IT Finance Lead

Overview

PepsiCo is seeking a IT Finance Lead to join our IT function and drive our digital transformation journey across our Finance function.
This role will be based in Carrigaline, Cork with travel to other PepsiCo Ireland locations as required.

PepsiCo is transforming the way we use technology across all areas of the business, and IT (Information Technology) acts as our partners, advisers, and service providers on this journey.
Many of our IT roles have an international focus and support internal clients across multiple countries, helping them to identify, deploy, and optimise the technology needed to deliver outstanding results.

Are you an IT professional with a financial interest and background? In this role, you will manage the technical relationship between the Finance function and the IT function.

You will work closely with the Finance functional leaders to set their digital strategy, analysing needs, identifying solutions, and developing and guiding a series of programs/projects to see them come to fruition.

To be successful in this role, the candidate requires the ability to operate both at a high level (such as summary/executive reporting, story-telling, and context-setting) but also technical depth and working at a detailed level with relevant technology.
Guiding and influencing others in understanding complex situations and achieving success through people is key.

Primary responsibilities of this role include:

• In partnership with PGCS Finance Leadership, you will define the IT, Digital & Analytical strategies to support the overall functional goals, growth, and opportunities while addressing challenges, risks, and constraints.
• Defining, estimating, planning, and developing the business case (in partnership with the Finance function) for each program ensuring ROI and benefits being realised are clearly identified.
• Drives and manages the vendor selection process to select the best fit in terms of cost/quality/resources/capability to deliver the programs.
  Monitors ongoing vendor performance, delivery, staffing, and commercial arrangements and issues.
• Coordinates input from the broader IT organisation to ensure supporting services are delivered in alignment with overall program plans.
• Architects and leads the delivery of IT, Digital & Analytical Finance programs to transform PGCS' Finance function capabilities.
• Partners with research organisations, vendors, universities, and other third parties to continually develop his own domain knowledge and leverage this when defining strategies and programs.
• Architects and plans the delivery of other key IT-enabled Finance programs to ensure alignment across the overall portfolio and relative prioritisation with larger strategic programs.
• Oversee the end-to-end product development process, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products on time and within budget and effective transition to Operations.

Key skills / experience required:

• Bachelor's degree required in IT, Accounting or equivalent qualification.
• 10+ years of related IT business work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in global SAP or other ERP implementations, experience working in and leading global teams.
• Experience in CPG industry preferred.
• Core SAP Finance (Finance, Controlling, Credit Management, BPC) solution knowledge and governance experience.
• Experience developing Finance Analytics, including knowledge of solutions such as SAP BW, HANA, Microsoft Power BI, along with data modelling and data governance principles/approaches.
• Experience in Financial Planning, Analysis and Budgeting, including conceptual frameworks and planning principles/approaches.
• Provides outstanding customer service skills to direct and indirect customers.
• Demonstrated vendor management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Solves highly complex, politically sensitive problems across teams.
• Strong management skills with the ability to develop teams and cultivate talent.
• Good interpersonal skills, professional, ability to negotiate, story-tell and set clear context - in particular with senior stakeholders.
• High levels of enthusiasm and energy and works well in a team environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills.

Differentiating skills / competencies:

• Knowledge and experience implementing SAP Finance solutions in SAP S/4- Financials, Credit Management, BPC.
• Knowledge and experience implementing other advanced financial solutions - OpenText, TM1.
• Knowledge and experience implementing Data & Analytics solutions - OpenText, TM1.
• Strong knowledge of trends and new thinking impacting the area.

Who we are:

• We are a Manufacturing Unit in PepsiCo, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for PepsiCo's mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up, and Pepsi.
• We are a global organization offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR, and IT.
• We are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.

At PepsiCo, opportunity is for everyone.

• Recognised as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, PepsiCo fosters a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion with acceptance and respect for all employees.
• 'A space to be you' is our initiative that creates a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice.
• PepsiCo is a supportive work environment that provides a sense of community for employees.
  We work with our employees to ensure they have reasonable accommodations they need to be at their best.
• pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is a core strategy of PepsiCo, placing sustainability at the centre of our business to have a positive impact on the planet and people.

For the purposes of external advertising, we have called this role an IT Finance Lead.
However, please note that the internal job title the successful candidate will be an Enterprise Solutions Manager.

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