Principal Manager ERP COE (Operational Finance)

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

As we look at implementing a new CoE Model to help deliver ERP changes to Finance Portfolio, we seek a team of experienced and talented individuals to help shape the future of the CoE model.

The position is part of Haleon’s CTO organization within our ERP Service Assurance & Operations function and reports to the Director – ERP Service Operations role.

The Lead – ERP CoE – Finance is the most senior Individual Contributor (IC) and excels through in depth technical knowledge of SAP Finance products within the processes in Operational Finance for Healthcare or Consumer Goods industries.

Role Responsibilities

• Experience in designing, configuring and deploying complex SAP Finance, including solution build, configuration, testing and delivery to meet business requirements via Outsourced delivery teams.

• Works with Finance users’ communities globally to guide and advise on the delivery of SAP changes for SAP Financial modules, specifically FI (GL, AA, SPL), CO (CCA, PA, PCA, PC, ML), Project Systems , Material Ledger with Actual costing (CO-PC-ACT-ML-AVR)and Inter-Company (ICT)in the capacity of a Tech Business Partner for SAP changes.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Capable of leading in large, complex cross functional teams, capable of building relationships across different stakeholders and functional groups.

• Contributes to their team or domain meeting goals through successfully leading and consistently delivering on projects of highly ambiguous scope, high complexity and critical business impact.

• Manage a team of 15+ Partner resources in a CoE model, including forecasting effort, budget management, demand pipeline management, Project Delivery leadership and Quality of Delivery.

• Proactively gives technical and strategic feedback on projects relevant to their expertise that leads to better outcomes.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• 17+ years of relevant experience in SAP consulting with deep expertise in SAP Financial modules, specifically FI (GL, AA, SPL), CO (CCA, PA, PCA, PC, ML), Project Systems , Material Ledger with Actual costing (CO-PC-ACT-ML-AVR)and Inter-Company (ICT).

• 10+ years of relevant experience in IT Project management with specific focus on managing outsourced Tech Partner teams in delivering SAP Finance Projects, with expertise in Project Delivery Methodologies like Agile & Waterfall.

• Experience in designing, configuring and deploying complex SAP Finance Projects, including solution build, configuration, testing and delivery to meet business requirements.

• Certifications in SAP Finance in SAP ECC 6.0 and / or SAP S/4 HANA, SAP BFC , SAP BPC, SAP BW-IP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Can effectively manage relationships across the Business Community and IT Partner based delivery teams.

• Can clearly and confidently articulate risk of technical problems to non technical stakeholders (e.g legal, compliance)

• Communicates effectively when representing CoE to external stakeholders (e.g auditors, regulators, third-parties, or industry groups) when appropriate

• Can effectively track, manage and address issues in delivery of projects in scope to ensure delivery meets time, cost and quality criteria.

• Actively and regularly offers well considered contributions to the roadmap of their team or business area.
  Fosters effective collaboration between product,business and operations team.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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