Business Manager COO Centre of Excellence

Your responsibilities

• Provide strong financial management (including costs, forecast, FTE and position management) and the associated reporting

• Provide robust headcount management including clear view of FTE movements in and out of Finance

• Prepare the consolidated FTE and financial position for global finance

• Construct and support delivery against FRP including review and challenge

• Manage consultancy costs tracking and approvals

• Support cost query management including transaction listing, professional fees and general ledger analysis

• Support headcount approval administration including system management and governance

• Execute approvals / draw down in Anaplan and Appian

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of data in HR systems and Anaplan / Appian

• Continuously review Anaplan to identify risks/opportunities e.g. offshoring

• Prepare ad hoc requests for templates/data on costs / FTE for Finance

• Document the current processes and activities performed by the team and identify common tasks that can be aligned, standardised, streamlined and automated (where possible)

• Identify/create automated solutions (i.e. leveraging existing technology platforms) to solve problems identified and to ensure standardised approach and reporting

• Support a consistent and effective approach to business management across the Finance COO team

• Ensure the identification and implementation of best practice across the teams to ensure the highest operational standards

• Collaborate with Global Finance Function CFO team and help ensure one golden source of data, one version of the truth, one set of assumptions and one centralised model

• Ensure development of revised process documentation to embed processes into the Finance CoE

• Drive positive change in processes, procedures, services etc. to deliver on financial, people or efficiency goals

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About the role

This role is to support the creation of the Global Finance Centre of Excellence (CoE) a central capability that oversees the execution and delivery of key business management accountabilities including robust financial and headcount management for Global Finance. Leveraging tools, technology and processes to provide a consistent, centralised view, driving collaboration, adapting best practice to support the finance function to operate in a cost effective manner. The CoE is required to create capacity within the teams to focus on finance transformation and the people agenda. The Business Manager provides dedicated, forward thinking, operational and business management support.