Regional Business Process Owner - Accounting Job

Mission Details

Ongoing activities – Continuous improvement
•    Organize feedback sessions with accountants to identify new requirements, improve the efficiency, and share best practices
•    Identify any bad use of the system impacting data accuracy or closing deadlines and define actions plan
•    Ensure a technological watch enabling the continuous upgrading/improvement of Finance RTR processes and reporting according to information system & organizational strategy of the Group
•    Create System Enhancement, follow the progress, test and approve release in production system,
•    Promote a e-learning program for roll out, newcomers & knowledge improvement,
•    Organize, plan and deliver training sessions,

Ongoing activities – User assistance 
•    Comprehensive support to users, with a particular focus on assistance during closing periods
•    Create and maintain local organizational master data (GL account extension…)
•    Create and maintain the month end closing cockpit (procedures, Opening/locking sequence, monitoring)
•    Promote Finance Organizational Core Model (FTOM) of Arkema to provide a clear picture of roles and responsibilities, including business role

SAP Projects and Roll Out
•    Conduct Gap Analysis workshops: Collect any legal/business gaps and organize workshops to design a compliant solution in coordination with Core Team
•    Introduce and explain data collection
•    Perform Detailed Organization Impacts analysis & assist local management to build an action plan to mitigates risk,
•    Define organizational restrictions by entities (SSC, FP&A, ...) to derive functional Business Roles, 
•    Maintain & validate user role matrix (internal control clear off).
•    Build test plan and validate completeness of tests (including from operations integrated in Finance),
•    Execute cycle tests and assist key users in UAT; analyse defects and liaise with Core team to fix bugs,
•    Build Training plan & Train key users project team,
•    Adapt and follow up the Cut over plan according to the legacy data source and assist key users in data conversion,
•    Provide strengthened assistance to end users up to 1st quarterly closing.

Required Profile

•    4/5+ years of accounting experience preferably in industrial company
•    BA/BS in Accounting/Finance; MBA/CPA strongly preferred
•    Strong interest and interaction with IT systems; SAP experience required. 
•    Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills required
•    Demonstrated experience improving business processes; Project experience preferred
•    Ability to work in a fast paced & multitask project environment.