Data Lead, Finance Process Transformation

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

The Supply Chain Finance Process Transformation Lead is responsible for identifying, analysing, and improving financial processes to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance overall performance.

Location: Orlando, FL or Alpharetta, Hybrid in office and work from home

Major/Key Accountabilities:

Supply Chain Finance Planning & Reporting:

• This role involves working closely with various stakeholders, including finance teams, senior management, and cross-functional departments to understand current processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop and implement solutions.

• Responsible for building the infrastructure, data models, reports & visualisations that support decision making across Supply Chain Finance. Working with Supply Chain Finance Business partners to design a self-service data model and suite of reports that enable faster decision making.

• Developing of Ad-Hoc analysis to support Operations and Logistics business partners decision making, as they adjust to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities within constantly changing market conditions.

Key responsibilities include:

Conducting a thorough analysis of existing financial processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement. Developing and implementing process improvement initiatives to streamline financial processes, reduce manual work, and increase automation. Collaborating with finance teams and other departments to gather feedback, insights, and suggestions for improvement. Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of process improvement initiatives and track progress. Providing training and support to finance teams on new processes and tools to ensure successful implementation. Communicating progress and results of process improvement initiatives to senior management and stakeholders. Continuously monitoring and evaluating financial processes to identify new opportunities for improvement and innovation. Staying current on industry best practices and trends in financial process improvement to drive continuous improvement.

Other:

The ideal candidate for this role will have a strong background in finance, with experience in process improvement, project management, and change management. Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills are essential for success in this role. A proven track record of successfully implementing process improvement initiatives and driving positive outcomes in financial processes is also highly desirable.

Measures:

• Internal and External Customer Satisfaction.

• Accuracy, timing, and presentation of information.

• Implementation of reporting tools/ products against the project plan and ad hoc business requirements; and within timelines agreed.

• Ensure downtime of dashboards, reports, data products, and other BI related items no more than 5% of the time.

• Ensure reports and dashboards are developed as per customer requirements and backend implementation done according to agreed best practice.

• Drive customer usage of products developed.

Scope:

• Primary Region:         CHEP USA

• Parent Region:           CHEP North America

• Complexity:                USA (Moderate)

Authority/ Decision Making:

• Take corrective action to rectify problems.

• Problem Solving & Escalation.

• Taking ownership of information to ensure the accuracy thereof.

• Taking ownership of planning & reporting timelines & deliverables.

• Documentation of requirements and content.

• Training on requirements and content.

• Reporting design and implementation.

Challenges:

CHEP’s business is of a service nature where customer satisfaction and market responsiveness are critical determinants of success. 

The position of Supply Chain, Process Transformation Lead, is an outfacing role, concentrating on providing information to improve business efficiency and providing services to support the business. The business has been tasked to achieve significant growth in Revenue, Profits and Cash over the next few years and this is likely to continue into the future. 

The provision of timeous and accurate information is vital for the business to be able to make prompt and informed decisions. Sound judgement and business acumen is required in critically evaluating and reviewing the integrity financial data, reports and analysing inputs and outputs. The drive to improve business efficiencies and productivity requires a thorough understanding of our business processes and cost drivers. 

This role, is expected to drive the improvement in our reporting information and in contributing to Supply Chain and Finance initiatives across the business by providing relevant and accurate information and reporting, with a strong attention to detail and strict adherence to timelines, as well as performance & maintaining a wide range of planning and reporting activities within the department, with following challenges:

• Knowledge of multiple systems

• Complex supply chains

• Conflicting priorities and deadlines

• Communication and co-operation across functions

• Changing business requirements

• Work across different time zones and cultures both within Finance and across the Business

• Navigating the complexity of working in a matrix structure Language and cultural variations

• Excessive workload over peak periods.

This is a challenging role that will require proficiency in change management and finance systems and expert skillsets in MS Excel.

Key contacts:

Internal

• NAM CFO (and Canada and Pallecon NA CFO)

• Global FP&A

• Regional Commercial & Supply Chain Finance

• Regional Controllership / GFS

Internal Business Customers

• CoE – Internal audit, tax, treasury and Finance systems teams

• Regional and Country Presidents

Qualifications:

Tertiary Financial Qualification:

• (Btech/ Degree etc.)  in IT/Data/Analytics/Accounting/Financial Management

• Advantageous – Technology/Statistics/Information Management/Information Systems/ Financial Management/Computer Science related degree (4 year degree)

Experience:

• Experience in implementing improvement processes (preferably Supply Chain)

• Well-developed use of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, especially in interpreting complex subjects for partners.

• Effective in managing cross functional stakeholders and competing priorities across an entire organization, including senior leaders.

• Experience in clearly communicating (verbal and written) Insight to technical and non-technical Stakeholders.

• Understanding of CHEP business and flows strongly preferred.

• Solid understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts preferred.

• Experience in financial and/or supply chain data analysis tools and techniques preferred. Examples include (but not limited to):  SAP/Business Warehouse, Business Objects/Power BI, QlikView

Skills and Knowledge:

Knowledgeable in data science tools and techniques preferred. Examples include (but not limited to)

• Time Series Data Analysis & Understanding and application of probability statistics

• Python programming

• R programming

• Data Visualization

• SQL

Preferred Education

Preferred Level of Work Experience

Remote Type

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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