Vice President P2P Strategic Initiatives

Job Description

FP&A/Business Performance Functional Expert

• Provide functional/process expertise on performance management / FP&A related changes
• Responsible to ensure that the right business performance outcomes are being delivered through each change/initiative
• Ability to challenge existing processes as part of embedding new changes
• Should be able to drive and articulate business performance impact across each change/initiative
• Provide thought leadership and execution of process change and building new process capabilities.
• Identification and implementation of re-engineering opportunities, process standardisation initiatives and investigation and resolution of issues across processes
• Document standard procedures and guidelines for processes such as restatements, restructuring, etc
• Embed new processes across all countries through the influence of the GPO of P2P

Change Lead

• Lead and manage delivery of all P2P related changes
• Ability to present an executive update on status and progress across all initiatives
• Work closely with the P2P leadership team to embed change initiatives into operations and ensure proactive engagement as part of plan
• Own frequent communication to P2P Leadership Team and Staff on progress, updates to all initiatives
• Can deal with a dynamic environment and is able to quickly re-calibrate expectations and milestones to initiatives based on external and internal influences
• Work with practitioners, delivery owners and BaU teams for periodic updates, progress and risks

Risk Management

• Should be responsible to frequently review and identify risks as appropriate and provide timely escalations
• Should endure delivery of adequate documentation and artefacts that are audit compliant for all such initiatives

Project Management

• Responsible for ensuring detailed plans, milestones and risks are documented for our core strategic change initiatives.
• These plans should ensure that each initiative deals with all areas of change impact for P2P
• Work with other change / project managers to understand linkages to core milestones and involvement of P2P SME s

Service Delivery Governance

• Provide cover for all central governance items for P2P covering process, people and service delivery
• Should have a clear understanding of linkages to central governance requirements

Our Ideal CandidateKey competencies & Experience

• A leader, a team player with the management ability and track record to secure the confidence and respect of the peers, stakeholders and the executive management team
• Has extensive experience in FP&A related initiatives, change or performance reporting
• Experience of being a senior manager dealing with leadership and C suite executives.
• A Strong FP&A background with added Analytical and Strategic mindset
• Ability to understand and connect business drivers and rationale for and application of those relevant to the Performance management process
• Have worked as a project manager in large finance change/transformation programs
• Should be able to lead executive messaging to senior leadership
• Significant experience of working with senior management team and of interfacing with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to culturally orient in diverse & international team environment and lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, multi task, lead through ambiguities, influence where he/she does not have direct authority & build on unstructured formative situations.

Qualifications/Skills

• Post Graduate, Chartered Accountant or MBA with 15+ years of relevant Project Management experience/ communications in Finance Change/Transformation programs
• Strong oral and written communication. Should be able to articulate complex messages in a simple and lucid manner.
• Should have very good PowerPoint experience this needs to be across C-Suite, Senior Leadership level presentations
• Solid people and project management skills.
• Leadership skills and ability to influence others in decision making.
• Relationship and stakeholder management skills is important.
• Initiative and proactive thinking

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