Transformation Manager
- Recruiter
- Primark Ireland
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Salary
- Unspecified
- Posted
- 16 Apr 2021
- Closes
- 16 May 2021
- Ref
- 69267BR
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Sector
- Digital, Retail and FMCG
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Manager
Finance Transformation Manager
Reports to: Head of Finance Operations and Transformation
Purpose of role:
The Finance Transformation Manager will be responsible for leading the delivery of automation activities across all Finance, creating and implementing the Finance Automation Delivery Framework and mentoring team members in a range of roles on Process efficiencies and Automation Delivery
Key Responsibilities:
- Defining the creation and evolution of the Primark Finance RPA Delivery Framework
- Manage the planning of future process on-boarding, ensure timely delivery of automations
- Create and deliver Sprint plans and project reporting to communicate project status to stakeholders
- Perform opportunity assessment activities, evaluate and validates business cases;
- Monitor automation prerequisites setup (hardware and software infrastructure, user access, etc.)
- Maintain the product backlog and plan Sprint execution;
- Manage daily scrum meetings, Sprint planning, Sprint review meetings;
- Coordinate user stories and testing plan definition
- Monitor test scenarios outcomes
- Mentor colleagues on best practice for RPA process assessment and development techniques
- Engagement with business and IT change management teams to proactively manage operational and system changes to maintain service delivery
- Own the operating model for the delivery of high quality and consistent automated
- processes
- Be able to manage a control a virtual bot workforce once deployed in Production, defining and tracking Automation KPIs
- Manage the relationship with RPA vendor in case of RPA platform or workflow challenges
- Understanding the existing Finance Systems landscape – identifying opportunities for efficiency and improvement, and working with the Change Lead and Finance BA to deliver system enhancements and/or implement new applications with a proven business benefit
- Support the GFR (Goods For Resale) and GNFR (Goods Not For Resale) Global Process Owners to develop the process vision, strategy and objectives for the end-to-end processes that impact Finance Operations and the wider Finance Team
Knowledge, skills and experience:
- Track record in leading/mentoring individuals on development and delivery disciplines
- Experience dealing with C-Level Leaders and getting buy-in to implement new and emerging technologies
- Good oral presentation skills with the ability to present non-technical details to a technical audience
- Good written skills with the ability to produce clear and concise documentation;
- Good inter-personal skills, communicating well with process SMEs, business process owners, and other members of the Automation team
- A self-starter who delivers high quality work and can adapt to challenges, either individually or as part of a team
- Commercial awareness and mind-set, with ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of wider business
- Excellent planning and project management skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and team and work within agreed timescales
Successful candidates will meet the following criteria:
- At least 5 years in a team coordination role spanning Finance and/or Operations, with experience delivering Business/IT Transformation
- Knowledge of Business/System Analysis in a structured environment
- Demonstrates initiative with strong work ethic
- Operates with a high level of integrity, diplomacy, tact and professionalism
- Experience designing, documenting and developing workflows using Automation Anywhere as a certified developer would be an advantage
- Experience designing, documenting and developing workflows using Alteryx would be an advantage
- Finance background and/or a knowledge of industry-leading ERPs (Oracle Financials etc) is essential
- Experience with Agile Development and Project Management
- Experience with Six Sigma or other process engineering methodologies would be an advantage
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