Finance Process Governance Specialist jobs in Mumbai at Vodafone

Job Description

Role purpose

The FIN Process Governance Specialist is responsible for maintaining accurate, complete documentation of the end-to end Finance Management (FIN) processes, the integration of EVO SAP modules and transactions within the defined EVO Process Architecture and ensuring adherence to the rules and principles of the Vodafone Core Business Model (CBM). As a trusted partner to our Global Process Owners, the Process Governance Role governs the Core Business Model (CBM),promoting standardisation, process effectiveness, and supporting digital innovation in our business operations. This role is member of a team which combines Business as Usual (BAU) operational activities with support for Finance Programme and Systems demands with minor impact on processes.
As Business as Usual this role is responsible for the following process governance activities:

Approving demands taking account of their impact on the Core Business Model (CBM) including existing Policy, Principles and Rules and Compliance Controls.
Approving Localisations, Role change and Post-Design change requirements
Quality control of updates to global processes and publication of approved processes
Analysis of process conformance data (in Celonis) and publishing conformance report
Annual review of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) used by operational teams to deliver the Global Processes (CBM)
Maintenance of Risks and Controls library in ARIS including mapping to CBM processes and updating the Controls Narrative.
In support of Finance Programme and Systems demands this role delivers:
Align with the project team to identify impacts on process and process documentation.
Update CBM Process Models as required. Ensure the updates are reviewed, validated and approved.
Identify impacted Process related documentation (Operating Procedures, Localisations etc.) and ensure these are updated, validated and approved.
Ensure the approved processes and related process documentation is published in the correct systems (ARIS Connect and Solution Manager) and changes are communicated through the appropriate project communications channels.
Ensure process standardisation changes will be tracked and reported via our analytical tools (ARIS, Celonis).

Key Accountabilities

Impact on the business

To maintain the Core Business Model finance processes and ensure that they are complete, up to date and represent the processes in use in local markets
To be responsible for ensuring that changes are documented in a standard consistent methodology between the processes under the team's responsibility and that impacts up and down stream are understood and communicated.

Customers, supplier and third parties

To provide expert advice on the content of the CBM and of the impact of any changes to our customers - those within Project EVO and those not directly impacted such as Internal Audit, SOX,
To provide expert Business Process Modelling and process knowledge and guidance in the support of the continuous development and improvement of the CBM.
Leadership and teamwork
To work closely with subject matter experts within the immediate team and wider business and to understand and take into account the impact of changes on other functions including HR and SCM and stakeholders.
To support the finance leadership to deliver world class documented processes
To identify improvements that drive value to the business without compromising the CBM
To drive our process improvement in accordance with speed, simplicity and trust and the principles of Lean
To keep abreast of leading practise and the latest benchmarks and how it can be used to improve the CBM where applicable
To validate requested changes to the core business model in line with Vodafone policies, principles & business drivers and confirm compliance with EVO development criteria.

Communication

To effectively communicate changes and developments verbally and written
Contribute to process improvement and process compliance workshops
Work closely with the Global Process Owners and their leads to support their process improvements with information, data, analysis etc.

Technical / Professional Expertise

Strong presentation, facilitation and communication skills;
Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA professional;
Substantial experience in Finance Department with broad operational experience especially RTR and B&P;
Ability to build effective working relationships with an international and geographically disparate teams;
Knowledge of SAP Finance modules.
Fluent in written and spoken English.
Must be willing and able to travel frequently as and when required.
Desired
Ex âConsultant with skills in process improvement and process documentation
Experience in large SAP implementation programs
Experience of Lean / Six Sigma and Process Development
Business Process Methodologies

Finance Process Governance Specialist

Skills: Sap Implementation, Process Development

Experience: 0.00-0.00 Years