Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

This role will sit within the Finance FBT organization, in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), and specialized in execution of Financial MI for the businesses

Key Roles & Responsibilities: List up to 6 key roles and responsibilities of this job.

• Working with data domain expert ensuring MI automation use cases delivered to the businesses are fit for purpose and meet business requirements.
• Supports the direction of that product, continuously align their work to help realize the vision.
• Works with Business Finance and Operations at Leadership level to agree clear business requirements, priorities, and opportunities for standardization. Responsible for the support and implementation of functionality
• Ensures delivery risks are identified and where appropriate prepare appropriate response plans together with the I&E Teams accountable for delivery. Advance where necessary via the MI Lead
• Works with Business partners, Business Finance and PPM (Planning & Performance Management) teams to prioritize and define digital MI requirements.
• Secures business resources (e.g., for testing or to ensure the final product will be delivered on time).
• Embeds business wide standards for data models (PPM CDM), data cataloguing and self-service (both for data assets and standard MI)

Job Functional Knowledge: Describe the depth of required understanding, e.g., processes, procedures, concepts, theories; and breadth of knowledge, e.g., local / global, multi-discipline, etc., required for the job.

• Understands financial, non-financial metrics
• Understanding of different business models
• Able to isolate Value drivers for businesses

Business Expertise: Describe the requirements of knowledge and expertise about the business and the industry(ies) in which the business functions.

• Understanding of finance planning; the business processes, technology processes
• Able to isolate and describe factors that may have supplied to change in operational data including seasonality

Leadership: Describe the nature of leadership and mentorship provided to others.

• Experience of partnering the business, understanding business problems and identifying the right insights to enable data insights that may lead to solutions
• Strong collaborator leadership skills – demonstrable experience of working effectively with business and technology teams
• Determined, resilient individual able to proactively solve issues and challenges to achieve delivery
• Good great teammate with ability to effectively communicate and collaborate in a global multi-cultural environment

• Good Communication Skills – able to build opportunities for improvement and problem resolution, energizing and influencing others to accomplish goals & initiatives, is aware of internal business relationships within the organization.
• Collaborative Style - provide proven evidence of growing in a team environment & of building positive, productive relationships that foster teamwork and cooperation among people and groups.
• Clear and concise communicator – able to build awareness and support of the wider Finance and Business community

Problem Solving: Describe the level of conceptual thinking, judgement, evaluation and analysis required to perform the job.

• Able to manage large volumes of data understanding complex system, data and workflow requirements and translating into simple language to enable business decision making and prioritization.

Nature and Area of Impact: Describe the level of responsibility and the resulting impact on the business, considering the specific organizational entities where the impact will be felt.

This role will have significant impact working with:

• Business teams: supporting execution of requested Operational MI and providing suggestions for improvements including Machine learning and AI solutions
• Technology: Partnering with technology teams to ensure that the Operational MI solutions are developed through to testing and remain optimal

Interpersonal skills: Describe the level and type of “people skills” that are normally required to do the job.

• Collaborator management and influencing at all levels
• Compelling communicator – simple and clear (verbal and written)
• Ability to move between ‘big picture’ vision and down to individual activities maintaining attention to detail
• Customer centric able to support customer

Job Requirements and Qualifications: Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for this job and any licenses and certifications required.

Minimum Education:

Degree level or equivalent experience or equivalent

Preferred Education:

Degree level or equivalent experience or equivalent in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology

Minimum Experience:

10+ years of experience in a similar business area or industry

Preferred Experience:

Finance Planning Experience, Understanding of POS, Retail process and data flows, SAP, proficient MI lead, data visualization, Power Platforms: Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, Power apps

Required Licenses/Certifications:

ACCA, CIMA or equivalent financial qualifications

Lean Six Sigma qualification (or equivalent)

Certified scrum master (CSM)

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Analysis and modelling, Analysis and modelling, Analytics, Benchmarking, Business Performance, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Commercial performance management, Communication, Cost Management, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Economic evaluation methodology, Economic modelling, Financial Analysis, Group Problem Solving, Integrated Planning, Investment appraisal, Long Term Planning, Management Reporting, Managing change, Measurement and metrics, Organizational Knowledge, Performance and planning, Performance management {+ 4 more}

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