Senior Transformation Lead Accounting and Finance (m/f)

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your role: Lead and manage a global organization of global business owners and business experts, transformation initiatives and strategic & critical relevant programs such as ERP. Define and implement priorities and drive continuous improvement and resource planning. Be accountable for setting interfaces, coordinate main initiatives, align and drive Accounting and Finance Functional Strategy together with our Business Services (MBS) Strategy & Transformation, MBS Service Delivery Organizations, Enabling Functions and Business Sectors.

Key tasks:

• Define, design, architect and implement a global relevant E2E process blueprint to optimize end-to-end operation covering operation units inside or outside of MBS to drive process simplification, standardization/ modularization and automation by working closely with operation units, business, enabling functions stakeholders. Steer the right process applicable to Business and Enabling Function. Drive and implement the internal and external best practices. Own the tools, applications, system, policy and process design by working closely with relevant stakeholders. Define and implement process governance aligned with BPM team to cover such as, but not limited to, process change control, process compliance, documentation and maintenance and define the process control and risk points and audit follow up. Work closely with the data team to ensure data governance is executed
• Drive process scope expansion and penetration from business to MBS
• Drives the process of capability definition, design and delivery across Field Service Management (FSM) and MBS Service Delivery Organizations
• Set up necessary interfaces with MBS Strategy & Transformation, MBS Service Delivery Organizations, Enabling Functions, Business Sectors and other Group Functions
• Enable MBS Service Delivery Organizations to drive FSL Strategy
• Align and synchronize strategical initiatives with MBS Strategy & Transformation, MBS Service Delivery Organizations, Enabling Functions and Business Sectors
• Own and drive strategical functional solution initiatives such as ERP deployment and implementation, other strategic programs, such as Month-End-Closing process improvement or Data Integrity.
• Performance Management: Benchmarking the performance internally and externally. Own, define and maintain the KPIs to cover operation and process related. Drive and define SLAs in relevant aspects across business stakeholders across the globe. Drive quality, user experience and effectiveness across the organization E2E by working with relevant business stakeholders.

Who you are

• IFRS domain expertise
• CA/MBA qualifications
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in finance, preferably within the pharmaceutical or related manufacturing industries in big multinational organization and/or captive Shared Services / GBS organizations.
• Business process design experience is preferred with S/4
• Proven track record of leading and coordinating strategic initiatives within a global organization, with experience in setting interfaces and aligning functional strategies.
• Strong understanding of financial processes, systems landscape and capabilities, with experience in driving process scope expansion and penetration across business sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including MBS Strategy & Transformation, Service Delivery Organizations, Enabling Functions, and Business Sectors.
• Experience in participating in strategy design and driving strategic initiatives in alignment with overall MBS and finance objectives.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to effectively engage and manage relationships with a diverse group of internal stakeholders, including MBS FSL Organization, extended leadership, Strategy & Transformation team, Hubs, Centers, and CAOs.
• Communication and Influence: Strong communication skills are essential for effectively conveying functional strategies, mobilizing stakeholders, and driving organizational culture shifts. The ability to influence decision-making processes is crucial in this role.
• Strategic Thinking: A strategic mindset is necessary to align FP&A initiatives with overall company objectives, contribute to the finance transformation program targets, and drive long-term value creation for the organization.
• Change Management: Experience in managing organizational change is critical for facilitating the required cultural shift and upskilling of the workforce to adapt to new finance processes and solutions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functions and geographies, both internally with enabling functions leadership, sector leadership teams, and externally with implementation partners and outsourcing providers.
• Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial principles, processes, and systems is essential for driving process scope expansion, capability definition, and delivery.
• Leadership and Team Management: Proven leadership skills are required to lead and coordinate strategic initiatives, as well as to enable and empower teams to execute on FP&A strategies effectively.
Adaptability and Resilience: Given the dynamic nature of the industry and the complexity of global operations, the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and navigate challenges with resilience is crucial for success in this role.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
and become a part of our diverse team!