Global Finance Continuous Improvement Manager

Danone; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

30 days annual leave

Premium pension

Discounts on health insurance and Danf

Job summary

Danone is seeking a Digital Finance Continuous Improvement Manager to lead adoption and improvement of the shared financial model, reporting, and analytics across entities. You will partner with IT, DEPLOY, and local finance to drive post go-live stabilization and ongoing optimization of TGK and Power BI dashboards.

Ideal candidates have solid finance control experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a passion for data and tech.

Qualifications

• Solid Finance background with experience in controlling / Perf. Management / Accounting.
• Knowledge on controlling IT landscape (SAP, EPM tools, PowerBI).
• Tagetik is a plus.
• Experience in change management and transformation projects is a plus.
• Process oriented with a continuous improvement mindset and strong organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to simplify complex information into insights.
• Interest in Data & Tech topics.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evolve in an international environment, build your network across local and central organizations, develop knowledge and skills in FMCG finance processes, tools and transformation.
• Ensure Users and Local Process Owners empowerment and autonomy; provide functional support during post go-live hypercare.
• Capture blockers/enablers and set action plans with Local Teams to maximize usage and impact.
• Engage Local Finance to streamline business processes (Actuals, rolling forecast, scenarios, planning).
• Support design of TGK and Power BI reports/dashboards (methodology, best practices).
• Align with controlling needs and evolving contexts (new use cases, model enhancements).
• Animate the enhancement process from needs collection to release and change management.
• Contribute to RUN support model improvement (monitoring, incidents, knowledge management).
• Collaborate with parallel applications connected to P&L (Ops module for COGS, Flex for scenarios).

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Process optimization

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Tagetik

EPM tools

Job description

About the job

BI Impulse is a major Finance Data & Tech transformation program aimed at delivering to all Company Business Units a shared Performance Management model and technology stack (Tagetik EPM & PowerBI) creating the conditions for the controlling teams to increase efficiency, agility, accuracy and data exploration / analysis capabilities needed to lift Finance business partnering role and impact.

The Digital Finance Continuous Improvement Manager is a key role within the RUN Finance support organization to sustainably ensure user benefits by driving challenging activities from adoption/empowerment to functional support (+ go-between with IT), simplification and continuous improvement of shared model (from process and tool perspectives) as we continue to push ambitions and deployments forward.

This position in Finance Data&Tech is an opportunity to join a team that values diversity, initiatives, agility and talents while enthusiastically contributing to shaping Danone's future of Finance.

• Evolve in an international environment, build your network across local and central organizations, develop your knowledge and skills on FMCG industry controlling processes, tools and transformation project as well as on change management.
• Ensure Users and Local Process Owners (key users) empowerment and autonomy Provide (together with DEPLOY) functional support (+ go-between with IT) during Post Go-Live hypercare for newly deployed entities (transition/stabilization phase) and subsequently responsible for live entities
• Capture feedback on blockers/enablers and set action plan with Local Teams to maximize usage, efficiency, added value and business impact
• Engage Local Finance to streamline business processes (analyze Actuals, build Rolling Forecast, manage scenarios, animate business planning) leveraging new capabilities delivered by the program
• Support the design of TGK and Power BI reports / dashboards (methodology, expertise, best practices, etc.)
• Ensure alignment with controlling needs and context evolutions (new use cases, shared model enhancement, gap retrofit).
• Animate the overall enhancement process, from the user needs collection / specification to the release and change management
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the RUN support model (animation, monitoring, incident management, enhancement management, knowledge management).
• Closely collaborate with Parallel applications that connect to the P&L, such as Ops module for COGS and Flex for scenario modelling.

About you

We are looking for talents who demonstrate leadership qualities, proactive with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done. To succeed in this role, you fulfil the following:

• Solid Finance background with experience in controlling / Perf. Management / Accounting.
• Knowledge on controlling IT landscape (SAP, EPM tools, PowerBI).
• Tagetik is a plus Experience in change management and transformation project is a plus.
• Process oriented with a continuous improvement mindset and strong organizational skills including prioritization.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to simplify complex information into insights.
• Interest in Data & Tech topics.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.