Finance Integration Project Manager (Post Merger Integration)

Location: Mumbai, in

Company Description

Believe is a global artist development company. We empower local artists, labels and publishers to grow their audiences at each stage of their careers with expertise, respect, fairness and transparency. 

Operating in 50+ countries, with more than 2,000 employees, Believe offers a full range of services including audience development, publishing, marketing and distribution, with a tailor-made approach to fit any artist, label or publisher. 

Believe champions independence and innovation through a unique model that combines local expertise with a global tech platform, delivering exclusive solutions for artists to promote and monetize their music thanks to strategic partnerships with leading global digital service providers. 

With a leading portfolio of brands that includes Nuclear Blast, naïve, TuneCore, Groove Attack, Sentric, AllPoints and Byond, Believe artists generated more than 800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across all genres, and were recognized with more than 70 leading industry awards. 

Learn more at www.believe.com 

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of PMIF Department, the Finance Integration Project Manager is the guarantor of the operational success, deadlines, and budget of projects aiming to integrate new subsidiaries into the Group. You will orchestrate the deployment from A to Z, serving as the key point of contact for both local and central management throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities: 

A) Steering & Governance (Subsidiary & Finance Executive Committee facing):

• Scope the project, define governance, and structure and lead project committees (Local Project Committees, Group Steering Committees).

• Build, monitor, and adjust the global integration master plan.

• Manage risks, anticipate slippages (deadline/cost), formalize corrective action plans. • Provide regular progress reporting (dashboards) to central management.

• Validate key deployment milestones (veto power on scheduling).

B) Change Management & Support

• Assess the impact of change on local finance teams.

• Drive the communication strategy and user training plans

• Ensure alignment, engagement, and mobilization of local stakeholders.

C) Team Coordination:

• Work in close synergy with the Core Model Expert to seamlessly embed technical and regulatory workstreams into the overall schedule. 

Must Have: 

• Experience: 8 to 10 years of professional experience, including a mandatory requirement of 5 full seasons within an audit firm (Big 4), complemented by significant experience in finance transformation or finance integration project management (ideally within a consulting firm or an international corporate finance department).

• Technical Skills: Solid foundation in financial audit, combined with a proven mastery of project management methodologies (PMP, Prince2, Agile).

• Soft Skills: Strong influential leadership, diplomacy, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and high resilience in shifting environments.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant or ACCA 

Additional Information

Benefits @Believe: 

#Flexibility – Just punch in leaves, not in time and out time

#Office perks – a game of foosball, table tennis to bat the afternoon lacklustre, free event pass for exclusive and limited shows, music subscription, etc

#Wellbeing – Caring by EUTELMED, professionals are at your disposal for advice and support, in your own language and culture

#Transperancy – engaged in secondary activity just disclose it to us

#Sustainability – You can be a part of CSR program, represent yourself as a #Shaper and contribute to a better future.

Disclaimer: 

Believe strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.