Senior Finance Analyst, Order-to-Invoice

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst, Order-to-Invoice

Location: Cambridge

Employment Type: Full time - Fixed Term

To create standardised, embedded end-to-end Order-to-Invoice (O2I) processes which deliver compliance to both US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley standards.  Improve AVEVA’s O2I processes through a focus on the design, control, operation, and improvement of existing and new processes.  Ensure process implementation meets these four principles and the requirements of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley.  Once processes have been properly defined, document them according to established standards.  Engage with stakeholders and the user base to successfully deploy process changes, ensuring the justification is well understood; stakeholders are proactively involved in decision-making; and users are trained in the new ways-of-working.

Key Principles of the role

Design:

• Global standard processes
• End-to-end process design
• Fit for purpose – simple, practical, and scalable

Control:

• Embedded financial controls in the O2I process, systemised as a default
• Risks are identified, documented, and mitigated
• Demonstrable controls which are continuously tested

Operate:

• KPI and metric driven process measurement
• Identification and remediation of operational process gaps
• Processes are aligned to our organisational design principles

Improve:

• Change projects deliver on the process principles
• Automation / integration is a constant priority
• Manual processes are targeted for simplifying and streamlining

What does this mean in practice?

• All process activities are PCAOB compliant
• Defining end-to-end process ensuring key principles are met
• Collaborate with the key stakeholders to identify improvements and enhancements to O2I processes
• Working in collaboration with the Commercial Operations team globally to align regional variations and establish consistent ways-of-working
• Create and sign off Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which support the PCAOB and US GAAP reporting requirements
• Ensure all O2I processes are mapped within Business Optix
• Establish KPIs to measure process efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance
• Establish routine process governance meetings with stakeholders
• Work in collaboration with the process leads in other functions, and project SMEs, to ensure system and process change meets the key principles across end-to-end operation
• Work closely with the IT support teams to ensure the effectiveness of automation / integration activities and that project objectives are achieved

Essential Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Recognised professional finance qualification
• Background and extensive experience in process definition / improvement
• Communicating with all stakeholder levels
• Strong sense of integrity always does the right thing and encourages others to behave in the same way
• Strong experience of understanding and interpreting control and operational risk
• Commercial awareness and experience in the software industry would be a plus

Behaviours:

• Highly inquisitive, ability to challenge the existing ways of working
• Organised and able to balance conflicting priorities to meet deadlines
• Collaborative, with effective communication and people skills
• High attention to detail
• Confident, motivated initiative-taker

Key Relationships

• Commercial Operations team
• Process Owners within Business Operations team
• Process Owners within Contract Management team
• Campaign-to-Cash project leads
• IT Functional Consultants
• Group Controls and project / functional teams

Finance at AVEVA

Our team of almost 500 Finance professionals are central to AVEVA’s £1bn+ business. We cover everything from procurement and FP&A to sales forecasting and internal risk management, and we’re playing a leading role in our company’s transition to a subscription-based business model.

AVEVA is laying the groundwork for serious, sustainable growth, meaning there’s a lot for the team to do – and a lot of interesting opportunities. We’ve got a skilled and well-staffed team, strong leadership with a clear vision, and a big role to play in the business’s transformation: it’s a great time to be joining us!

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.