Finops Team Lead - German Job in Amazon

DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will lead a team which ensures that our financial operations are prepared for our continued expansion and reports into FinOps Manager - AP. This will include managing a team that works with our Retail partners, finance, fulfillment center operations teams to ensure we service our vendors in a manner fitting with our "Customer Obsession" philosophy.

The FinOps Team Lead - German, will be responsible for smooth operations of WW Vendor Payables operations at Hyderabad including Germany. These includes Vendor-setup, Inventory, Non-Inventory and Other Vendor Payables activities. This position will be responsible for a process within Accounts Payable Operations including: hiring, training, and employee development; managing group workload and establishing priorities; ensuring existing policies and procedures are followed; managing annual performance targets and operating budget; creating and monitoring appropriate performance metrics. This position will also act as an escalation point in resolving complex outstanding issues with internal and external business partners.

The successful candidate will have a strong desire in innovating processes and exceed expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, primarily driving innovation on behalf of customers / vendors.

Business Responsibilities

Leading and developing a team of 7+ FinCoM Analysts
Drive development and expansion of processes required to execute on-time payments to Vendors and on time query resolution
Owns defining / adhering to policies related to AP and drive consistency with entities globally.
Solving complex customer/vendor issues and proactively heading off negative service trends. Understanding and correctly utilizing resources provided by internal systems, departments, policies, and procedures.
Build and monitor performance metrics, with principal focus on ensuring on-time payments, cost out initiatives and estimating future headcount growth by country
Drive the expansion of self-service functionality in order to improve vendor experience and reduce manual processes
Maintain weekly and monthly communications and metrics reporting with BP teams Developing, modifying and maintaining the operational and design effectiveness of internal controls
Partnering with Internal Audit and QC Team
Lead cross functional systems and process improvement initiatives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge & Skills/ Business Acumen/ Education & Experience

CA, CPA with 8+ or more years of post-qualification experience in Shared Services, Accounts Payable.
2+ years of experience as a supervisor/lead/people manager.
Past experience in effectively managing groups of at least 10 - 20 associates for German Team.
Strong Customer focus (both Internal / External).
A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.
Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.
Expertise in Six Sigma defect reduction techniques (DMAIC, etc.)
Retail industry experience (Preferred)
Experience using Oracle Financial Applications (Preferred)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge & Skills/ Business Acumen/ Education & Experience

CA, CPA with 8+ or more years of post-qualification experience in Shared Services, Accounts Payable.
2+ years of experience as a supervisor/lead/people manager.
Past experience in effectively managing groups of at least 10 - 20 associates for German Team.
Strong Customer focus (both Internal / External).
A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.
Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.
Expertise in Six Sigma defect reduction techniques (DMAIC, etc.)
Retail industry experience (Preferred)
Experience using Oracle Financial Applications (Preferred)