Global Process Owner

Company Description
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Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. We’re passionate about unlocking the power of data in order to transform lives and create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. For more than 125 years, we’ve helped businesses grow, consumers and small businesses gain access to financial services, and economies and communities flourish - and we’re not done.

Our 20k amazing employees in 40+ countries believe the possibilities for you, and the world, are growing. We’re investing in the future, through new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow. To do this we employ the greatest and brightest minds that share our purpose and want to make a difference.

**Job Description**:
**Role Summary**:
The Global Process Owner (GPO) provides functional ownership, leadership and in-depth knowledge of the global end-to-end finance processes within the functional area for which they are responsible. There are currently 4 GPO roles, each with global responsibility and assigned to one of the functional process areas - Purchase to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Record to Report (R2R) or Acquisitions and Integrations (A&I) - and each with the same scope, scale and responsibilities with a few minor differences which are identified in the last section below.

**About the role**:
**1. Develop, maintain and implement high quality Global Process Optimisation roadmaps**
- All end-to-end Purchase to Pay processes, including Procurement, supplier master data maintenance, supplier invoice processing and payment, employee travel expense processing and payment and related corporate credit card and other processes.

**2**. **Improve Finance efficiency, productivity and drive cost savings through process improvements within the roadmap framework**
- Work closely with various Finance users and teams across all regions globally, to proactively identify improvement initiatives, best practices, standardisation and automation opportunities to be incorporated into the Optimisation roadmap and coordinate these initiatives globally to ensure all are aligned with the roadmap priorities.

**3.** **Business advisors and process consultants**
- Review all change requests relating to projects, improvement initiatives, acquisitions and integrations relevant to the end-to-end process across all regions; coordinate solution design and monitor successful delivery.
- Collaborate closely with the business, GCSS SMEs and the external TCS Oracle development team to develop detailed technical requirements, solution designs and system change requests and ensure timely delivery

4. **Supervising relevant Global Process Specialist/s (GPS)**
- Supervise, coach and ensure the day-to-day delivery of the relevant Global Process Specialist/s (GPS), providing feedback to ensure effective and informed performance management.
- Act as a role model, displaying a positive, enthusiastic, can-do and pragmatic approach

**Qualifications**:
**More About You**:

- Minimum 7+ years’ experience in P2P/AP function in a global / multinational organization
- Collaborative / Team Player - able to work within and between different teams across multiple time zones
- Exceptional cross-cultural awareness, effective communication and influencing/negotiation skills
- Experience of working in international organizations with a matrix management structure
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to connect with and influence people at all levels
- Detailed knowledge of Oracle EBS or similar global ERP solution would be added an advantage

Additional Information
- Hybrid work schedule
- People first approach
- Competitive pay and compensation benefits package

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