Associate Director, IT Business Partner - Finance
Job Description Summary
The Associate Director, IT Business Partner - Finance will collaborate with the Finance Global Business Services (GBS) and FP&A teams to understand business challenges and drive our digital transformation. This role offers the opportunity to work with both internal and external industry and technology experts, contributing to our vision of becoming a Digital First organization. This position is part of the TGS (Technology & Global Services) Business Partner organization.We are looking for a candidate with a broad-based understanding of business process and technology capabilities across FP&A, Reporting & Analytics, Record-to-Report, Integrated Supply Chain domains. An ideal candidate will also have experience implementing advanced technologies like AI, Automation and Advanced Analytics.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to partner with business and technology teams and lead the transformation to a product-centric, customer-focused, digitally powered organization.
This position reports to the Director, Finance Business Partner, in the TGS (Technology Global Services) organization.
Job Description
We are the makers of possible
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.
We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.
The objective of this role is to actively collaborate with partners and team members across the Finance, TGS, and external vendors. The goal is to drive the delivery of work results and products that advance business objectives.
Primary responsibilities are:
Develops In-Depth Business Knowledge: Actively partners with the business to understand and align with their strategic priorities.
Identifies and Defines Opportunities: Supports the envisioning, identification, and definition of new opportunities to maximize technology and/or process redesign to advance business priorities.
Bridges Business and Technology: Acts as the link between business and technology teams to ensure the right solutions are built successfully.
Coordinates Project Execution: Implements and oversees projects, reporting progress, including organizational change impact analysis, value realization plans, and risk mitigation.
Facilitates Technology Adoption: Enables efficient deployment and adoption of innovative technology capabilities, services, and solutions across the business and/or end-customers.
Applies Customer-Centric Approach: Ensures solutions delivered meet the evolving needs of both internal and external customers.
Brings to bear Technological Innovations: Advocates for and uses innovations in technology to improve value, reduce costs, and deliver next-generation capabilities for the business.
Promotes End-to-End Solution Thinking: Prioritizes agility and iterative value delivery, bringing comprehensive solution thinking.
Ensures Integrated Solutions: Works with TGS teams to ensure solutions are not siloed and are informed by, and coordinated with, BD’s enterprise roadmaps.
Advocates for Mutual Interests: Represents the business within TGS and advocates for TGS within the business.
Measures and Communicates Value: Periodically measures and communicates value realized through defined and agreed-upon metrics and supporting analysis.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate will possess a mix of strategic comprehension, experience in both business and technology, excellent skills in building relationships, and a focus on finding solutions. In addition, this person should also possess:
Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related fields is strongly preferred. Master’s degree highly desirable.
Professional Experience:
10+ years of business working experience in a technology function.
Strong understanding of finance transformation principles, best practices, and industry trends
Accomplished in multiple process and technology capabilities across Finance, including but not limited to financial reporting, financial insights and analytics, driver based financial planning, and consolidations (GAAP).
Technical Expertise:
Deep understanding of the finance technology landscape and system capabilities
Proficiency towards use of finance transactional and reporting systems; Knowledge of SAP and data flow to Business Warehouse and other downstream reporting (SAP S4/ECC, BPC, Power BI, Databricks strongly preferred)
Software Development Life Cycle:
Proficient in software development, testing, and release cycle protocols.
Skilled in solutioning, blueprinting / design sessions, business requirements documentation, test scenarios, cutover, hyper-care, project planning, and status reporting.
Interaction Skills:
Excellent ability to articulate business and technical opportunities or challenges in a simplified manner.
Strong ability to inspire change using positive and collaborative methods.
Collaboration and Leadership:
Experience leading teams, working in a highly matrixed global organization, overcoming ambiguity, and aligning with team members.
Highly collaborative work style and experience challenging the status-quo and bringing forth innovative ideas and solutions.
Strong humility, listening, and influencing skills.
Leadership by example - inspiring, mentoring, coaching, and encouraging others.
Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:
Analytical, evaluative, intellectually curious, continuous improvement approach and strong problem-solving abilities.
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
Process Improvement:
Experience implementing process excellence, lean principles and leading Kaizen workshops is appealing.
Product Management and Agile methodology experience, along with familiarity of associated tools, is a plus.
At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.
For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.
Why Join Us?
A career at BD means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work. It’s also a place where we help each other be great, we do what’s right, we hold each other accountable, and learn and improve every day.
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow, and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.
To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers
Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.
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