Key Responsibilities:

Strategic IT Business Partner for Finance

• Act as the overall IT Business Partner for Finance in the EU Hub, covering key Finance domains such as:

  • Financial Accounting (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets)

  • Controlling and Management Reporting

  • Budgeting, Forecasting, and Planning

  • Treasury, Tax, and Statutory Reporting

  • Internal controls and compliance

• Serve as the primary IT contact for Finance leadership on all IT-related topics.

2. Partner with Finance Leadership

Work closely with Finance leadership (CFO organization) to:

• Understand Finance strategy, regulatory requirements, reporting needs, and operational pain points

• Translate Finance business needs into a clear IT demand, capability roadmap, and investment plan

• Ensure alignment between Finance strategy, IT strategy, and enterprise architecture principles

• Own and continuously maintain the Finance IT roadmap, aligned with enterprise priorities and budget constraints

• Provide Finance input into IT investment planning, budget prioritization, and value realization tracking

3. End-to-End Requirements Management

• Own end-to-end requirement management for Finance-related IT initiatives

• Shape, validate, and prioritize business requirements in close collaboration with Finance stakeholders

• Ensure requirements are clearly defined with:

  • Business objectives and expected outcomes

  • Regulatory, compliance, and audit considerations

  • Scope, dependencies, risks, and assumptions

  • Clear success metrics and KPIs

4. Change Management & Business Adoption

• Lead business-side change management for Finance IT initiatives

• Drive stakeholder alignment across:

  • Finance, IT, and other enabling functions

  • EU Hub and National Sales Companies (NSCs)

• Ensure Finance business readiness, including:

  • Process design and standardization

  • Data quality, governance, and controls

  • Capability building and end-user training

• Track system adoption, process compliance, and business value realization post go-live

5. Project & Program Accountability

• Act as Business Owner and Accountable Sponsor for Finance IT projects and programs

• Ensure initiatives are:

  • Clearly scoped with defined objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria

  • Prioritized and sequenced in line with the Finance IT roadmap

• Partner with Project and Program Managers to:

  • Define delivery approach, milestones, and critical path

  • Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests

  • Prepare and support tollgates, steering committees, and portfolio reviews

• Ensure transparent communication of status, risks, impacts, and decisions to Finance and IT stakeholders

• Support go-live readiness, post-implementation reviews, and ongoing value realization

6. Cross-Functional & Vendor Collaboration

• Coordinate with Solution Architects and Product Teams (DDC and/or external suppliers) to:

  • Ensure Finance solution design meets business and regulatory requirements

  • Align Finance solution and product roadmaps with enterprise standards

• Collaborate with Project and Program Managers on planning, execution, milestones, and governance

7. Architecture, Security & Compliance

• Ensure Finance IT solutions:

  • Meet business requirements and agreed success metrics

  • Comply with enterprise architecture standards

  • Adhere to security, internal control, audit, compliance, and data governance requirements

  • Support statutory, tax, and regulatory reporting obligations

To be successful in the role you will demonstrate:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, preferably with additional coursework or a minor in Business Administration.

Experience:

• Strong understanding of Finance processes and systems (e.g. ERP-SAP, Financial Reporting, Planning tools)

• Experience as an IT Business Partner, Finance Business Analyst, or IT Product Owner

• Solid understanding of internal controls, audit, and compliance requirements

• Experience working in multi-country or regional Finance organizations

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Business outcome– and value-driven mindset

· Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to coordinate across multicultural and cross-functional teams.

• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to translate business needs into system solutions.

• Fluent in English; additional European languages or Mandarin Chinese a plus.