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Responsible to create, design and implement Finance systems, data, controls, processes, and procedures that are robust, effective, well-communicated and trained to ensure Finance operates as efficiently and effectively as possible so that it can help the group achieve its long-term goals.
· Creates and maintains a continuous improvement roadmap based on the practical, operational and strategic needs of Finance so that it is able to support and drive the delivery of the group’s goals.
· Analyses the ongoing requirement of Finance, identifies needs and translates these into systems and process solutions.
· Designs and delivers improvements to SAP, other associated finance systems and surrounding processes to improve departmental efficiency.
· Works alongside the financial control, FP&A and business partnering teams to improve the quality, timeliness, and relevance of financial reporting across the whole business.
· Project manages improvements to systems, data, processes, and procedures using appropriate project management techniques.
· Defines, updates and embeds the required business process documentation in conjunction with the business process owner.
· Communicates with Finance leaders and the wider Finance team on the CI roadmap, projects in consideration and progress of improvements in development.
· Acts as a centre of excellence on finance systems and their integration to related processes, policies, procedures, data and system roles.
· Manages relevant third-party supplier relationships and assigned budgets
· Maintains SAP Master Data
· Drives accountability for the creation, update and delivery of system training materials and liaison with key stakeholders to ensure all users are trained in an appropriate timeframe.
· Coordinates the provision of first line support to Finance, identifies required changes and implements improvements
· Provides support to Finance on KPIs/data/insight on the effectiveness of business processes and process adherence
· Technical expert for internal control guidance and escalation
· Ensure core financial process cycles are documented with key controls highlighted
· Perform periodic process walkthroughs and testing of key controls to ensure operating effectiveness
· Ensure that any control findings identified through internal and/or external audit engagements are addressed with appropriate internal control remediation.
· Directly performance manage, coach and develop Senior CI Analyst
· Qualified accountant
· Strong existing SAP knowledge and skills
· Experience of partnering with senior managers to produce strategies for systems, data management, processes, and procedures
· A clear understanding of the commercial drivers of the business and how systems, data management, process and procedures can play a key role in the success
· A good knowledge of approaches for driving the improvement of systems, data management, processes and procedures, with evidence of successful delivery and a focus on ROI
· Strong project management skills
· Able to act as a centre of excellence that is successfully embedded into the Finance team
· Able to multi-task and manage different people and personalities across the business
· A desire to challenge the status quo and bring about change
· Passionate to be up to date on current industry trends so as to be able to bring the most effective systems, data management, processes, and procedure offerings
· Credible and personable, and able to influence key business stakeholders
· Confident and a proven ability to think in a solution focused way
· Data and metrics driven and a passion for getting things right first time