*job description*:
reporting to the compliance director for source to pay (direct & indirect), this role will be driving control transformation and oversight over the sox controls across the supply chain owned areas.
*responsibilities*:
- provides complex and occasionally highly complex financial analysis for a financial function or a business (source to pay both direct & indirect), typically exercising a strong understanding of the business to determine the best method for achieving objectives.
- consults with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope.
- provides guidance and oversight to control and process owners to complete sox end to end process documentation, using hp standards
- identifies opportunities and influences partners on control improvements through automation, rationalization and process changes, driving scalable, effective and efficient processes
- prepares and reports out on sox status for source to pay
- direct & indirect (could involve creating a reporting dashboard
- provides compliance training and guidance as needed
- leads business initiatives, typically leading analysts across multiple sub-functions within finance.
- identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design.
- represents the business unit during cross-regional or cross
- functional planning processes.
- provides mentoring and guidance to analysts.
education and experience required:
- first level university degree with a focus in accounting or business; advanced degree or accounting certification (e.g., cpa, mba) preferred.
- typically 8+ years of experience as a financial analyst.
- typically experienced in more than one finance function
- ability to work across time zones
knowledge and skills:
- excellent understanding of accounting principles, compliance & controls, with advanced knowledge in one area.
- process improvement (yellow or greenbelt) nice to have
- familiarity with creating process flows (visio)
- ability to work cross functionally with operations, not just finance partners
- excellent analytical skills
- power bi / dashboard reporting
- critical thinking skills
- excellent communication and influencing skills.
- superior teamwork skills
- strong business acumen.
- good project management skills