CDI - Head of IT Finance - H/F/X
- Paris
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Lead the IT finance solution within the deployment waves and the skills center activities.
- Staff and manage the internal and external resources of the IT Finance teams to ensure the RUN and BUILD projects.
- Promote best practices within the Reboot community (IT resources, users)
- Be the core-model guardian of finance solution.
- Communicate and report to management and stakeholders
- Staff, organize and lead the deployment skills, ensure teams are focused on the right priorities:
- Manage IT Business Partner Finance Reboot
- Co-manage integrators on deployment with IT Deployment Director
- Continue to develop the skills of the SKC IT Finance team:
- Ensure they are focused on the right priorities
- Promote cross-functionality and backup management
- Integrating, developing, and managing Clarins internal staff on a daily basis - role of people manager
- Manage the deployment of the finance core model: M3 finance modules, satellite applications (EDI), ensure localization and identify local integrations to be implemented (Workday, State portal, Ecommerce,..)
- Work with the BPO to understand functional needs, estimate the complexity of all new features, and help find a solution based on the existing core model.
- Validate technical feasibility with partners and assess the workload.
- Ensure that the solution meets functional needs, write functional specifications with your team, and design the solution in line with the core model and IT strategy.
- Coordinate the build and tests phases with your team - don't hesitate to be “hands-on” if you can
- Ensure quality of documentation for each step including training, and support to key users.
- Organize the implementation up to PROD and Go Live support
- Supervising project progress, estimating and tracking costs, planning tasks, managing risks, reporting alerts, and actively participating in steering committees
- Monitoring the domain budget with the IT Deployment Director and managing subcontracting actions
- Acting as a facilitator between stakeholders: integrators/IT and central/local business teams
- Reporting on progress to the project manager and program director
- Ensure that we have a validated roadmap in accordance with the financial skills center: Estimate the complexity of all new features, suggest prioritization from an operational perspective.
- Assist in drafting a statement of needs and formalizing specifications, ensure business requirement is complete.
- Support the user community / Promote operational efficiency and support the run team
- Monitor, identify recurring issues, and establish action plans with the team
- Collaborate with the IT and technical partner for bug fixing and solutions building
- Coordinate tests & provide documentation, training and assistance to key users
- Develop the domain KPI to monitor activity and be able to communicate to stakeholders
- Finalize the implementation of a 100% effective AMS and its industrialization (KPI), then manage this team in a continuous improvement manner
- Finalize the skills development and empowerment for the SKC IT Finance run
- Maintain up-to-date technical and functional knowledge within the scope
- Ensure the quality of the solution provided to users by keeping it simple, maintainable, and harmonized in processes and tools - as this is a core model deployment.
- Regular follow-up meetings with colleagues to stay informed of ongoing changes and developments; participation in steering committees for related projects, weekly meetings with the middleware and CAB teams; participation in Arco meetings, etc.
- With your in-depth knowledge of the core model, identify and implement technical or business improvements to systems
- Improve cross-functionality and alignment within the business team and other IT teams to deliver roadmaps; Also develop agility in a complex organization.
- Participate, help improve and engage the team around REBOOT management tools methodologies and implement action plans to resolve underlying issues.
- Open-minded and thrive in a team-oriented, multicultural environment
- Naturally inclined to coach, educate, and develop others
- A skilled communicator, confident with diverse stakeholders
- Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented
- Decisive, with strong analytical skills and ability to propose actionable options
- A Master's degree in a relevant field.
- 5 to 10 years of experience in IT Finance project & run management on ERP solutions (Infor M3, SAP, Workday, etc.) both in project and run:
- the life cycle of this type of project, as well as the roles and responsibilities typically represented
- expertise in finance processes
- ability to maintain and evolve the system in a worldwide core model logic
- Solid knowledge of finance domains: AR, AP, GL, Tax, Cost Accounting, Pricing, Invoicing
- Expertise in leading international ERP deployments and core model governance
- Experience in support models, continuous improvement, and IT methodologies (ITIL, CMMI...)
- Strong skills in writing functional specs and managing project lifecycles
- Good understanding of middleware integration tools (Datastage, CP4I…)
- Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory
- Close to 70 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with the Clarins and myBlend brands
- Unique products and innovative services
- A commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility embedded in our raison d'être
- A caring and inclusive corporate culture
- Development and training opportunities
- Attractive compensation and benefits
- A flexible work environment, with up to 2 days of remote working per week