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Job Description

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why our Company team works to attract, develop, retain and inspire our people so that they can learn, grow and make a true impact on the world. Together we collaborate to create a culturally rich, diverse organization ensuring we remain innovative and agile.

We have an amazing opportunity for an Entrepreneurial Healthcare and Finance Technology Leader who will thrive in this ecosystem. It will require a strong leader who is collaborative, self-motivated, accountable and results oriented. This is a key leadership role in the EIT Finance, DnA & IA team. The role will closely work with the stakeholders in the respective area to build and enable technology solutions and evolve our solution landscape. This candidate will be critical to helping us shift to modern ways of working to accelerate the execution of our strategy to increase flexibility, accelerate time-to-market of solutions, and drive significant business value. This role will also have significant interaction with our partners, suppliers, and various data & technology providers.

Product Line Lead for Finance Value Team – Accounting to Reporting (A2R)

The Accounting to Reporting Product Line Leader will be responsible for defining, evolving, and executing on the global Account to Report vision and strategy. Partnering with the Global Finance Process Owners, they will set the vision for best-in-class products, anticipate future business capabilities, and ensure that the vision and associated value is realized. The Product Line Lead owns end to end responsibility for all the products in the product line - including strategy, roadmap, business case development, stakeholder communication, total cost of ownership, user satisfaction, product quality and realizing measurable outcomes across the product line. They will oversee the successful delivery of Global Accounting to Reporting solutions in partnership with the SAP Platform, and drive value realization with the Account to Report Process Owners. The primary processes in scope include general ledger, fixed assets, projects, operating expense management, financial close, consolidation, intercompany profit, and financial data sharing.

The Account to Report Product Line Leaders primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leads and manages the Accounting to Reporting (A2R) Product Line, accountable for the Product line roadmap and ensuring the successful implementation, enhancement, and support of all Accounting to Reporting solutions.

• Ensures the business and engineering / technical product line architecture is complete and fit-for-purpose in terms of its ability to address stakeholder requirements.

• Coordinates work across the products within the product line to strategically align with business outcomes. Oversees delivery of applications in the Product Line.

• Partners with value team lead to develop objectives and metrics for the product line.? Coordinates priorities across the Squads and products in the Accounting to Reporting product.

• Collaborates with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to define the product line vision and strategy, business requirements, design solutions, and ensure alignment with business goals.

• Engages and works with business partners, Product Managers, Product Line Architects, the SAP Platform and others to shape & design solutions and to remove obstacles for the team and ensure Product Line goals are met.

• Act as the product line's chief advocate within the wider organization. And is responsible for all stakeholders being clear on product roadmap, points of contact for demand management and support, priorities, status, support/operations issues. 

• Develops and maintains close relationships with other Product Lines that impact or are impacted by the Accounting to Reporting product Line to ensure business process disruptions are minimized and the strategies of the company are executed well.

• Leads the team and drives focus on ensuring high customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.  Coaches team to enhance their Product and technology skills.

• Owns the P&L, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Value Realization of the overall Product Line and ensures that the business needs are addressed effectively and timely.

• Measures and frequently communicates Value Realization from the Technology capabilities deployed.

• Ensures financial / governance reporting, issue, risk, status communication to all stakeholders is timely, complete, and accurate. 

• Stays up-to-date with the latest trends, innovations, and advancements in SAP FBM, Oracle FCCS and related technologies, and proactively applies them to improve processes and systems.

Required Education, Experience and skills:

• Bachelor's Degree Required.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, with demonstrated expertise in the Finance technology space including strong technical understanding of tools and architecture.

• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly establish credibility and trust with a variety of stakeholders.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in building and supporting large-scale IT solutions using modern technologies.

• Excellent understanding of business processes related to local accounting, general ledger, fixed assets, project systems, intercompany processes, and financial close & consolidation.

• Strong knowledge, expertise and implementation experience in SAP FBM processes, Oracle FCCS processes & other SAP/Oracle modules.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, quickly establishing credibility and trust with stakeholders.

• Strong strategic acumen, analytical, innovative, proactive, and self-directed. Effective at navigating whitespace/greenfield opportunities.

• Leadership and management skills, with proven abilities to set direction, lead, and motivate team members.

• Experience in leading and managing teams, committees, or task forces. Ability to influence a wide variety of stakeholders.

• Critical thinker who can embrace new ideas and technologies.

• Strong leadership skills, effectively managing teams, driving change, and fostering collaboration.

• Demonstrated entrepreneurial capabilities inside and outside of corporate environments.

• Ability to demonstrate leadership behaviors in alignment with the our Company leadership standards.

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