Global Process Owner - Finance Porto

Overview

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Under the authority of the Regional CFO, the Global Process Owner is fully responsible for the finance process (P2P/O2C/R2R) and systems implementation relating to all Voltalia affiliate companies registered and future companies centralized in a Finance HUB.

• The Global Process Owner should establish a clear vision for the accounting process (P2P/O2C/R2R).
• The Global Process Owner is accountable for:

- Service Level Agreement accuracy and adoption,

- Enterprise technology or business process changes and implementations,

- Research for performance solutions to
- up the business.

This role ensures that financial processes are efficient, standardized,
- documented, and aligned with business objectives.

The Global Process Owner will be responsible for:

• Map current processes and organizations and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
• Identify and implement process improvements, enhancing technology optimization.
• Recommend and define target processes, based on
  - in class practices to build adapted processes reflecting the diversity of our activities within a single financial Core Model guaranteeing shared and homogeneous working methods, with an approach « Fit to Standard ».
• Adopt standardised global accounting process, policies (including internal transactions) and procedures for Finance Hub.
• Develop/Update relevant Finance documentation (Standard Operating Procedures, User Guides, training materials) and changes to global templates.
• Ensure financial processes comply with internal policies, external regulations, and audit requirements.
• Key team member on ERP system implementations, upgrades and
  - out. Be part of the program's design authority, be responsible for drafting the blueprint then taking a stance on the gaps between the operational perspective while promoting an implementation approach of a Core Model that aligns with the new ERP standard usage and best practices. During the project, ensure operational/business consistency between the decisions made, with other project stakeholders and across other areas, validate the targets, requirements, and solutions within his domain, avoiding a simple continuation of the current situation by challenging our usages, and working closely with the project teams (functional domain leaders, IT team, integrator).
• Ensure the interface with all the stakeholders, key users and subject matter experts in their area of interventions from all geographical areas, mobilizing them when necessary and ensuring their engagement and representativeness.
• Lead the change management and new processes’ adoption and transfer of ownership by/to operational teams.
• Support finance transformation initiatives including ERP implementations, automation projects, and new system rollouts.
• Define service delivery model, establishing a service management framework that ensures service level at the right cost and quality.
• Represent Finance Hub on Enterprise technology or business process changes to ensure all Local Finance requirements are considered.
• Ensure delivery of Finance change management activity including communication, training and stakeholder management.
• Track processes performance using defined metrics and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• You will promote the change and closely collaborate with other Stream Leaders and IT counterparts to ensure
  - functional solution consistency and feasibility.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will be/have:

• Degree in accounting, finance or economics;
• At least, 8 years of previous experience in finance and accounting, including experience in systems implementation;
• Proven track record in process ownership or transformation within finance functions;
• Strong understanding of financial processes and systems (e. g. , SAP, Oracle, IFS, …);
• Knowledge Areas:

• General and cost accounting;
• Tax;
• In-depth knowledge of core finance transactional process - Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Record to Report;
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office;
• English proficiency, French and Portuguese is a plus. -

• Key Skills:

The Global Process Owner should be proactive to pilot the ressources towards a common goal for better profitability. Other required skills:

• Autonomy and initiative;
• Rigour and organisation;
• Team spirit and Leadership/Coordination skills;
• Management of priorities;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Ability to challenge requirements and provide proactive suggestions;
• Very good interpersonal skills and adaptability;
• Ability to analyse, formalize and summarise;
• Appetence for IT tools and systems.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance