Senior Business Analyst for local consolidation (RTR)

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology, ready to “WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

The Business Analyst will be responsible for supporting the implementation, management and development of a finance product named Group Financial Reporting. The product provides a global solution and technology for intercompany reconciliation and local consolidation processes in Operating Companies of HEINEKEN. The Business Analyst will serve as a subject matter expert and ensure close alignment between business and technical requirements throughout the product management cycle, ensuring deployment of global standards and ways of working. 

Your responsibilities would include: 

• acting as a first point of contact and supporting Platform Deployment Specialists (PDS) regarding design or platform-related questions and issues
• supporting PDS in the implementation of the Global Solution(s) based on the HEINEKEN Enterprise Process Model (HEPM)
• assisting in successfully closing gaps between the “as is” and “to be” situation when expertise is needed
• leading new product developments (e.g., MD1, MD2)
• closely cooperating with the central D&T product team on translating business requirements into system solutions
• performing business testing during system upgrades and implementation of new functionalities
• updating product documentation
• providing expert knowledge of the subject area and the project methodology
• developing and coordinating communication materials related to New Ways of Working
• capturing lessons learned and best practices from each implementation and integrating them into future impact
• resolution/improvement roadmaps
• assisting in test automation (TOSCA).

You are a good candidate if you have:

• at least 5–6 years of experience in Finance/Accounting in an SSC/BPO environment
• minimum of 3–4 years of operational experience in RtR, especially with intercompany reconciliation, financial consolidation and financial reporting
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance or other related studies (Accounting, Management Accounting or Management Information Systems)
• end-to-end understanding of finance processes
• ability to understand the end-to-end process strategy and its application to the tasks and responsibilities of this position, and explain them to relevant stakeholders
• proven experience with exposure to multiple tools and methodologies and familiarity with an ERP system
• strong analytical and project management skills
• strong and effective communication and presentation skills, strategic thinking and effective time management
• ability to communicate well with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• experience in translating business needs and queries into technical system language
• experience with issue analysis, system testing and training delivery
• basic knowledge of change and release management rules.

You are a perfect match if you also have:

• experience with ICMR and SAP Group Reporting
• HEINEKEN experience and understanding of Finance processes
• OpCo experience and network
• Shared Services/GBS experience
• knowledge of project management methodologies (P3M, PMP, Prince, Agile)
• proven contribution to process improvement projects with examples
• experience in conducting trainings.

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