Proactively assess and address process inefficiencies in the S4 HANA and SAC Commercial Planning solution to stabilise and improve transactional finance processes and commercial planning functions; put in action plans to help drive adoption.
Monitor, understand and report on monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) to track adoption progress and ensure systems are fully utilized across global business units; identify areas for improvement.
Provide training, process guidance and communication to drive the adoption of S4 HANA and SAC processes.
Work with the Finance Hub to identify inefficiencies to ensure global processes are embedded and support is provided as required.
Gather feedback from business units to identify opportunities for improvements in S4 HANA and SAC; translate feedback into actionable items for developers.
Liaise with business teams and developers to implement global system enhancements and ensure solutions align with business needs.
Document detailed business requirements to support continuous improvement and support testing phases including user acceptance testing (UAT) for global developments.
Regularly track and report on KPIs to monitor effectiveness of finance processes and commercial planning in S4 HANA and SAC; use performance data to provide actionable insights.
Support the creation of dashboards and reporting frameworks within SAC to help business units measure their success with the technology.
Lead business units through adoption for those yet to adopt S4 HANA and SAC by supporting design and implementation of transactional finance processes and commercial planning.
Collaborate with project teams to ensure processes in S4 HANA and SAC align with global standards and business requirements.
Provide training, support and communication to business units adopting the new technology to ensure clear understanding of benefits.
Collaborate with project teams, internal and external, and build relationships with business analysts, solution architects and developers to remove cross-work stream gaps.
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years experience in Finance, experience within manufacturing financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting knowledge would be preferred.
Understanding of end-to-end finance processes from transactional through to planning & reporting
Operational experience in designing & delivering change / continuous business process improvements.
Experience of working with a Shared Service Centre
Experience in implementing ERP systems (desirable)
Experience working with SAP S4 HANA (required), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) (desirable), or other business intelligence/finance reporting tools.
Strong organisational skills and pro-active
Ability to work in a fast-changing environment & good at dealing with ambiguity.
Excellent relationship building skills and proven stakeholder management skills.
Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
Ability to lead regular meetings ensuring goals are met and tasks are being completed.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multiple regions.
Demonstrable technical ability both in finance and IT
Strong understanding of global finance master data structures (e.g., Chart of Accounts, Cost Centres, Profit Centres).