Job Overview
This role will play a pivotal part in driving efficient processes, accurate data, and reliable reporting across the enterprise.
The Finance Transformation team has a wide-ranging responsibility to drive the global implementation of SAP S/4HANA, build reporting to provide meaningful insights, improve process integration, standardize data, drive automation of Finance activities, and introduce artificial intelligence and machine learning to Finance solutions.
This position will identify opportunities for Finance Transformation, organize and prioritize opportunities to align with business objectives, collaborate with colleagues to design resilient business processes, execute process and system improvements, manage change communication and acceptance across the enterprise, and articulate progress and benefit realization.
Key Responsibilities
* Identify deployment site requirements and solutions within our global SAP template; define gaps and design solutions, with support from system architects, where required
* Train new users in global processes in coordination with Subject Matter Experts
* Coordinate and support the execution of user acceptance testing and data conversion validation
* Lead workshops and interviews with Subject Matter Experts to identify transformation opportunities
* Manage the transformation portfolio within the Agile framework, linking opportunities to leadership priorities
* Develop, track, and report metrics to articulate change benefit realization
* Lead both direct reports and subject matter experts who work in other departments and functions
* Collaborate with colleagues to design and implement resilient business processes enabled by supporting technologies
* Define and communicate change impacts to Finance processes, systems, and structures, and support peer leaders to drive stakeholder engagement, communication, and acceptance of change
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Systems, or related fields, or equivalent experience
* Minimum 10 years of experience in project execution, process design, and/or systems implementation
* Experience with SAP (S/4HANA preferred), specifically with Financial Accounting and Controlling modules
* Strong knowledge of and experience with leading practice budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and accounting principles for typical business processes of a Life Sciences manufacturing company (Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, etc.)
* Ability to manage change effectively, including strong interpersonal communication skills that can be adapted to various levels of the organization
* Experience with Agile project management framework, and ability to set goals, create sprint plans, track progress, and hold team members accountable for timely delivery
* Experience and/or training in Generative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, SAP BW/BI, Microsoft Power BI, and other tools in the Microsoft Power Platform or similar tools for process automation
* Ability to lead cross-functional teams collaboratively, encouraging resilience and maintaining a positive mindset
* Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to logically structure issues and recommend best practice solutions
* Mindset focused on continuous learning to maintain knowledge of industry trends, new technologies, and evolving best practices
Travel Requirements
Up to 26 business days per year.
Physical Requirements
Sedentary-Exerting up to 10 lbs/4 kg of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.