Finance Center of Expertise Lead
Job Summary
The Finance CoE Lead will be responsible for developing world-class capabilities in areas such as financial planning & analysis (FP&A) controllership process governance compliance reporting and digital finance.
Main tasks:
- Shape the vision operating model and future-state capabilities of the Finance Center of Excellence
- Ensure alignment with Group Finance SSCs and regional CFOs to support evolving business needs
- Establish global best practices playbooks and frameworks across core finance areas like FP&A closing and governance
- Lead initiatives to upskill finance professionals and drive process maturity
- Collaborate with Global Process Owners to ensure end-to-end standardization and policy compliance
- Support continuous improvement efforts through digital tools such as RPA AI and advanced analytics
- Act as a strategic partner to finance and business leaders on capability building and delivery optimization
- Facilitate CoE governance workshops and cross-regional collaboration
- Track KPIs and service performance to demonstrate the CoEs value and effectiveness
- Own budget and forecasting with a focus on maximizing cost-efficiency and impact
Qualifications :
This role is ideal for you if you have :
- A Masters degree in Finance Accounting Business or a related field; CIMA or ACCA certification will be a strong asset
- 12 years of experience in global finance including at least 10 years in leadership roles within CoE GBS transformation or corporate finance environments
- Proven track record in building or scaling finance Centers of Expertise or global finance capabilities across regions
- Expertise in finance processes such as FP&A Treasury and Compliance along with familiarity with enabling technologies like ERP BI and RPA
- Solid understanding of shared services CoEGBS operating models and large-scale finance transformation programs
- Experience in designing finance operating models process frameworks and performance management systems with defined KPIs
- Strategic mindset with the ability to lead change assess capability maturity and drive long-term value
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills especially in complex matrix and global environments
- Ability to foster enterprise-wide collaboration lead cross-functional initiatives and engage senior leadership
Additional Information :
Our Offer:
- Variety of development opportunities in an international working environment in the rapidly growing company from the SSC sector
- Contract of employment
- Hybrid work model with a willingness to travel for business
- Full initial training and constant support from the most experienced workers on every step of your career path
- Extensive benefits package: private medical care (Medicover) group insurance access to the Medicover Benefits platform co-financing the Medicover Sport card language course subsidy additional leave for volunteering and subsidy for glasses
- Training platform and a wide range of specialized internal and external training sessions conducted by qualified experts
- Employee Referral Program which rewards for recommending a new talent
- Opportunities for active participation in various charitable initiatives supporting local communities and organizations
- Annual bonus
- Office located close to the 3 Stawy shopping mall
- Dedicated car park for employees
Działając na podstawie art. 24 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 14 czerwca 2024 r. o ochronie sygnalistów (Dz. U. z 2024 r. poz. 928) informujemy że w SGS Polska Sp. z o.o. oraz w SGS Global Business Services Europe Sp. z o.o. obowiązuje Procedura zgłoszeń wewnętrznych.
Procedura zgłoszeń wewnętrznych jest dostępna na stronie internetowej pod poniższym linkiem:
Procedura zgłoszeń wewnętrznych SGS Poland
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
About Company
We are SGS the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and ... View more