Sr Analyst Process Improvement

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