For a career with a business and financial management solution provider, there are excellent growth opportunities in this domain. Candidates with degrees in fields like finance, management, economics, or business studies are preferred. There are various roles available at different levels, including consulting, management, technology, operations, and more. Continuous learning and developing new skills are important for career progression. Companies like Intuit recruit top talent from campuses and through employee referrals. They also provide extensive training programs and opportunities for employees to take on new roles and develop in the organization.

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n order to provide visibility and
agility to today's businesses,
corporations both big and small
are always looking out for an
improved business and financial
management solution as these
form the pillars and vehicle for
business growth. This sector
today is, in an environment that
demands unceasing innovation
and constantly finding new ways
For a career with a "Business and Financial management solution provider", the growth
opportunity in the domain of business and financial management is excellent and there
are several routes that a candidate can take. Intuit, a leading provider of business and
financial management solutions, takes us through the nuances of the sector.
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competition and not just that, they are also
faced with various challenges, one of the critical
ones being the efficient management of
finances. The need of the hour hence is to
simplify even the most complex tasks in
financial management that would help improve
efficiency while strengthening financial controls.
Today there are several cloud based
solutions available for customers to choose
from as the focus of this sector is shifting from
improving shareholder value to enhancing
customer's experience with their products and
profitability. In fact, creating and maintaining a
USP is becoming a key challenge for most in
this sector. Despite this, there is a never ending
curiosity and interest about this domain and
to accelerate time. With changing external
business environment, flexible business models
and availability of multiple solution providers to
the same customer, most service providers in
this domain are faced with immense
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hence in the careers in this domain. Business
margins may be smaller for the organizations
but the manpower requirement is only going
up. Another reason could be the advent of new
players in the market.
Charting a career
Talking about a career with a "Business and
Financial management solution provider" a
candidate with a degree in the field of finance,
management, economics, risk management or
business studies is usually preferred over
candidates with no formal education in these
fields. The analytical skills and the training in
the latest Financial/ Business methods and best
practices that these degrees provide are highly
sought after by the employers. Over and above
the education, the candidate's communication
skills, ability to discuss the subject and present
ideas with clarity is a big plus. Top candidates
usually are the ones who are free thinkers and
and several other functions, there are varied
roles at various levels available within and
outside an organization for a professional to
explore. It is also possible to switch roles
between functions and business verticals.
Effective careers are built by setting up and
realizing short and long-term individual career
goals. Continuous feedback and self-learning are
often the best ways to recognize an individual's
strength and opportunity areas. Updating
oneself with the latest practices, trends,
methods, and newer concepts can be a big
plus. In some cases higher education like a
master's degree or a professional specialization
in a specific stream may be a highly
advantageous career move.
Sourcing the best of talent
The strength of Intuit hugely depends on its
employees who are carefully chosen to
represent the organization. At Intuit, we work
have the ability to think through simple
solutions for a presented problem statement.
Campus recruiting is also big in this sector and
most large and mid- size corporations hire
their new generation talent on-campus.
Further, the growth opportunity in the
domain of business and financial management
is excellent and there are several routes that a
candidate can take. Spread across consulting,
management, technology, advisor, operations
on continuous candidate pipeline and every
candidate we interact with adds to our pipeline
for current or future hiring. Social recruiting in
every form is a high spinner at Intuit. We
source a third of our candidates through our
employee referrals as we believe that our best
talent should help us reach out to the best
talent outside Intuit through their network. For
this, we have several social media savvy tools.
Over and above this, the recruiting team is

3. Deepali Dani, Talent Acquisition
Manager at Intuit India has been a
Talent leader for last 14 years.
Creating winning teams, hiring the top
talent, and making a Talent
organization which serves strategic
value to the organization are her key
drivers. Prior to this, she was with
Cisco Systems. She holds a Post
Graduate Diploma in HR from XLRI
Jamshedpur.
Deepali Dani
Talent Acquisition Manager
Intuit India
continuously reaching out to all
active as well as passive
candidates, monitoring their career
movements and interest to
change. Intuit is an employer of
choice and that brings a lot of
top professionals to us directly.
We have a well set up external
partners' team, which help us
from time to time. Apart from
this, we actively participate and
host several conferences, events
and hiring drives. We also partner
with a few technical assessment
platform organizations that not
only help us with early candidate
screening but also help in
sourcing the top candidates in
their pool. Competitive
intelligence studies and market
information banks helps us keep
our target talent information
handy.
Training takes priority
We take our employees very
seriously so, we make sure that
every aspect of their career
development is taken care of. To
accelerate their growth in the
organization, Intuit has a very
structured training portal where
there is self-help on topics of
need as well as common asks. All
of Intuit's mandatory trainings are
run through this portal. The
Talent Development Team is
continuously working on keeping
the trainings updated and
meaningful. The trainings are web
based as well as interactive. Over
and above this, there are several
classroom session trainings
conducted by internal or external
partners time to time based on
the needs. The technical training
team plans trainings based on the
business and the individual's needs
and facilitates the delivery. There
are several external training
programs and organizations that
Intuit supports for employees
seeking help in any specific area.
Besides training programs and
support, employees at Intuit get
career guidance; support;
mentoring and managerial
coaching through support groups
called "communities".
Growth and development
opportunities
Intuit is continuously helping its
employees grow and develop. A
performance based merit growth
that is enabled through setting a
shared vision between the
employee and the manager in the
beginning of the year with a
continuous follow through is a
great enabler. In addition to
vertical growth, Intuit highly
encourages employees taking up
different roles within the
organization that in turn helps the
employees increase the learning
and the exposure. Most hiring
positions are open for all the
employees to participate and find
a role that matches their interest
and career plan. Intuit has a
strong mentorship program as
well which is open for all and
employees can sign up with a
mentor of their choice. Intuit also
has a unique program called
"unstructured time" which an
employee can use to develop an
idea, process, practice which he/
she is passionate about and work
on the same with likeminded
colleagues while fulfilling their
creative pursuits. "Product gallery
walks" and "innovation days" are
some of the initiatives that help
Intuit employees showcase their
work to the Intuit family as well
as external communities time and
again. Intuit also regularly
organizes informal sessions for its
employees to interact with and get
inspired from the senior ;eaders
as they share and exchange their
life experiences, journeys, career
achievements, etc., in a casual
group chat setting.
The road ahead
The present scenario in the
financial management industry is
very appealing and the
opportunities are growing
exponentially which augurs well
for new entrants in this field. The
key is to ensure they are well-
equipped with the right tools that
will help obtain the right
opportunity that is in line with
their vision and career goal. HC
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