Area Finance Transformation Lead, ESA

Initiate, coordinate and lead the Finance Transformation agenda across the Area. This role will act as the guardian of financial systems enhancement, financial processes improvement and standardization, ensuring compliance with local requirements and alignment with organizational standards and processes.

Position: Area Finance Transformation Lead, ESA

Location: São Paulo / SP (Brazil)

Contract: CLT - full time - 100% onsite

Business travel: Availability to travel as required

We have a view beyond the ocean: integrating container logistics, connecting, and simplifying our customers' supply chain. We count on our people to make that happen!

Join us as we embark on a digital transformation that will revolutionize the logistics business: you will play a vital role in our success, managing the customer experience and building a successful track in your career.

What do we offer?

We are on a revolutionary journey to simplify global trade, which will give us the chance to offer a major impact on the world economy, and on your career. With significant personal responsibility, you will hone your industry knowledge and build highly valued business skills and communication skills into customer-facing roles – quite possibly at a pace that will surprise you.

Energizing and pioneering, this is also an environment that keeps you motivated. You will join a genuinely diverse and talented team that is enthusiastic about focusing on customers, and colleagues.

And thanks to our global scale, you will be well positioned to explore opportunities at Maersk around the world. The many other highlights include the most modern talent development initiatives and competitive benefits.

Our opportunity:

We are looking for our new Area Finance Transformation Lead (ESA) to be part of a team that drives financial excellence and supports Maersk’s strategic growth in East Coast South America.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support new Business Implementation, e.g. setting up of new entities in line with local compliance;

• Support Legal entity rationalization projects (Gollum);

• Support Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) Integration projects in line with Maersk standard processes and organizational setup;

• Act as anchor point in the Area for new Finance & Tax platform (NFTP) implementations;

• Support Business platform implementation by ensuring all financial aspects are completed and rolled-out in local finance org for every system implementation as per project plans (in collaboration with BCO);

• Investigate training / testing needs and arrange training & testing schedule as part of the go live preparations;

• Drive, support and coordinate FFF activities end to end, including stakeholder management and deliver successful outcomes within the agreed project timelines;

• Provide Area Leadership Team with timely and relevant information about the progress of the transformation projects, including escalation when the project delivery falls behind plan.

We Are Looking For:

If you meet the requirements below, this is your chance to join a high-performance team and to be part of this exciting moment in our organization!

• Education: Degree in Finance, Business Administration or Engineering. Masters degree in Finance or similar will be a plus.

• Experience:

  • Solid financial background;

  • Proven ability to lead business improvement and transformation initiatives, with strong experience in implementation, project management, and influencing strategic decision-making;

  • Experience leading investment analysis;

  • Experience with ERP systems (SAP);

  • Knowledge of project management tools and AI is considered a plus.

• Languages: Fluent English and Portuguese are mandatory. Spanish is a plus.

• Skills:

  • Results-driven professional with strong logical reasoning and analytical capabilities;

  • Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail;

  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively;

  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills;

  • Demonstrates high integrity.

About us

A.P. Moller-Maersk is an integrated container logistics company that works to connect and simplify our customers' supply chains. As a global leader in transportation services, we operate in 130 countries and employ about 100.000 people.

With an offer of end-to-end products and digital services, continuous customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, we enable our customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere in the world. Learn more about us: https://www.maersk.com

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