Responsibilities

Process

Map the current process landscape under own functional responsibility and identify process improvements and automation ideas.Work together with operational manager, Global Process Owner, and other stakeholders on automation and standardization initiatives.Have an understanding of partner functions’ processes and support own operation team in case of process clarification, identifying interconnections and improvement opportunitiesManage process documentation, stakeholder mapping, and required change management with those impacted by any changesWork together on Continuous Improvement Projects/Processes (CIP) initiatives and map impact on own processes. Channel impacts to partner functions.Continuous process improvement activity should focus mostly on the main ERP systems.Working with BSC trainer, contribute to and actively support the development of training plans for employees within responsible departmentsSupport the team with process explanation/training where needed.Knowledge management, updating knowledge base for own functionSupport the leader to build a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement

Operations support

Have an end to end understanding on the applicable finance processes within the various ERP landscape.Support all department employees with complicated requests as they work cross-functionally with legacy ERPs of partner functions to assure effective end-to-end processes.Have an understanding on the current landscape from Finance process perspective as well as on the high-level IT landscape design in the background.Have an understanding of transition roadmap, the own team’s transitions, and support the transition with IT Transition TeamMeet agreed upon timelines to transition sites into the BSC as well as SAP S/4 Hana implementation schedule as published by the FLS IT team. Perform other ad-hoc tasks defined by the direct operational leader and Global Process OwnerUnderstand and provide guidance on all issues that arise as a result of daily system or process problems; communicate and escalate as necessary to assure issue resolution and in effort to engage management in knowledge of significant issues impacting processes.Plan and manage own workload to meet all deadlines.Participate and lead projects as required.Handle and escalate process performance issues and errors occurred.

Quality and legal compliance and controls

Ensure compliance with FLS policies, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and local statutory laws and regulations and that business is conducted within FLS ethical code of business conduct.Ensure compliance with FLS policies, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as defined by FLS, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and local site financial statutory laws and regulationsBusiness processes developed and used in own function shall be in line with FLS ethical code of business conduct Provide advice to Supervisor(s) as needed and ensure governance and internal control standards are embedded in the end to end processes and operations.Demonstrate thorough understanding of financial controls for local and SOX requirements.Implement, and maintain effective internal controls for own areaDevelop standard reports for own area that best represent own team’s performanceCoordinate reporting activities with other partner functions

Stakeholder management

Work together with the multiple Project team internal and external to represent the team’s interest and direction. Be own team’s representative related to any Project which effects on the departmental operation (IT, SC, Global finance, etc.)Maintain a functional and healthy relationship with site stakeholders impacting own team’s processes and finance.Maintain functional and healthy relationship with FLS transformation and transition teams as site processes are transitioned to the BSC.Maintain functional and healthy relationship with the IT technical teams supporting the implementation of SAP S/4 Hana. Work in collaboration with the Supervisor(s) and other stakeholders on CIP projects

Qualifications and skills:

4+ years of relevant experienceBachelor's Degree in accounting (important for GL SME roles) or economic/business/IT studies (for all Finance SME roles) preferred, Master's Degree is a plus Excellent verbal and written communication skills in EnglishConfident user of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Solid knowledge and experience using ERP systems: Oracle or SAP required, other ERP system is an advantageEstablish and maintain effective work relationships with stakeholdersProactively recognize and resolve issuesAbility to cope with and drive process changesSupport the team with professional training if neededContinuous improvement mindset (LEAN Six Sigma is an advantage)CIP experience and understanding are preferableShare professional expertise in prioritization to team members Problem solvingSystem thinkingAble to represent own team’s interest in global projects