Finance Manager - Retail Vendor Experience FinOps Business Partnering

Were seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our Finance Operations Business Partnership team focusing on worldwide Retail Vendor Experience (VX). In this strategic role youll lead initiatives to enhance the vendor payment experience across our global retail operations.
Your work will be crucial in creating a frictionless vendor experience that minimizes the need for manual intervention and support inquiries.

Key job responsibilities
Drive improvements in procuretopay and ordertocash vendor payment processes.
Develop and monitor key operational and business metrics.
Prepare and lead global operational reviews and improvement initiatives to senior leaders.
Partner with multiple teams including Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Service Centers Technology and Retail Support.
Collaborate with Retail Finance and operational teams across all organizational levels.

What Youll Need:
Strong analytical and complex problemsolving abilities.
Experience managing highpriority projects in a fastpaced environment.
Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and drive results.
Excellence in crossfunctional collaboration and stakeholder management.
Financial analysis expertise with a focus on process improvement.
Strong verbal and written communication.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on our global vendor experience while working with diverse teams across multiple regions. Youll be instrumental in shaping and improving our financial operations worldwide.

A day in the life
Schedule and prepare materials for leadership meetings including performance reports and improvement proposals
Provide regular status updates to senior leadership on key initiatives
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization
Lead problemsolving sessions with crossfunctional teams
Perform deepdive analysis to identify root cause issues and develop datadriven recommendations
Host regular checkins with technology teams to discuss system enhancements and automation opportunities
Coordinate with AP and AR teams on short medium and long term solutions
Monitor industry trends and best practices to suggest process innovations


About the team
Business Partnership (BP) an extension of FinOps Services connects local FinOps expertise with incountry Business Finance and Technology teams to develop worldclass solutions for customers. Our primary focus is maintaining high engagement with FinOps Services and business units to support AP and AR operations. BP manages various initiatives including business expansions regulatory changes and acquisitions ensuring FinOps Services readiness for new activities. Through deep engagement with Business and Technology teams BP identifies and resolves root causes of issues to drive efficiency. BP creates value by coordinating teams to address controllership risks and maximize FCF opportunities during rapid growth.

Experience in tax finance or a related analytical field
Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
Experience in accounts receivable or account payable
Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decisionmaking
Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

Bachelors degree in engineering statistics or business or a Bachelors degree and experience in quantitative role (engineering process reengineering quality assurance) or MBA or CPA
Knowledge of SQL/ETL
Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models analysis and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g. financial savings operational improvements or customer benefits)
Experience working with largescale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL MS Access Essbase Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle SAP Lawson JD Edwards)
Experience delivering forecasting budgeting and variance analysis and data interpretation of results

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