Global Finance Systems Business Manager

With nearly 10,000 employees and $5 Billion USD sales across 100 countries, ADAMA is a leading crop protection company and part of Syngenta Group. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals and strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential for our success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join our team.

We are currently looking for a finance systems professional to join our Corporate Finance team in Airport City, Israel in the role of Global Finance Systems Business Manager . This role reports to the Head of Global Finance Systems and ERP Operations and is primarily responsible for implementation of financial processes and tools on a global level, being the professional focal point for Finance tools and leading the upgrade of ADAMA’s financial tools and capabilities.

Primary purpose and function of this position:

Global Finance is a strategic partner for Executive Leadership, Operations, and Commercial units that drives collaboration and creates a single source of truth for financial information with actionable business insights to support ADAMA’s objectives and decision-making.

This role will support the finance department through implementation of global financial systems tools and processes. Global financial changes in processes and requirements will be centralized and controlled by this role in order to achieve process and data standardization that will provide ADAMA with unified and reliable data.

Major duties and responsibilities:

Support Global Finance teams in the development and managing of technological \ financial projects through professional system project management
Provide continued support to ongoing projects (e.g. Transfer Pricing Tool, Rebates, Pillar 2)
DOKKA (automation invoice processing workflow system) – Manage ongoing operations and new developments
Automation – Identify potential initiatives for process efficiency in the company and lead the implementation of RPA’s to achieve it.
Responsible for change control, risk assessment and mitigation plan following new system requirements/projects
Establishment of annual workplan for routine work and projects.
Lead regional teams toward process harmonisation and establishment of global policies and procedures

Competencies:

Excellent management and communication skills
Capability to analyze the business needs and convert them to system requirements
Gets things done with personal ownership of delivering results
Works well in a global multi-cultural environment
Systematic thinker with strong business acumen, planning and process orientation
Very strong attention to detail and accuracy
Thinking analytically and strategically
Highly responsive with follow up on tasks and deadlines
Excellent analytical abilities
Ability to thrive under high-pressure dynamic environment
Work independently and adapt quickly to a dynamic environment
Strong team-working skills

Prior experience:

5-10 years of experience within financial planning and analytics areas - must
Experience working in manufacturing industry - must
Skilled at identifying initiatives for process improvement by automation or other technological tools – an advantage
Experience with ERP systems as a key user - Sap Business One, S4H, ECC – an advantage
Global project management experience involving business and technological areas-an advantage

Education and knowledge requirements:

Bachelor's degree in MA in Economics\ Accounting
Understanding and familiar with financial consolidation processes
Understanding and familiar with ERP (SBO, S4Hana) and financial processes including…
Knowledge with RPA UI-PATH system and features
Fluent in English