About Princes
The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.
Role Description
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Head of IT – Operations & Finance, the role will be responsible for conceiving, defining, standardising, delivering, monitoring, refining and withdrawing technology solutions and products that support and maximise business results in Finance Functions.
Strategic Consultancy
Define overall strategic direction of Group SAP Finance and Controlling solutions. This requires a deep understanding of solution capabilities and a business understanding of the overall solution, to guide the IT function and related business functions.
Business Management
Establish and maintain relationships with key business and technology stakeholders from Finance, perform internal customer research, conduct competitive analysis and product development and selection, drive stakeholder alignment, work within product budgets, bring products to market and refine and improve products.
Product Delivery Management
Act as keeper of the vision, define product and solution roadmaps, coordinate business and IT resources, and determine suitable product lifecycles.
Resource Management
Oversee product delivery teams internal and external, coordinate with other product delivery managers, prioritise resource use to deliver maximum value from projects and programs.
Dimensions
* Management of key implementation projects with an asset value of up to £2 million per annum
* Providing technology products and solutions across all Princes Group Finance worldwide
* Liaising with senior stakeholders in Finance functions such as Finance Director – Operations, Finance Director – Commercial, Financial Controller (Group), Group Treasurer, Group Finance Services Controller
* Manage a team of up to 15 with up to 8 direct reports, some of which may be based at site
* Requires travel and periods away from home
* Might need to perform duties outside of normal working hours
Principal Responsibilities
Business Management & Product Delivery
* Establish and maintain relationships with key business and technology stakeholders, managing budget and product development, making decisions regarding product capabilities and priorities.
* Perform internal customer research to gain insight into the "voice of the customer." Use this insight to define the product or solution direction and how internal customers would gain value from product capabilities.
* Perform competitive analysis and product selection processes.
* Facilitate and drive alignment among key stakeholders to help the business achieve its goals according to a shared view of product priorities.
* Define, track and communicate key product performance indicators and business results, including release strategy from prototypes to MVP to subsequent releases.
* Bring the product/solution to production within agreed budgets, ensuring business and IT are prepared to deliver and service throughout its life cycle.
* Continually monitor and refine the product while in market, tracking performance indicators and business results.
Resource Management
* Manage and develop people – recruit, train and manage the Finance team to deliver tasks and ensure workforce stability and continuity.
* Team development – enable the Finance team to deliver and support the products in the Finance Product portfolio, ensuring their growth and development.
* Resource allocation – manage planning and scheduling of resources required to deliver and support the Group Finance portfolio, including research and development of new products.
Change Management
* Ensure that changes to system architecture, platforms and software are managed through appropriate change processes, maintaining tracking mechanisms.
* Advise on solutions maintenance of software deployed in the Finance systems domain and liaise with third‑party suppliers.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Knowledge
* Degree level qualification in an IT or related subject.
* Recognised Accountancy Qualification or QBE.
* Deep understanding of Finance and Product costing processes, GL, AP, AR, CPA, COPA including configuration and product knowledge.
* Strong understanding of SAP FI/CO/PP/MM/SD functionality, master data and integration points in a FMCG context.
* Knowledge of indirect tax recording and reporting across multiple countries and awareness of latest developments in e‑invoicing and e‑reporting.
* Strong understanding of interfacing techniques to connect systems such as SAP ECC, SAP BW, SAP BPC.
* Strong understanding of Financial Consolidation and FP&A processes.
* Strong understanding of change management principals and application.
* Understanding of system architectures that form the backbone of core business systems.
* Detailed understanding of software testing techniques and methods.
* Understanding of methods and approaches to train and coach end users on business systems.
* Up to date knowledge of new and emerging technologies within Finance and Accountancy.
* Understanding of data analytics and presentation of financial data.
* Understanding of statutory and management information for reporting purposes.
* Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.
Skills
* Ability to communicate openly and effectively with IT teams and business stakeholders at all levels without complex jargon.
* Strong interpersonal skills, quickly establishing good relationships internally and with suppliers.
* Strong influencer, able to contribute effectively outside immediate area of expertise.
* Assertive, persuasive, patient and resilient.
* Creative problem solver, able to analyse situations and determine appropriate actions.
* Project management skills from concept to delivery.
* Work under tight timescales whilst maintaining detail and quality.
* Strong people management and development skills, providing management, support and direction.
* Excellent organisational skills, able to set and drive through an agenda.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong negotiation and persuasive skills.
* Willingness to travel for delivery of the Princes Finance Strategy to other Princes Group Operations sites, including periods away from home.
Experience
* Graduate or graduate calibre with good practical experience of project delivery in an IT and FMCG context.
* Strong operational grounding within a complex fast‑moving manufacturing environment.
* Practical experience of using systems implementation methodologies.
* Demonstrable track record of achieving results / managing change.
* Have worked on the development of Enterprise Architecture associated with Finance solutions and related functions.
* Experience of testing IT systems is desirable.
* Understanding of methods and approaches to train and coach end users on business and manufacturing systems.
* Experience working cross‑functionally dealing with all levels of business employees from senior executives to shop floor operations.
* Demonstrable track record of leading and developing teams, and resource management across multiple projects, products and locations.
Benefits
* Cash Car Allowance.
* 25 Days Annual Leave plus Birthday off.
* 14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt‑in / 9.5% employer.
* Hybrid & Flexible Working – 4 Days in Office / 1 Day WFH.
* Flexible Holiday Option – buy 5 additional days.
* Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Policies.
* Life Assurance Cover.
* Private Medical Insurance.
* Critical Illness Cover.
* Learning & Development Opportunities.
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