We are looking for a Finance Transformation Manager (m/f/d)
Start: ASAP
Contract format: PERMANENT
Volume: fulltime
Location: Essen or Regensburg (20% onsite)
Travel: 10-25%
Language: German / English
Tasks:
• Lead end-to-end strategic group-wide initiatives in Finance Services to enhance efficiency, scalability, and quality of
accounting processes
• Utilize professional project management skills to effectively plan, execute, and monitor projects
• Drive the standardization and harmonization of finance processes across multiple entities and countries by taking
responsibility to drive alignment and successful execution, leveraging your in-depth understanding of finance
operations
• Manage transition and carve-in projects, transferring finance operations to Finance Services while ensuring smooth
implementation,business continuity and high customer satisfaction
• Act as a trusted partner for senior stakeholders in Finance, IT, and other corporate functions
• Facilitating stakeholder communication and decision-making, ensuring transparent reporting across all stakeholders
and moderating discussions between central and local teams
• Deliver strategic rollout projects across the group taking responsibility to drive alignment, reach important milestones
and successful project execution
• Track project performance, report on progress to senior management as well as identifying potential project risks early,
implement mitigation strategies, and ensure timely resolution of issues
• Hands-on supporting rollout-related topics from requirements specification to harmonization, standardization,
communication and change
Candidates must have
• In-depth knowledge of Accounts Payable processes
• 7+ years finance transformation/project management
• Leadership of complex international projects
Candidates nice to have
• Consultancy background in finance transformation
• Knowledge of Hypatos and Redwood
• Experience in Shared Services environments
Required skills
• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• At least 7 years of experience in finance transformation, project management, or Shared Services environments
• Sound experience in leadership of complex project workstreams in an international environment
• Proven track record in managing impactful projects with management attention and a high level of commitment and
ability to work under pressure
• Experience in leading successful transitions within international organizations
• In-depth knowledge of finance processes, particularly in Accounts Payable
• Proven expertise in digitalization and automation technologies (Hypatos and Redwood knowledge are valuable assets)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage with senior management, customers and operational teams
to drive change
• High ability to professionally deal with conflicts and show the respective stamina and have very good presentation skills
• Highest customer focus with proven skills for stakeholder alignment and problem solving, especially on senior
management level
• Solution-oriented mindset with a strong sense of accountability
• Ability to think conceptually while understanding complicated and complex problem
• Fluent in both English and German
• Willingness to travel while enjoying flexible work concepts
If you are interested, please apply with your latest CV