Value Creation Lead (R2R)

About The Job:

• Head of Finance SSC.
• End to end leadership of Finance Shared Services.
• Assume full leadership and accountability for Finance Shared Services operations covering Record to Report, Order to Cash and Procure to Pay.
• Ensure Finance Shared Services operates as a high performing and well governed global operation.
• Lead, develop and retain a geographically distributed workforce.
• Act as senior accountability point with Group Finance leadership and business stakeholders.

Essential Job Functions:

• Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence.
• Introduce and embed Lean, Six Sigma, operational excellence frameworks and structured improvement methodologies.
• Build capability in process thinking and data-driven decision making.
• Establish KPIs, SLAs, service quality measures and improvement backlogs.
• Drive improvements in timeliness, quality, accuracy, exception rates, cost to serve and control effectiveness.
• Create culture where continuous improvement is embedded in BAU.
• Leadership of Value Stream SMEs.
• Provide leadership to R2R, O2C and P2P streams.
• Ensure uplift of operational capability using automation, analytics and AI.
• Improve reconciliation quality, reduce manual journals and strengthen controls.
• Support future state design with automation-first and data-driven solutions.
• Resolve cross-stream dependencies and optimise outcomes.
• Back Office Modernisation.
• Act as operational authority for modernisation program.
• Ensure processes are fit for shared services and align with adopt not adapt principles.
• Lead transition readiness including people, process and change management.
• Ensure safe transition to ERP and operating model.
• Stakeholder Leadership and Governance.
• Build relationships with finance leaders, auditors and stakeholders.
• Provide reporting on performance, compliance, audit findings, risks and improvement progress.
• Ensure statutory compliance and consistent accounting practices.
• Represent Finance SSC in governance forums and decision-making.
• Value Creation Lead R2R.
• Establish baseline for accounting, reconciliations and reporting processes.
• Identify inefficiencies, duplication and control gaps.
• Improve close timeliness, reconciliation quality, journal accuracy and audit readiness.
• Strengthen governance of master data and accounting rules.
• Support future design aligned to modern ERP and automation.
• Support transition and adoption activities.
• Value Creation Lead P2P.
• Baseline P2P performance including requisition, purchase orders and invoice processing.
• Identify bottlenecks and control gaps.
• Drive improvements in cycle time, compliance and supplier experience.
• Improve procurement and finance integration.
• Support future design and centralisation strategy.
• Lead transition readiness including training and hypercare.
• Value Creation Lead O2C.
• Diagnose O2C constraints including billing timeliness and receivables.
• Improve DSO, cash application, billing accuracy and dispute handling.
• Reduce manual processing and improve controls.
• Support ERP design for receivables automation and centralisation.
• Define service catalogue, SLAs and operating model.
• Support transition, training and post go-live adoption.

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership experience in Finance Shared Services operations.
• Experience across R2R, O2C and P2P processes.
• Expertise in continuous improvement frameworks.
• Experience in ERP transformation and shared services transition.
• Strong governance, compliance and stakeholder management capability.
• Ability to drive operational excellence and large-scale transformation programs.

How to Apply:
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About VARITE:
VARITE is a global staffing and IT consulting company providing services to Fortune 500 Companies in USA, UK, Canada and India.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
VARITE is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion.