AP Subject Matter Expert

Role summary:

The role is responsible for driving process excellence operational support compliance and stakeholder collaboration within finance operations. Key responsibilities include mapping and improving processes supporting automation and ERP transitions (with focus on SAP S/4 Hana) and ensuring compliance with SOX GAAP and internal policies. The role provides operational support for complex finance processes knowledge management and training initiatives. It also contributes to continuous improvement projects manages process documentation and controls and serves as a key representative in cross-functional projects maintaining strong relationships with global process owners IT and site stakeholders.

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 opportunities

• Manage process documentation stakeholder mapping and required change management with those impacted by any changes

• Work 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 departments

• Support the team with process explanation/training where needed.

• Knowledge management updating knowledge base for own function

• Support 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 teams transitions and support the transition with IT Transition Team

• Meet 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 Owner

• Understand 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 regulations

• Business 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 area

• Develop standard reports for own area that best represent own teams performance

• Coordinate reporting activities with other partner functions

Stakeholder management

• Work together with the multiple Project team internal and external to represent the teams interest and direction.

• Be own teams 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 teams 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 experience

• Bachelors Degree in accounting (important for GL SME roles) or economic/business/IT studies (for all Finance SME roles) preferred Masters Degree is a plus

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Confident user of MS Office (Excel Word PowerPoint)

• Solid knowledge and experience using ERP systems: Oracle or SAP required

• Able to represent own teams interest in global projects

• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with stakeholders

• Proactively recognize and resolve issues

• Ability to cope with and drive process changes

• Support the team with professional training if needed

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Share professional expertise in prioritization to team members

• Good problem-solving skills

Preferred experience/skills:

• LEAN Six Sigma

• CIP experience and understanding

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme

• Career development and training opportunity

• Life accident and health insurance

• Cafeteria package

• Friendly multicultural environment and team events

If this sounds like you and you are interested in a growth mindset role with a global leader in the fluid control industry then click APPLY with your English CV and one of our Talent Acquisition team with get in touch with you very soon.