Sr Analyst Process Improvement - InfoPeople

The Sr. Analyst Process Improvement Procure to Pay, Enterprise Finance & Accounting Process CoE is a critical position that supports the delivery of organizational process excellence. This position reports directly to the Finance Process Owner Procure-to-Pay & Order-to-Cash and serves as a partner by engaging with business stakeholders within the company to anticipate business needs and drive strong decision making through implementation of process improvements/best practices, continuous improvement, metrics, and end-to-end process governance.



The Procure -to-Pay scope includes Invoice Processing, Payment Processing, Issue Resolution/Exception Handling, Customer Care, T&E, and Procure & Post. This position will focus on process centralization, standardization, and optimization across policies, process, data, reporting, systems security, compliance, and financial controls. This role will also support key strategic initiatives and will build a culture of continuous process improvement within the EF&A Procure-to-Pay functions. This position will also help to meet Cox Automotive's strategic goals by developing plans, driving objectives, collaborating with business stakeholders, and aligning appropriate resources.

The ideal candidate will have continuous process improvement, change management, project management, governance, and communication experience.



Job Requirements:
Hybrid Schedule: The contractor will be required to come onsite for the first week for instructions and training. Onsite requirements will be on occasion based on project needs.

The position is 3 months with very little possibility of extension at this time.

Job Responsibilities:

Process Excellence:

Support day-to-day activities of the P2P process excellence function
Responsible for identifying best practices, efficiencies and strategic methods to optimize people, process, and technology solutions across the EF&A &P2P functions
Perform analysis of existing Travel & Entertainment (T&E) & AP Activities
Provide readout & reporting of T&E & Accounts Payable Spend
Document analysis approach, including an end-to-end process assessment strategy, as well as tactical resource and implementation planning and delivery approach
Partner with internal stakeholders
Perform special projects as required
Qualifications:



Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance and/or Accounting OR an equivalent combination of education and related work experience required; Advanced Degree and/or CPA a plus.
Experience:
5+ years of accounting or finance experience required
Proven ability to influence and to collaborate at the highest levels of corporate management
Experience with continuous improvement and project management Six Sigma Green Belt and/or PMP a plus
Experience supporting organizational change including large scale transformation initiatives
Proven ability to deliver high levels of customer service
Demonstrated financial analysis strength
Experience within a Center of Excellence environment a plus
Global experience in a multinational organization a plus
Excellent oral and written communication is mandatory
Competencies/Skills:
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Excellent organizational and analytical skills
Strong knowledge of GAAP
Ability to work effectively under pressure, and shift priorities quickly as required and rapidly adapt to changing environments
Ability to understand business strategy and translate into effective tactical plans
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
Proven ability to prioritize work with minimal direction, as well as be resourceful and independent in solving problems
Strong computer skills and proficient use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Strong knowledge of Oracle Financials
Strong knowledge of Blackline
Proven ability to work with all levels in the organization