Finance systems Senior Specialist (Kraków, PL, 31-155)

Danish Crown Global Business Services; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Lunch card Edenred

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Additional holidays

Team events

Job summary

Danish Crown Global Business Services (GBS) in Kraków leads the Finance Systems Team, driving ownership, operation and continuous improvement of enterprise finance applications and related processes. The team ensures that finance systems are reliable, compliant, scalable and aligned with business and statutory requirements, enabling accurate financial reporting and efficient end-to-end finance operations.

As part of this team, you will act as the bridge between Finance and IT and play a key role

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance systems, finance operations, or transformation.
• Experience in complex or global environments.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Strong change management and standardization skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into system design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the S/4HANA rollout in the Finance track.
• Act as system SME for finance processes, ensuring alignment with policy and business needs.
• Optimize finance systems for accuracy, efficiency and compliance.
• Drive standardization and automation across finance processes.
• Manage change requests and coordinate with IT on testing and implementation.
• Maintain robust system-enabled financial controls for audits.

Skills

English fluency

Change management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Finance process design

S/4HANA know-how

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting/IS

SAP Certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Finance Systems Senior Specialist

We are a food company owned by Danish farmers supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers all over the world. From butchers to business developers, we’re more than 23,000 colleagues.

Danish Crown Global Business Services (GBS) in Krakow is a key part of Danish Crown’s transformation journey. We strive to be a trusted partner to the business by providing scale and standardized, efficient and effective services, thereby achieving the strategic goals of the business.

GBS and its three Centers of Excellence act as the Group Digital Transformation engine for Finance, Procurement, and Master data. Our Operational teams provide global services for Finance, Procurement, Master data, HR, and IT with the ambition to further move up the value chain and expand its service portfolio.

Passion is our protein, and by supporting each other every step of the way - from high potential programs and sustainability certifications to embracing diversity - we’re moving towards the same goal.

Better food. Brighter future

We are looking for a new team member to join our Finance Systems Team, who will drive the ownership, operation and continuous improvement of our enterprise finance applications and related processes. The team ensures that finance systems are reliable, compliant, scalable, and aligned with business and statutory requirements, enabling accurate financial reporting, effective controls, and efficient end-to-end finance operations.

As part of this team, you will act as the bridge between Finance and IT and play a key role in the S/4HANA roll-out within the Finance track.

05/10/2026

Group CFO

POL-Kraków

Area Of Responsibility

• Take an active part in the S/4HANA roll-out, with strong participation in the Finance track.
• Act as a system subject matter expert for finance processes, ensuring finance systems are aligned with accounting policies and business needs.
• Optimize and support finance systems so that finance processes run accurately, efficiently, and in compliance.
• Drive standardization and automation, reduce manual work, and improve efficiency across finance processes.
• Manage change requests and enhancements, and coordinate with IT on issue resolution, testing, and implementation.
• Maintain system integrity and support audits by keeping robust system-enabled financial controls in place.

Specific Tasks

• Support the roll-out of S/4HANA in the Finance track.
• Analyse and implement change requests and prepare functional specifications for IT.
• Coordinate with developers and translate business needs into system design.
• Track and manage system enhancements.
• Validate finance processes after system changes and resolve system issues.
• Support users and troubleshoot system issues, providing user support and guidance.
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and digitize finance processes, leveraging new technologies and system capabilities.
• Communicate system impacts, changes, and risks clearly to finance leadership and key users.
• Collaborate with finance operations, IT and technology teams, project and transformation teams, master data, reporting, and audit and compliance.

Educational Background

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or Digital Transformation.
• SAP certification.

Requirements

• Experience: Extensive experience (10+ years) in finance systems, finance operations, or transformation, including experience in complex or global environments.
• Technical Skills: Expertise in SAP and strong understanding of system configuration. Experience in S/4HANA roll out.
• Finance Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial accounting and controlling, financial reporting, and knowledge of local GAAP.
• Business Analysis: Ability to translate business needs into system design and a deep understanding of finance processes.
• Change and Transformation: Analytical, change management, and standardization skills, with a digital mindset.
• Soft Skills: Strategic thinking, stakeholder influence, strong communication skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally and lead by influence.
• Personal Competencies: Analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving mindset, collaboration and teamwork, adaptability and flexibility, proactivity and ownership, structured approach, continuous learning mindset, resilience and persistence.
• Language Skills: Fluent spoken and written English.
• Working in hybrid model (50% office presence is required)
• Available for travel (approx. 30 days per year)

What We Offer

• Private medical care with dental care
• Edenred lunch card
• Flexible working hours (50% office, 50% home)
• Hybrid working
• Life insurance
• MyBenefit and MultiSport program
• 2 additional holiday days benefits
• Events, integrations for employees