Manager, Shared Services Finance

Job Description

• Ensure the Business Planning & Consolidation Center of Excellence operations activities in the forecasting cycle for financial planning & analysis (FP&A) teams appropriately to optimize business transactions as part of the company's Global Business Solutions (GBS) GBS Digital organization.
• Provide operations solutions reviewing and analyzing system and passive data governance reports to ensure high quality data and timely and complete synchronization between systems.
• Act to resolve all issues and discrepancies as data stewards responsible for qualification, data analysis, creation, modification and change control for LPT (Local Planning Tool).
• Lead a global team, ensuring the FP&A calendar activities in the LPT/BPC system.
• Collaborate with the FP&A Global Process Owner and key Finance Divisional stakeholders and contribute to the design metrics and objectives for the end-to-end FP&A process.
• Actively partner with BSC & Manufacturing FP&A Leads, Divisional Centers of Expertise to improve process performance and strive for standardization of tasks.
• Lead a global Business Planning & Consolidation team, ensuring SOP controls, metrics and manage different projects and initiatives.
• Will supervise 3 employees.

Education Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree (or its U.S. equivalent) in Finance, Mathematics or Computer Science.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Must have at least 8 years' experience in FP&A and BPC at regional level and/or in Shared Services.
• Solid experience in leading change initiatives also required.
• Must have strong knowledge of FP&A processes and strong process orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, and influence highly qualified and culturally diverse professionals in a complex Matrix organization; strong interpersonal communication and ability to project a vision; strong customer service mind-set; ability to operate independently and remain focused through change or uncertainty; and strong written and verbal skills enabling effective communication with all levels of management.
• Technical skills required: SAP Business Planning & Consolidation Experience; proficiency in PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint); and planning tools / analytical tools experience.
• Telecommuting permitted.
• 40 hours per week: M-F: 9am-5pm.
• Must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5,2023 our U.S. Hybrid work model will be as follows: 1. Three total days on site per week: Tuesday and Wednesday - plus one additional day of choice based on what works best for organizations and/or teams. 2. Fridays will formally be a remote-working day unless business critical tasks require onsite presence.

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Telecommuting

Shift:
1st - Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
n/a

Requisition ID:R247131