Mondelez - Digital Finance Manager - AMEA

Summary

The purpose of this role is to make a meaningful difference and drive our efforts and direction in the Digital Finance AMEA Agenda, in line with the Mondelez Vision. To bring in best-in-class business practices, to engage stakeholders, evaluate available technologies, explore future-looking and upcoming solutions, drive changes in process / ways of working, ensure seamless transitions and support as needed.

The role will act as a critical link between the core Finance and Business Services and Mondelez Digital Services (MDS) functions. It will also be responsible to identify, find solutions and implementations for various Data & Analytics tools and processes which are inter-twined between Finance and other functions.

This role will be a balance of FP&A, commercial finance, reporting, IT and innovation skills, bringing them together to add value to the AMEA finance function.

Key Accountabilities:

• Identify, evaluate and recommend various Data & Analytics opportunities (internal as well as external)
• Constant engagement with Finance teams, Mondelez Digital Services teams, and other functional teams, with the objective of assessing various Finance processes and finding opportunities to bring in efficiencies / best practices / control / savings / productivity / simplification.
• Take on the Project Lead / Manager (and occasionally, Change Manager) role as needed for identified digitization projects in AMEA and ensure that these are delivered as per expectations, within timelines and costs specified.
• Help build digital Finance competencies within AMEA on current as well as upcoming relevant technologies. Be the Digital go-to person for Finance.
• Strengthen the engagement within the AMEA Digital Finance community with regular alignments with stakeholders, sharing timely updates on new programs / initiatives and relevant news on the digital front.

Job Specific Requirements

• With at least 5 to 7 years of experience in the finance and technology function in MNC with exposure towards analysis, forecasting and reporting
• Must have finance understanding together with strong IT / technology experience
• Sound understanding of the consumer goods industry and the inter-play within various functions
• Strong end-to-end business understanding of how each process impacts and interacts with the ERP

More about this role

Technical Requirements:

• Proficient Excel and PowerPoint Skills
• Applied experience of Business Intelligence software (Power BI and Tableau), including experience in reviewing/improving UX/designs.
• Working knowledge with high level of comfort of SAP, HFM and its various modules - Order to Cash, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Purchase to Pay, Reporting, Production etc

General Attributes:

• Ability to Influence Business partners, internal and external stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Approachable and ability to have meaningful conversations across all levels. Ability to change gears quickly and easily, depending upon the changing requirements of the business
• Good connect with various industry players, technology providers, consultants etc to gauge the market trends well in advance
• High on innovation with an equally high problem-solving approach
• Effective written and oral communication. Actively demonstrates the Mondelez values and ways of working.
• Self-motivated, good conversational and influencing skills
• Drive to take on challenges, willingness to go-beyond and deliver on them
• Ability to quickly understand, gauge business requirements and convert them into a project
• Eye for detail without losing focus on the big picture

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, IT, Business and/or related courses