Vice President - Process Excellence

Overview

Lead process excellence, finance process optimization and integration of Bank and Securities finance operations within MUFG's Americas Finance functions.

What you'll do

• Provide expert advice for process excellence across all Americas finance streams (FP&A, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Accounts Payable, Regulatory Reporting, SOX, Tax, Product Control, Budgeting).
• Optimize financial tools and processes post-migration to drive automation and efficiency within the captive.
• Align similar processes across MGS entities and lead identification and execution of synergies between Bank and Securities Finance teams, including operating model design, functional alignment and team integration.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior Finance leadership across Bank and Securities, influencing decision-making and driving alignment on the target operating model.
• Evaluate, redesign and optimize end-to-end finance processes to improve efficiency, quality, control, scalability and stakeholder experience.
• Partner with finance leadership to establish process roadmaps aligned with organizational and Finance Centre of Excellence objectives.
• Identify finance process gaps, bottlenecks and operational inefficiencies; develop and implement sustainable improvement solutions.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of finance processes across Bank and Securities.
• Support finance migration and transformation programs through process assessment, operating model design, knowledge transfer and stabilization activities.
• Develop and implement a continuous improvement framework using Lean, Six Sigma and best-practice methodologies.
• Analyze process performance metrics and operational data to identify improvement opportunities and track benefits realization.
• Drive process simplification initiatives to eliminate non-value-added activities and reduce process complexity.
• Benchmark finance processes against industry best practices and recommend innovative solutions to enhance performance.
• Consolidate similar activities and align processes across teams to generate cost efficiencies and optimize resource utilization.
• Measure and track realized benefits from process improvement initiatives, including cost savings, productivity gains, quality improvements and risk reduction.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and service-level agreements (SLAs) to ensure continuous process optimization and operational excellence.

What you'll need

• Experience of 12-15 years working in financial closing and reporting teams in a Bank, Bank captive or a Big 4 accounting firm practice, preferably with a controls and governance focus.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree, or Chartered Accountant, and relevant accounting qualifications.
• Deep understanding of the banking landscape, including regulatory requirements and products such as loans, guarantees, trade finance, cash equities or derivatives.
• Proficiency in transition methodologies and managing cross-functional teams across different time zones.
• Drive the efficiency agenda for bank and securities businesses by reducing overlapping processes.
• Strong background in accounting principles, budgeting and financial reporting systems such as SAP or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (proficient with Excel/VBA, Word and Access).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability and a proactive, motivated approach.
• Ability to operate with urgency and prioritize work accordingly.
• Strong decision-making skills and sound judgement.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurized environment.

Details

• Location: MUFG Global Service Private Ltd., Bengaluru (BCIT).