The Senior Manager Financial Planning Systems is a key member of the Group FP&A team. This specialist role will be responsible for the ownership maintenance and development of the finance organisations financial planning tool and related processes. The role involves initiating and driving continuous improvement in financial reporting and associated systems processes and policies. Additionally the role provides support for various ad hoc requests and strategic finance initiatives as well as offering specialist knowledge of business systems and processes to users of finance systems.
More about the role:
STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP
- Develop and implement a longterm vision for the evolution of the companys financial planning tools and processes
- Master financial planning processes and tools and stay up to date with the latest developments
- Foster a culture of financial planning innovation and continuous improvement within the Group FP&A team
- Provide coaching and mentorship to functional report located within the Group FP&A CoE
FINANCIAL PLANNING TOOL OWNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
- Own the financial planning tools endtoend lifecycle including configuration maintenance and enhancement
- Optimize financial planning tool performance and interfaces to meet evolving business needs
- Drive financial planning tool performance and continuous improvement together with internal counterparts and external service providers
- Ensure data quality and integrity including robust data governance and quality control processes
- Maintain and further develop financial planning tool documentation underpinning effective tool usage and knowledge transfer
- Evaluate and implement bestinclass financial planning technologies to upgrade the financial reporting landscape
USER SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION
- Provide expert guidance and support to the finance organization as financial planning tool power user
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner related to financial planning data interface tool and application errors
- Drive financial planning tool adoption conduct training and share best practices to maximize utilization
- Safeguard critical financial planning data and processes to mitigate risks and enable accurate complete and timely financial reporting
- Support global harmonization and standardization of finance processes systems and tools
FINANCIAL PLANNING
- Lead the financial planning processes endtoend
- Validate financial planning tool inputs and ensure data integrity
- Identify and resolve issues related to financial planning deviations
- Provide insights and recommendations to ensure financial planning consistency
- Monitor key metrics and drive performance improvement
- Support the finance organization with planning submissions
- Develop and maintain financial plans forecasts and reports
- Collaborate with stakeholders to support budget and forecast process
More about you:
- University degree in finance accounting or a related field
- Around 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A with a strong focus on financial planning
- 35 years minimum as a financial planning tool power user (e.g. IBM Cognos TM1
- Expert knowledge of financial planning tools and their configuration data management and reporting capabilities
- Ability to extract transform and load data from diverse sources into a unified data model proficiency in data cleaning transformation and visualization
- Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Python R SQL)
- Experience working for an international / multinational / global company
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and cloudbased financial planning solutions
- Excellent conceptual analytical and problemsolving skills
- Ability to implement improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
- Driven selfstarter with a continuous improvement mindset
- Customerfocused and solutionoriented
- Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and nontechnical audiences
- Critical thinker with the ability to challenge the status quo
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel PowerPoint)
- Excellent command of spoken and written English
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of data analytics and visualization tools (e.g. SAP Analytics Cloud)
- Knowledge of data mining and machine learning techniques
- Knowledge of ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and their integration with financial planning tools
Our offer:
- An open corporate culture supportive atmosphere
- Permanent employment and stable working conditions
- High innovation pace and interesting medtech products
- Cafeteria benefit system covering private medical care etc.
- Support in further training and development opportunities
- Modern office with comfortable working environment
- Onboarding program provided with close cooperation with your LM and the team
- Support in further training and development opportunities
Weronika Swiderska Talent Acquisition Manager is looking forward to receiving your complete application via our online job application platform. For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.
Sonova Warsaw Service Center
Prosta 20
00850 Warsaw
Required Experience:
Manager