The Global Process Owner [GPO] is a key member of the Finance Solutions Team and is responsible for defining, developing and implementing a consistent, streamlined, global Purchase-to-Pay process through the leverage of industry best practice and technology.

• Support the rollout of the Finance solution ensuring that the P2P solution is consistent with the global vision

• Lead the adoption of the P2P processes within the business through knowledge and enthusiasm

• Align the global standard processes to the global policies

• Validate the global standard process against BU requirements and agree local process deviations where justified

• Legislate, obtain support and agree direction from Global Sponsors for all arising conflicts in process design and the related business change;

• Drive the function towards global standardization with complete and accurate process documentation;

• Devise the key performance indicators, targets and metrics to drive quality and standardisation in purchasing and payables matching, reconciliation and closing processes;

• Identify areas of inefficiency and non-value added activities which can be resolved via process change;

• Preparation, presentation and obtaining sign off from global finance leadership and Programme Sponsors of ROI analysis for proposed change initiatives;

• Drive benefits realisation across core finance processes globally;

• Collaborate to the detailed design of the technology solutions with the Technology Partners;

• Prioritize process improvement to areas of biggest return / need;

• Coordinate, plan and lead execution of reporting rationalization and creation of new global standard reports;

• Alignment with GPOs in Quote-to-Cash and Record-to-Report business processes areas;

• Identify, assess and address change management issues related to the to-be process, in alignment with the local Change Managers;

• Form collaborative relationships with key business stakeholders, including the Group CFO and Regional CFOs thereby ensuring high levels of buy in and confidence in the new global finance solution.

• Experience in both an operational purchasing/procurement role and an IT related role, either a P2P Business Analyst or GPO with the ability to seamlessly work across both disciplines

• Strong communication skills in both oral and written format to all levels of management

• Key driver or stakeholder within global ERP implementations

• Track record of designing and implementing process improvement within a large matrix-based organisation

• Experience of operating within a finance shared service environment

• Proven strong analytical, decision-making and organizational skills in relation to managing multiple projects within tight deadlines

• Experience in managing multiple customers and points of contact at all levels within the organisation

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and high levels of energy and drive – especially in the face of resistance or setbacks

• Initiates change and has strong leadership skills and has potential to progress within the RX Organisation

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers and establishes effective relationships with same

• Highly proficient in English, oral and written, with other languages (eg. French, Mandarin, Japanese) a definite plus

• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and knowledge of Oracle EBS v12 or equivalent

• Has experience of working in an Agile Framework