Senior Finance Director, Global Process Owner

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

Acts as the owner for the Source to Pay processes across the Edwards organization.  This person is responsible for governance and process control including key performance indicator (KPI) development and monitoring. The Global Process Owner will drive the strategy for their process area and execute on the process portfolio. 

The Global Process Owner will report to the SVP, Corporate Controller with a dotted line to the VP, Finance Operations and Strategy.  They will interact closely with the Global Finance organization, Indirect Sourcing organization, the IT organization, subject matter experts and other stakeholders. This individual will also lead the Source to Pay Process Council.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Execute on finance process portfolio of prioritized projects including working closely with your PM and IT partners     
• Set the vision and strategic direction for end-to-end process aligned to the Global Finance Strategy.
• Lead the Source to Pay Process Council
• Evaluate effectiveness of service delivery model and recommend/implement changes as appropriate
• Standardize and simplify end-to-end critical global processes; remain current on leading practices
• Ensure standardization and consistency of practices globally, with local considerations where appropriate
• Provide governance and controls over processes to ensure operations are aligned with the process strategy and standards
• Maintain a strategic process roadmap and continually evaluate new improvement and innovation opportunities
• Set KPIs and applicable SLAs for operational and service delivery; monitors to achieve goals
• Conduct root cause analysis on issues and works with stakeholders to improve
• Ensure the needs of user community are met
• Represent a global perspective and considers when establishing process strategy and practices.
• Consider simplification and standardization when assessing process improvement and change
• Partner with Finance PMO to coordinate prioritization of projects and improvements
• Act as a Change Leader to explain, communicate, influence and drive initiatives. Works closely with OCM.
• Navigate, influence, and lead in a matrixed, global environment, inclusive of business partners within regions, business units
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders 

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• A minimum of fourteen years of experience managing personnel in accounting, finance, or manufacturing operations (OR twelve years with a Masters)

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Leading global Source to Pay processes
• Experience leading cross functional business services (finance and accounting functions preferred)
• A minimum of ten years of finance and accounting process experience including managerial positions of increasing responsibility
• Direct experience within a multi-national environment with complex regional/country environment
• Experience in a matrixed environment
• Experience building KPIs and measuring control
• Experience leading finance transformation projects
• Experience with relevant software technologies and domain data
• Master’s degree
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence without authority
• Ability to translate strategy into operational goals, policy and processes
• Change leadership using trusted methodologies
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written for influence and clear presentations across all levels of the organization
• Demonstrates credibility and presence to connect with audience to drive change
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