Assistant Vice President, Group Finance Process Execellence

Singapore, Central, Singapore
- capability
- Finance
- department
- Group Finance Process Excellence
- Job posted on
- Jan 07, 2025
- emp_type
- Permanent
- Experience range (Years)
- 12 years - 16 years

**About Sembcorp Industries**
- Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) is a leading energy and urban solutions provider, led by its purpose to drive energy transition. Headquartered in Singapore, Sembcorp delivers sustainable solutions to support energy transition and urban development by leveraging it sector expertise and global track record._**Purpose and Scope**
- The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Finance Process Excellence (FPE) will be the deputy to Head of FPE, and responsible for driving the Group’s Finance processes and systems implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement. These are part of the Group’s globalisation and digitalisation strategy, with the goal of evolving the organisation to a strategic, analytical, and data driven function that embraces digitization and drives performance.

**Key Roles and Responsibilities**
- Primarily responsible for maintaining the Group's blueprint of Global SAP FICO template, data, process and controls for compliance to external and internal reporting requirements, working with cross functions/work streams such as Group Digital (for SAP configuration), Procurement (for MM) and Operations (for PM). FPE assume the role of SAP FICO Global Process Owners for O2C, P2P and R2R.
- Lead, manage and execute the implementation of SAP ERP system and process improvements to optimise usage, taking into consideration process inter-dependencies and data structure harmonisation with Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) system.
- Manage SAP ERP implementation related training and change communications.
- Assess and manage SAP ERP customisation requirements for greenfield / brownfield projects.
- Drive streamlining, standardisation and continuous improvement of Finance processes, reports and analytics.
- Support Head of FPE in managing the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) team to maintain, enhance (for existing entities) and rollout (for new entities) the EPM system, process and controls. EPM is the integrated solution adopted for the Group’s consolidation, planning, budgeting and forecasting activities. FPE assume the role of EPM Business Administration/Super Users and partner other Group Finance functions who are the key users of the EPM system in executing the BAU activities.
- Together with Head of FPE, jointly responsible for managing and maintaining the Finance Master Data and Processes across SAP and EPM systems, according to the established framework and principles. Key Finance Master Data include Chart of Accounts, Entities, Profit and Cost Centre creation and update.

**Qualification & Experience**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent in related field.
- At least 13 years of relevant working experience in finance and accounting, with finance transformation project experience such as process design and improvement, systems implementation.
- Experience working in the energy sector and implementation of ERP (SAP) and EPM systems.
- SAP S/4HANA FICO certification is a plus.
- CCH Tagetik CPM certification is a plus.

**Skills/Competencies & Preferred Characteristics**
- Strong project and stakeholder management, organisational and analytical skills.
- Solid finance and accounting knowledge.
- Strong in MS Excel and PowerPoint skills (able to develop business case, financial analysis and prepare presentation information).
- Meticulous coupled with a strong sense of urgency and responsibility.
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude to resolve complex problems.
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to interact well across all levels and cultures, including senior management.
- Good leadership, business oriented with ability to manage and develop a team.
- Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Positive, proactive and self-motivated personality.
- Willing to travel when the need arises.