Finance Project Lead

What you will do
 

The Enterprise Project Lead will be responsible for ERP project deployment, mapping, simplification and harmonization at enterprise level. In addition to that, this role will support Finance (Senior) Manager – Enterprise in deployment implementation, its governance and going forward policy changes, when required. The Enterprise Project Lead is a finance and accounting transformation agent focus on finance process at enterprise on related to business transformation. This role is also responsible to work with Global Process Owner (GPO) to ensure consistency and interdependencies are well managed. 

How you will do it

• Support finance transformation program for ERP deployment in collaboration with the various project leadership team and stakeholders.  Execute the Enterprise Foundation Design Decision in regional ERP implementation with business segment ERP construct and deploy.
• Participate in transformation based on future state end-to-end Enterprise finance processes design for global finance (all cycles in all geographies and for all reporting jurisdictions). Future processes will be in-line with S4/Hana and Oracle Fusion models and must address simplicity, standardization and scalability. Ensure business scenarios that are unique and require specific processes are captured, documented and benchmarked
• Support Enterprise Workstream GPO to set up finance process at Enterprise level to valuate company’s finance process to ensure efficiency and compliance, and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement. Make recommendations to policy or procedure changes as it pertains to system changes, and updates operational guidebooks
• Key role for ERP implementation working closely with the various team and acts as implementation partners and across finance functions. Provide recommendations and drive decisions critical for the success of the implementation.
• Support on rollout of edge application such as Ariba/FS2/Smarteyes/Manual Journal Entry tool and Enterprise Edge application related to country specific requirement from Finance expertise and drive for change management of finance processes within finance community.
• Participate in system UAT testing during deployment and provide guidance to project lead for various program to align with Enterprise Finance strategy.
• Support Enterprise in all Finance systems implementation strategies including architecture of processes, collection and validation of global business requirements, identifying user cases, preparation and facilitating user testing and training from Enterprise Finance Process state point.
• Partner with Finance leaders and Shared Service Centers to define and deliver effective change management plans to ensure new capabilities are deployed effectively and adopted by the organization for Enterprise PTP/OTC function.
• Responsible for participation in business transformation and support on execution and transition plans related to initiatives and ad-hoc projects resulting from the ERP Enterprise project
• When required during these transition processes, this role is responsible to take the acting controller/accounting manager for the processes/ledgers in scope, this includes completing roll out, stabilize and transition ownership to final owners 

What we look for
Required

• Minimum 6 years of experience in finance and accounting
• Experience in designing and documenting process flows
• Previous experience with ERP global templates
• Previous exposure/experience to/in global or regional finance shared services
• General accounting and controlling knowledge
• Excellent communication Skills

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science and/ or accounting required
• CPA preferred or experience working in controllership functions

Salary starts from 1650 EUR/month gross (plus a monthly bonus) based on relevant experience

This salary is our minimum advertised salary.  We value each and every employee who joins Johnson Controls, therefore insuring our compensation package aligns with your professional qualifications and competencies to the open position you are selected for. 

Who we are

Johnson Controls is a leading pure play buildings business serving a wide range of diverse customers in more than 150 countries.

We advance the safety, comfort and intelligence of spaces and places. Our purpose is to power the success of our customers and to protect the environment.

Our 100,000 employees create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next-generation transportation systems that work seamlessly together to deliver on the promise of smart cities and communities.

We are the power behind your mission!