Ares is seeking a Financial Applications Vice President in Mumbai to work within the Financial Applications team in Finance. Our Financial Applications team collaborates closely with other team members within the Finance and Accounting organization, IT teams, business stakeholders, end-users, consultants, and Audit/Compliance on the maintenance of the financial applications as well as involvement in certain projects.
This role requires a reliable, detail-oriented and adaptive professional who can function in the day-to-day requests sent by users as well as participate in various projects, including UAT, setup requirements and configuration updates. Individual should be able to multi-task and transition quickly. The ideal candidate should quickly become familiar with existing processes, review them thoroughly, and provide recommendations for improvements, including opportunities for automation and optimization. In addition, exposure to configurations within the various financial applications, reporting tools and exceptions handling would be helpful. Effective communication skills, and the ability to work independently with multiple personnel/departments will be crucial. Success will be evaluated based on the quality and accuracy of deliverables, adherence to deadlines and milestones, user satisfaction, and the ability to drive team improvements by streamlining processes and collaborating with IT to implement automation.