Manager - Finance Review

 Function or Segment

Function - Finance

Location(s) of role:

Country / City

Remote

Position Title

Finance Review Manager

Position this role reports to:

Senior Manager: Finance review

Role Purpose

Finance review role has two dimensions:

1. Global process lead where key focus will be on Standardization, Simplification and Automation of Transactional activities
2. Service delivery lead - Ensure consistent service delivery across tower/ units from the shared service provider for transactional services.

The role requires drive to identify and pursue value add opportunities, extensive collaboration with business, finance and technology stakeholders and energy to implement effective end to end solutions to deliver enhanced efficiency and productivity.

Principal Accountabilities and Key Activities

• Ensure Compliance to Global Procedures and Operating Methodologies (GPOM) in transactional area and refine GPOM on an ongoing basis (continuous improvement)
• End to end procure to pay knowledge with hand on SAP experience at transactional level to guide the service provider to improve efficiency in operations.  Read soft working knowledge is good to have.
• Understanding of VDMS and vendor management with focus to improvement in vendor related metrices
• Robotics process automation - Identification of opportunities to simplify operational process and automate them with help of bot solutions to create more efficiencies. Knowledge of BOT solutions/ platform (preferable)
• Review and revise Global standard operating procedures (SOPs) to align to the improved process and practice.
• Ensure consistent levels of service delivery by the service provider and engage with units in service to improve/ sustain them. Review key performance metrics and contractual service level established with service provider and validate them in defined frequency
• Define and update Risk and Control matrix (RACM), review and resolve RACM audit findings. Support Coats Group Internal Audit and External Audit teams in their assignments
• Providing support and guidance to the business through implementation of standardized processes and controls, monitoring compliance with group policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations.
• Plan & conduct reviews on financial and operational aspects and identify control deficiencies, suggest improvement

Education, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Desirable

• Qualified accountant with minimum 5 years of experience in F&A. At least 3 years of exposure to operational finance preferred. PTP/RTR knowledge is essential   OR
• Semi qualified Accountant with minimum 8 years of accounting and finance experience (PTP&RTR). At least 3 years of exposure to operational finance preferred.
• Strong leadership skills, exposure to operate with senior finance team, leading and developing remote teams
• Non-positional influencing skills
• Hands on with accounting principles and procedures
• Internal Accounting standards knowledge
• Strong written + verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in SAP finance modules
• Proficiency in advance MS Excel
• English Proficiency
• Ability to get into details without losing sight of the macro picture.

• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder management
• Pro-activeness
• Communication, ability to challenge, persuade and influence
• Conflict management
• Analytical, logical thinking skills
• Emotional intelligence
• Growth mindset
• Readsoft