IT Finance Manager

About the role

Wavestone, an international consulting firm present in 17 countries, is looking for an IT Finance Manager in Paris. The IT department supports the company's objectives with information systems and tools designed for rapid growth and internationalization, and the IT Finance Manager acts as Product Owner for finance transformation initiatives, especially the "Zenith" project that transforms financial processes with SAP S/4HANA public edition across 17 countries.

Key responsibilities

• Lead transformation projects and initiatives, working with business partners to define projects and business goals
• Engage all stakeholders (suppliers, IT, business, executive committee) and optimize project costs without compromising quality
• Ensure successful change management and drive process and system enhancements
• Design robust, international and scalable finance solutions and own the product vision, managing and prioritizing the product backlog
• Foster agile principles and best practices (PI Planning, Sprints)
• Facilitate the integration of new companies into existing processes and lead an international team of about 10 people
• Evaluate and support team performance and promote continuous improvement

Required profile

• International experience in finance SAP implementation, with proven leadership of complex IT transformation projects
• Proven experience managing complex IT finance projects (accounting, controlling, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, budget-to-report, expense management)
• Ability to manage budgets and suppliers, and to lead in an international context
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and sensitivity to cultural differences
• Preferred: experience in professional business services and M&A

Required skills

• Technical and project management expertise
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA finance (ideally public cloud)
• Agile methodologies and Product Owner role

What we offer

• Tailor-made career path with the Wavestone Horizon programme and more than 200 training days per year in the Academy
• Flexible and mobile working
• Mindfulness programmes, sports cooperation and in-house fitness groups