The incumbent will be a core team member of the Group Finance Process Office and will be responsible for playing the lead role and delivering the Organizational Masterdata Restructuring project. 

The Job

• Manage project throughout project life cycle
  • Project governance and reporting
  • Define and manage project scope, timeline, resource requirements and budget
  • Identify, qualify, and escalate project risks, issues and dependencies according to the group and project guidelines
• Working closely with multiple Business, Finance and IT stakeholders at different levels across the group to:
  • Understand “As Is” Organisational and Technology landscape
  • Confirm "To Be" Organisation Structure and Hierarchies
  • Collect, consolidate and define reporting requirements identifying additional Masterdata and data-points required
  • Identify process and technology enhancements in conjunction with Finance and IT Functional teams
  • Develop cutover and deployment strategy
  • Perform Change Impact Analysis for Business Operations and Finance teams
  • Identify and engage with impacted stakeholders, define key messages, communications plan and training strategy
  • Identify and define changes to Corporate Controls and Standard Operating Procedures
  • Develop and/or review Functional and Integration specifications
  • Ensure that approved business requirements are properly developed and tested
  • Develop and maintain End User training materials and facilitate User Training
  • Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are properly documented and maintained

The Person

• Minimum 5 years of experience in accounting, preferably in retail or FMCG industry
• University graduate with a degree preferably in Accounting or Finance
• Demonstrable Project Management experience managing Regional Finance Systems implementation projects
• Extensive Business Analyst experience participating in Regional Finance Process improvement and/or System implementation projects
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to work independently and under pressure
• Shows initiative with a proactive and hands-on approach
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and Stakeholder engagement skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of SAP FICO, Masterdata, data models and reporting tools
• Proficient in using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Visio