Finance Innovation and Continuous Improvement Lead (S)

SBM Offshore; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore is seeking a Finance Innovation and Continuous Improvement Lead to drive CI across Finance, champion new technologies, and support ERP initiatives. The role requires 7–10 years in accounting/finance, with leadership experience, and strong knowledge of international finance processes.

The candidate will shape an innovation framework, lead CI projects, and collaborate across functions to enhance finance performance and value creation for SBM Offshore.

Qualifications

• MBA or Master in Accounting/Finance required.
• 7–10 years of experience in accounting/finance, with leadership experience.
• Knowledge of finance processes in international environment.
• Knowledge of RPA implementation and support.
• Experience with KPI implementation and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop an innovation framework to set Finance CI ambitions.
• Identify opportunities and technologies to enable new capabilities and models.
• Promote CI/Innovation culture and run CI projects within Finance.
• Support standardization and efficiency of Finance processes and systems.
• Review finance processes and propose improvements with tangible outcomes.
• Support ERP implementation within Finance and ensure process consistency.
• Identify organizational gaps and propose changes from an ETЕ perspective.
• Support knowledge management tool selection and deployment.
• Prioritize and implement CI initiatives and monitor efficiency.
• Collaborate with GPO to align innovation with business processes.

Skills

Finance processes

RPA knowledge

KPIs and performance follow up

Team management

Analytics and reporting

Budgeting and forecasting

Cash management

Education

MBA / Master degree in Accounting or Finance / Business School

Tools

ERP systems

RPA tools

Job description

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Finance Innovation and Continuous Improvement Lead (S)

Job Family: Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Location: Rotterdam Office, NL

Description: Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.
About Us:
SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• As Finance Innovation and Continuous Improvement Lead you are fostering innovation and driving ongoing improvements (processes and tools) within an organization. Your primary focus is on identifying, developing, and implementing strategies that enhance Finance business processes and the associated overall performance.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate to the development of an innovation framework to set Innovation and Continuous improvement ambition over Finance function;
• Identify strategies, business opportunities and new technologies and then develops new capabilities and architectures, new business models and new structures to serve those opportunities;
• Innovations and Continuous Improvements (CI) culture, promoting the CI and Innovation culture as well as running the CI projects;
• Contribute to the optimization, standardization & efficiency of Finance/Business Solution, processes and systems;
• Special focus expected on reviewing finance processesand propose improvements;
• Support process documentation of Finance processes ;
• Support Integra (ERP) implementation over Finance function and ensure consistency of processes and approach;
• Identify gaps in organization from ETE side and propose potential changes,
• Support choice and implementation of Knowledge management tool,
• Support prioritization and implemention of CI initiatives and monitor efficiency
• Work in close relationhsoip with GPO to ensure alignmemnt between Innovation and Business process startegy
• Develop initiatives/tools to bring value and enhance Finance performance

Education

• MBA / Master degree in Accounting or Finance / Business School

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience ideally in accounting / finance area. Lead or management role experience is a plus. allowing a good knowledge and understanding of Finance processes in an international environment,
• Knowledge of collaborative and knowledge systems and requirements;
• Knowldege of Finance processes,
• Processes implementation and improvement;
• Knowledge of RPA implementation and support;
• General understanding of the industry in which SBM operates;
• Continuous improvement
• Implementation of KPIs and performance follow up
• Team management and team dynamics

Functional Competencies

• Book keeping and transactions
• Innovation and Continuous improvement
• Analytics and reporting
• Cash Management
• Risk and Internal control
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Financial acumen
• External benchmark
• Systems and Technology
• Master Data Set-up and Interface

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.