Finance Business Process and Data Architect - Tax

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Your role and responsibilities

As the Finance Business Process and Data Architect, this person will own the end to end finance business process architecture and solutioning for Tax covering all global finance applications related to the specific end to end process. This position will play a pivotal role in translating business requirements in to system solutioning in collaboration with respective functional architects of related finance application. Preferred location for this role is flexible in Europe (outside Switzerland) or India. Working model: #LI-hybrid Responsibilities include: - Ownership of business process system design and architecture covering all related Global Finance Systems of ABB for Tax - Accountable to review and approve new solutions (including updates to existing solutions) to be implemented in ABB Global Finance applications - Lead business requirements discussions providing strong systems understanding and ability to demonstrate how the finance application can be configured to meet business needs - Define the functional solution and ensure alignment with other modules and surrounding IS applications through collaboration across IS solution architects and IS delivery units - Conduct complex and interactive solution workshops with required stakeholders - Support validation and prioritization of incoming business demand relating to finance applications, in collaboration with the relevant IS Application Manager, IS Service Manager and ERP Domain Lead - Review and sign off the functional and technical use case specifications - Ensure creation and maintenance of Finance systems process design documents related to Tax - Collaborate with IS Incident Management in detecting re-occurring defects due to design defects and initiate action to eliminate the root cause - Collaborate with IS Capabilities and Service Performance Excellence team to improve, define, maintain and optimize building processes and standards - Ensure adherence to Corporate Finance and IS Policies and Procedures, as well as to both internal Finance Business Process & Data Architect requirements and external legislation - Assess the systems architecture currently in place and work with the functional and technical architects to recommend solutions to improve it

Qualifications for the role

• 10+ years of work experience in Finance and Accounting or business operations or with ERP Center of Excellence, of which at least 5+ years of process design and solutioning experience covering one or more processes (viz. P2P, P2D, R2R, O2C, TRE or Tax) is mandatory.
• Proven track record of visualization and creating solution designs, leading design thinking sessions for a specific service line solution and leading implementation teams for respective solutions
• Solid track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business process owners, IT teams, and external vendors, to deliver business-aligned technology solutions.
• University education (preferably Masters) in Economics/Finance/Accounting/Business Engineering, IT or similar field
• Certification in SAP FICO or S/4 HANA ideally in Central Finance or FICO is desired
• Strong understanding of system design, data flows, and integration methodologies.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.
• Proficiency in using business process management (BPM) tools such as Signavio/Celonis
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA, Central Finance (CFIN), and related SAP modules
• Deep knowledge of supporting technologies and functional Central Finance capabilities, including industry best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of system integrations, particularly between SAP and non-SAP applications, and experience with cloud-based solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead solutioning efforts, guiding the functional & technical architects and developers through solution design and delivery.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, technical teams, and senior leadership, with ability to listen, advise, empathize, explain.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex, cross-functional challenges

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