Manager, Controllership Transformation (Blackline COE)

Overview

Manage and deliver the Blackline Controllership Transformation roadmap for the Blackline Centre of Excellence, covering journals and reconciliations, transactions matching, tasks and variance analysis, the A/R module, AI capabilities, governance and controls, admin support, project management, and training and audit readiness.

What you'll do

• Deliver the Controllership Transformation roadmap against planned timelines, staying current on Blackline releases and product enhancements, including AI features.
• Scale Journals automation across new use cases (Intercompany template, automated journals from Reconciliations, Data Sources and Matching) and drive continued Reconciliation automation and standard-template adoption.
• Identify and configure new matching use cases end to end, including data sources, in-transit set-up and pass-rules, in partnership with process owners.
• Coordinate global close processes through Tasks and support scaling of Variance Analysis and Financial Reporting Analytics (FRA) for quarterly reporting packages.
• Support discovery, fit-gap and phased implementation of the A/R Module to improve working capital and O2C efficiency.
• Evaluate and pilot AI-enabled features across modules, e.g. anomaly detection in Matching and Reconciliations (Verity assist and prepare) and AI-assisted variance commentary.
• Execute change control (impact assessment, testing and sign-off before production), perform periodic access reviews in line with SOX/ITGC requirements, and maintain the RAID log for platform risks and issues.
• Oversee day-to-day delivery from the Blackline Admin Support team (user access, maintenance/troubleshooting, documentation, escalations to Blackline) and cross-train the COE and admin team.
• Gather requirements from process owners and translate them into technical specifications; lead upgrades and enhancements with minimal disruption.
• Support Finance projects, including acquisition integrations; track timelines, deliverables and budget; maintain system documentation (data collection workbook).
• Deliver training on Blackline modules, AI features and leading practices; report on system usage, performance and compliance.
• Ensure regulatory and internal-control adherence; prepare audit materials and respond to auditor inquiries.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology or a related field.
• 3–7 years in accounting or finance, including at least 2–4 years managing or implementing Blackline or similar financial systems.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting and internal controls.
• Experience in Blackline optimization and advanced transformation initiatives.
• Experience with system implementation and project management.
• Understanding of business process flows, data management and financial systems best practices.
• Ability to translate "what is required" into "how it's done" and to "find it" and "fix it."
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills; detail-oriented; works independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with partners at all levels.

Nice to have

• Blackline certification.
• CPA or equivalent.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI/automation capabilities within finance systems.
• NetSuite knowledge.

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, India.
• Comfortable working 2–11pm shifts.