Position Summary
The Digital & IT Financial Ops Controller mission is to oversee and manage financial accounting, billing, reporting, transaction processing, and control activities of Digital & IT.
This position supports Business and Digital & IT teams in their IT business model management (costing, pricing, depreciation, budget, re-forecast, value creation, etc).
He/She has to ensure the internal customers are billed for products and services provided to them according to agreed terms and conditions (pricing model).
The Digital & IT Financial Ops Controller has to report financial performance and thereby support decision making by helping to predict and thereby controlling Digital & IT spend.
He/She will help shape the strategic planning in close coordination with key stakeholders from finance, business and operations.
Furthermore, the Digital & IT Financial Ops Controller will be responsible for driving the improvement of processes and procedures within the Digital & IT teams in order to make interactions between teams seamless and effective.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Support Digital & IT managers to manage both the cost and value created by digital solutions.
- Analyze and consolidate IT spending and value creation in all Americas entities, inclusive of that spent by IT departments directly and by business and corporate functions.
- Define allocation policies and processes to charge business services based on their consumption.
- Quantify the value creation of Digital & IT for existing products and services and for new projects.
- Support Digital & IT managers to identify efficiency opportunities and monitor them for their respective team.
- Identify areas for improvement in existing IT processes, procedures, and workflows by actively engaging all IT groups and departments.
- Develop and implement new IT processes, procedures, and workflows that enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Digital & IT department.
- Provide dashboards with an overall performance overview of all products and services.
- Define with stakeholders reports and KPIs to monitor and measure the effectiveness of IT processes and procedures, and make recommendations for further improvements.
- Assist Digital & IT managers in target preparation and follow up throughout the year.
- Assist Product Managers to provide accurate data / explanations on invoicing to clusters.
- Be the interface of the finance department.
- Prepare, coordinate and communicate on monthly, quarterly, or annual closing activities (Flash) and be the point of contact for Group CIO Office finance teams (in particular for the IT Costs reporting).
- Report IT financial performance, analyze variance (budgeted costs versus actual costs) and support budget decision making.
- Process and validate invoices and provide payment authorization to corporate finance for supplier / vendor payments.
Qualifications
Education, Training or Certification Requirements
Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, Business, or a related discipline
5+ years experience in two of the three areas: Business/Operations, Finance, IT, or Project Management