Finance Business Process Owner

Role Overview

• Blending the best of local agility, connected technology and global simplification to deliver new possibilities and insights that will fuel our future growth.
• The Finance Business Process Owner owns and continuously improves global financial FP&A processes for TwiningsOvo.
• This hybrid role manages and prioritises business change requests and acts as a business analyst to ensure data integrity across tools and platforms used.
• Ensure financial planning and reporting is accurate, efficient, scalable, and aligned with business needs and technology capabilities globally.
• Ensure global FP&A standards are met through SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and drive adoption of standardised processes across all business units through training and upskilling.
• Optimise SAC processes to support both the business units and Group Finance, enabling efficient, system-driven planning and reporting.
• Drive recommendations and decisions on standardisation, prioritisation, and ways of working, maintaining governance once changes are embedded.
• Monitor, understand and report on monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) to track adoption progress.
• Identify areas for improvement and optimisation through discussion with local business units.
• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for enhancements, system improvements, and automation opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders to understand their data, reporting and planning needs.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Finance, including commercial financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting.
• Operational experience in designing and delivering change / continuous business process improvements.
• Strong organisational skills and a proactive approach.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and deal well with ambiguity.
• Excellent relationship-building, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills; comfortable delivering training.
• Ability to lead regular meetings, ensuring goals are met and actions are completed.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Strong analytical capability, with confidence working across finance processes and enabling technology.
• Proven track record of challenging the status quo and delivering results.
• Passionate about the company’s vision for its future and being part of the journey to get there.
• Highly credible with strong business acumen.
• Experience in project planning, project management and delivery.
• Experience in financial planning process design.
• Experience working with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or similar financial planning tools.
• Strong understanding of global finance master data structures (e.g., chart of accounts, cost centres, profit centres).
• Knowledge of data governance / master data management practices and operating models.
• Experience using process mapping and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Flexible working options
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
• Electric Car Scheme
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.