Job overview

The Finance Analytics & Transformation Manager leads the IND BU Analytical Center of Excellence (ACOE) and Finance Continuous Improvement agenda, with a focus on analytics, automation and digital enablement. The role manages a team of four, supports the broader TEOA-F agenda through data and technology solutions, and enables faster, better business decisions by turning finance and operational data into trusted insights. It partners across Central and SV teams and represents IND BU Finance in enterprise data, technology and transformation initiatives, including the transition from SAP PR2 to S/4HANA.

Your main tasks

• Lead, coach and develop the ACOE team; establish priorities, a practical roadmap and ways of working aligned with BU Finance and business needs.

• Partner with Central and SV teams to understand business questions and provide relevant data, reporting, analytics and actionable decision support.

• Drive Finance continuous improvement, simplification, standardization and automation; support TEOA-F priorities through data, analytics and digital solutions, and move recurring manual Excel work toward scalable, refreshable solutions such as Power BI dashboards and enterprise data solutions

• Coordinate BU Finance requirements, readiness and adoption for SAP S/4HANA and other material technology changes, representing the BU with segment, corporate, IT and data partners.

• Lead Finance data, reporting, analytics and process workstreams for major business transformations, including SV consolidation, reorganizations, footprint or factory moves and M&A integration.

• Promote reliable data, common definitions, appropriate controls and strong user adoption; ensure solutions deliver measurable value through better insight, speed, quality and capacity.

• Advance practical AI, automation and emerging-technology opportunities, benchmark external developments and scale solutions that create business value.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Analytics, Information Systems or a related field; an advanced degree or professional Finance qualification is an advantage.

• Typically 8+ years of experience across FP&A, controlling, Finance analytics, Finance transformation or related roles in a complex multinational environment; manufacturing experience is preferred.

• Demonstrated people leadership and experience leading cross-functional projects or transformation initiatives in a global matrix.

• Strong Finance and business acumen, with the ability to identify key drivers, challenge constructively and turn data into decisions and actions.

• Practical experience with Power BI or a comparable BI platform, advanced Excel and SAP/ERP environments; exposure to S/4HANA is highly valued.

• Familiarity with complementary analytics or automation tools such as SQL, Python, Alteryx, Power Automate or VBA is an advantage; expertise in every tool is not expected.

• Pragmatic, curious and outcome-focused player-coach with strong stakeholder management, change leadership and communication skills; fluent English.

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