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Senior Manager - GFS SOD & User Management

Hyderabad Permanent INR5,000,000 - INR6,000,000 per year View Job Description
The Senior Manager - GFS SOD & User Management will be responsible for leading global Segregation of Duties (SOD) and user access management strategy, ensuring robust governance across finance systems and maintaining an audit-ready control environment. It involves managing end-to-end access lifecycle processes, driving risk reduction, and collaborating with IT, audit, and business teams to strengthen compliance and controls.
  • Own global strategy and execution for Segregation of Duties (SOD)
  • Drive access governance, risk mitigation, and audit-ready control compliance

About Our Client

The hiring organisation is a large global entity operating in the FMCG industry.

Job Description

  • Design, maintain, and continuously improve the global SOD policy, rule set, and control framework across finance systems and connected applications
  • Lead the end-to-end user access lifecycle (joiner, mover, leaver), ensuring standardised workflows, SLAs, and strong evidence trails
  • Establish and operate preventive and detective SOD controls, including access risk simulations, preapproval checks, and post provisioning monitoring
  • Govern role design and access models (RBAC/ABAC), enforcing least privilege principles and reducing custom roles and toxic combinations
  • Coordinate and execute periodic user access certifications with business owners; track completion, issues, and remediations to closure
  • Oversee emergency access (firefighter) processes, including approvals, monitoring, and review of activity logs
  • Implement and optimize GRC/IGA tooling and integrations; define functional requirements, test changes, and drive adoption with business and IT
  • Partner with GPOs, Security, and Internal Audit to align SOD coverage with business processes, ITGC, SOX 404, and regulatory obligations

The Successful Applicant

A successful Senior Manager - GFS SOD & User Management should have:

  • 8-10+ years in risk, controls, or identity/access governance, with deep experience in SOD frameworks and finance system user management
  • Proven track record establishing or scaling SOD and UAM programs in a shared services or global process organization
  • Hands on expertise with role architecture, toxic combination design, access risk simulation, certifications, and emergency access governance
  • Strong knowledge of SOX 404, ITGC, and control design/operating testing practices; audit or assurance background preferred
  • Experience implementing or optimizing GRC/IGA platforms and workflow integrations with ticketing and HR systems
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with process owners, IT, Security, and Audit to balance control strength with operational practicality
  • Excellent data literacy: able to build metrics, analyse trends, and communicate insights to senior stakeholders
  • Relevant certifications a plus (e.g., CISA, CRISC, CIA, or IAM/IGA credentials)

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity to work in a large organization within the FMCG and consumer durables industry.



If you are ready to take the next step in your career, apply now to join the team in Hyderabad as a Senior Manager - GFS SOD & User Management

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JN-042026-7003339

Job summary

Function
Finance & Accounting
Sub Sector
Risk Management
What is your area of specialisation?
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Hyderabad
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-042026-7003339

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