WNS Global Services Inc. (NYSE: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel and Utilities. Globally, the group’s over 44,000+ Professionals serve across 60 delivery centers in 16 countries worldwide.

WNS Sri Lanka - Established in 2004, WNS Sri Lanka has been delivering the full spectrum of BPM services – in  Customer Interaction Services, Finance and Accounting, Consultancy and Professional Services and Industry-specific Businesses for more than 15 years. With more than 800 employees operating out of 2 locations and providing ultimate business solutions.

Why Join Us?
At WNS, our mission is to enable clients to outperform with our passion for service and innovation. At the heart of each client engagement is our pursuit to understand our client’s business, and create impactful solutions that can drive agility and excellence into their business processes. Our promise of outperformance stems from our deep domain expertise, partnership approach and a global delivery network.

Our mission as an organization is guided by our CIRCLE of values: Client First, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Learning, Excellence.

We promise our employees to experience role clarity, coaching and mentoring, professional development and structured career path through our 5 people promises and keeping employee experience at the core. Experience the culture of outperformance, engagement, celebration and enjoy wide variety of best in class benefits including free HMO coverage for self and dependent from Day 1; Also contribute to society through our WNS Cares Foundation, where you have the opportunity to support meaningful initiatives and make an impact in the community.

The Lead Associate is responsible for supporting the ACS IT function in all financial  aspects of the business. This involves driving cost reduction initiatives for the business, carrying out the monthly management of the cost base effectively and ensuring Anaplan reflects the latest view of the budgets. 

The candidate will be attending monthly meetings with the cost managers, Head’s of and finally, the Director of the area to brief them on the monthly financial position of each respective area. Further, individual will discuss the current position and any possible risks and opportunities that will materialize. These meetings will be used to make decisions on how the business will operate.

Customer Satisfaction
• Proactively handle service delivery issues, deviations or potential delays in achieving deadlines by keeping the relevant parties informed
• Meet client expectations as measured by monthly service delivery reviews [Agree, Strongly agree ratings]
• Maintain good working relationship with on shore peers
Transformation, Innovation and Process Improvements
• Identify areas of improvement in processes owned and informing the management to obtain approval to implement  change
• Identifying non valuing activities to be eliminated and standardize the process
• Suggest automating opportunities of the process by removing manual steps and introducing formulas or macro

Operational Development and Continuous Improvement
• Proactively engage with the process improvement and improve the quality of the deliverables
• Continuously engaging with the team to improve the current BAU and improve the efficiency of the processes

Experience
• Min 3 yrs experience in accounting practice of finance department, according to needs of a particular role.

Qualifications
• Part Qualified / Qualified CIMA/ ACCA Qualified or Pursuing any relevant Finance Degree with Min 3 Years of relevant experience

Soft Skills
• High capability in data analytical skills
• Decision making ability & Attention to detail
• Should be Proficient in Microsoft office package (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) to delivery day to day operational tasks

Finance Business Partner Support