Finance Transformation Manager (m/f/d)

POSITION: Finance Transformation Manager  (m/f/d)
Start: ASAP
Contract format: PERMANENT unlimited
Volume: fulltime
Location: Essen / Regensburg (20% onsite)
Travel: 10-25%
Language: German / English

Tasks:
•    Lead end-to-end strategic group-wide initiatives in Finance Services to enhance efficiency, scalability, and quality of accounting processes
•    Utilize professional project management skills to effectively plan, execute, and monitor projects
•    Drive the standardization and harmonization of finance processes across multiple entities and countries by taking responsibility to drive alignment and successful execution, leveraging your in-depth understanding of finance 
     operations
•    Manage transition and carve-in projects, transferring finance operations to Finance Services while ensuring smooth implementation,business continuity and high customer satisfaction
•    Act as a trusted partner for senior stakeholders in Finance, IT, and other corporate functions
•    Facilitating stakeholder communication and decision-making, ensuring transparent reporting across all stakeholders and moderating discussions between central and local teams
•    Deliver strategic rollout projects across the group taking responsibility to drive alignment, reach important milestones and successful project execution
•    Track project performance, report on progress to senior management as well as identifying potential project risks early, implement mitigation strategies, and ensure timely resolution of issues
•    Hands-on supporting rollout-related topics from requirements specification to harmonization, standardization, communication and change

Candidates must have
•    In-depth knowledge of Accounts Payable processes
•    7+ years finance transformation/project management
•    Leadership of complex international projects
•    Candidates nice to have
•    Consultancy background in finance transformation
•    Knowledge of Hypatos and Redwood
•    Experience in Shared Services environments

Required skills
•    University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
•    At least 7 years of experience in finance transformation, project management, or Shared Services environments
•    Sound experience in leadership of complex project workstreams in an international environment
•    Proven track record in managing impactful projects with management attention and a high level of commitment and ability to work under pressure
•    Experience in leading successful transitions within international organizations
•    In-depth knowledge of finance processes, particularly in Accounts Payable
•    Proven expertise in digitalization and automation technologies (Hypatos and Redwood knowledge are valuable assets)
•    Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage with senior management, customers and operational teams to drive change
•    High ability to professionally deal with conflicts and show the respective stamina and have very good presentation skills
•    Highest customer focus with proven skills for stakeholder alignment and problem solving, especially on senior management level
•    Solution-oriented mindset with a strong sense of accountability
•    Ability to think conceptually while understanding complicated and complex problem
•    Fluent in both English and German
•    Willingness to travel while enjoying flexible work concepts

We are excited to learn more about you. Please apply with your latest CV