Global Finance Transformation Senior Specialist

at  Amplifon

Who we areAmplifon is an Italian multinational company and the global leader in hearing care solutions and services for retail expertise, customization, and consumer care. More than 20,000 professionals every day in a network more than 9,500 points of sale across 26 countries give back the joy of hearing, feeling, and living to thousands of people across the world.We believe people are the most important component of our success. Thanks to our best-in-class Hearing Care Professionals and front and back-office Teams, we are able to put the everyday taps, pops and splashes back into the lives of our customers. We believe that it’s only through strong investment in talent engagement, continuous professional development, support, and recognition that our people can exceed every limit and build a fulfilling career.We are working on boosting a Winning Culture that will lead our employees towards the future, starting from the improvement of our Winning Workplace.Aligned to this goal, we offer a hybryd working policy, allowing employees to work 9 days/month remotely.What we are looking forThe business is undergoing a finance change and this opportunity requires motivated leaders to play a critical role. This business is vastly international and is full of bright and engaging characters. We want someone who is seriously passionate about creating a best-in-class finance function, from a process and management of information perspective.You will be part of the One Amplifon team as you review, upgrade and change existing processes to maximize efficiencies. The lead will complete the scoping, project management and effective delivery of a new finance target operating model and finance cloud suite for the firm. This role will help to transform and improve finance and accounting processing and reporting. This person will ensure group-led activities are implemented successfully and will possess project management skills along with deep knowledge of finance and accounting practices. She/he will also be able to deep dive into specific areas of issue, helping to unblock and resolve. The role holder should have an inquisitive mind, and attention to detail and should be someone who will go the extra mile to get things right not being afraid to challenge and drive change.As Global Finance Transformation Specialist, you will immediately be afforded plenty of responsibility. The transformation will be focused on the finance function which includes areas such as General Ledger, Account Payables, Account Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, Cash Management. As a newly created position, there will be autonomy available and is a fantastic opportunity for a transformation / change specialist with experience of finance transformation to really make an impact.This role will support the Group Finance Director in looking across the end-to-end processes and system functionality to optimize teams’ capability, increase efficiency, remove blockers, and reduce risk at the global level and locally.You will be pivotal in driving change that will automate manual tasks and allow for the existing finance team to become more analysis-focused. You will take ownership of the transformation and seek to improve processes and systems.The role will suit you if you are a self-starter who is looking for an opportunity that will have a significant impact both in the short and long term.Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with global and local project teams (both finance and technology) to help implement the target operating model. Ensure linkage to the central team in the execution of country roll-outs.
• Collaborate with country finance teams to develop, track, and analyze detailed processes.
• End-to-end process design across the finance function.
• Map and define critical processes and issues.
• Leverage your experience and knowledge to identify areas of improvement.
• Review of the end-to-end finance processes, information, and controls.
• Managing any ad-hoc or newly created requirements.
• Set up and run regular governance meetings and updates to stakeholders.
• Development and delivery of solutions to improve automation, efficiency, and to improve business insights.
• Driving simplification and standardization of processes: be engaging, proactive, and influential.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• University’s degree in Finance, or a related field with a solid finance background
• At least 4-5 years experience in a cross-functional finance role, ideally in a high-growth international business
• Experience working in the company’s finance department on finance transformation roles, or in a management consultancy company in finance transformation projects.
• Process analysis and continuous improvement experience and adept at identifying and implementing new processes.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, good communication skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experienced in using Oracle Cloud (advantageous but not essential)
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

• Work closely with global and local project teams (both finance and technology) to help implement the target operating model. Ensure linkage to the central team in the execution of country roll-outs.
• Collaborate with country finance teams to develop, track, and analyze detailed processes.
• End-to-end process design across the finance function.
• Map and define critical processes and issues.
• Leverage your experience and knowledge to identify areas of improvement.
• Review of the end-to-end finance processes, information, and controls.
• Managing any ad-hoc or newly created requirements.
• Set up and run regular governance meetings and updates to stakeholders.
• Development and delivery of solutions to improve automation, efficiency, and to improve business insights.
• Driving simplification and standardization of processes: be engaging, proactive, and influential