leading the team. * Lead business change management, responsible for delivering multiple organisational change programmes that deliver the transformed operating model for clients. * Assist management with career development activities for team members, team leaders and managers, including performance management, feedback, and training. * Ensure adequate mentorship & training of team members to ensure process objectives & Customer requirements are met. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Minimums 14 years of experience in the Finance domain preferably in a BPO environment. * Validated skills and experience in handling various aspects of Procure to Pay. * Solid understanding of practices, processes, controls, and improvement ideas in PTP. * Prior Exposure to the solution cycle will be preferred. * Exposure to platform solutions, e-invoicing platforms, and other technology solutions in the PTP domain is an advantage. * Ability to exponent and engage multiple customers across the globe and handle critical issues. * Focus on implementation - essential for delivery as per SLAs/SOW. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * A Chartered Accountant or Master’s in Business Administration (Finance domain) * Proven experience in end-to-end Procure to Pay process. * In-depth process knowledge in central finance reporting, management reporting and reports. * Ability to influence people internal/external customers, Operations and Finance partners. * Ambitious individual who can work under their direction towards agreed targets/goals and with a creative approach to work. * Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management. * Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. * Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications.