Enterprise Finance Technologies – Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description:

Mars Shared Services Finance (MGSF) are transforming their business processes, to optimize and standardize shared services within Finance under a single BPO provider. This will be enabled through strong partnership with Digital Technologies to transform their current technology capability ecosystem by deploying & scaling critical technologies to create a 'fit for purpose' landscape for current and future MGSF strategic goals.

This is an exciting opportunity for an IT program manager to join the Enterprise Technologies - Finance team, responsible for leading technology deployments as part of MGS Finance digital transformation program - ('process globalisation'). This role will be a catalyst for significant change & critical enabler delivering sustainable future state technology capabilities, digitalizing current ways of working within MGS Finance.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, related field or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience in an advanced project/program management roles
• Experience working in a matrix environment where creating collaboration and influence are required for generating results.
• Excellent written, oral, presentation, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent knowledge of program / project management techniques.
• Prince2, PMI etc qualifications or other project management related qualifications.
• Previous functional / line management experience of up to 3 people.
• Experience leading transformation programs, deploying SaaS, OnPrem/Cloud and other technologies.
• Good knowledge of new and emerging cross functional technologies (e.g. SAP S4 Hana, AI/ML, Data & Analytics, Process Mining/Task Mining).
• Good knowledge of finance systems/capabilities (e.g. SAP, High Radius Cloud, VIM OpenText, Blackline etc.) - preferred

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Partner with MGSF & DT teams to implement deploy critical technology enablers for finance.
• Lead simultaneous technology workstreams for Invoice to Cash, Invoice to Pay, SCF & R2R.
• Ensure delivery targets are realistic and are met on time/budget.
• Establish delivery SDCL execution framework to build & deploy technology enablers across MGSF.
• Budget management up to $10m, adhering to funding governance frameworks & Mars guidelines.
• Functional line management responsible for delivering technology implementation roadmap.
• Establish appropriate program communication framework for managing progress with stakeholders.
• Lead teams for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives.
• Maintain risks and issues effectively (e.g. RAID) leveraging industry PMO best standard's.
• Manage & overcome program risks, and communicate updates to senior MGSF/DT stakeholders.
• Agree and implement PMO checkpoints, sign off critical stage gates for relevant go-lives.
• Partner with cross functional MGS teams to validate assumptions/manage stakeholder expectations.
• Comfortable working directly with senior leaders; aligning senior execs with differing perspectives.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.