Your Role

This function offers you the chance to work on one of ZEISS' key group programs that aims to drive harmonization and standardization of processes and structures that define the way how ZEISS will work for years to come. Furthermore, it is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to transition into ZEISS, get to know the company from an instrumental position, while leaving already their individual mark

• Manage compliance with global template processes and ensure process standardization & harmonization within a hub in a global SAP deployment

• Conduct local fit-gap analyses and define required template process adaptions (incl. business roles, system authorizations and data requirements) for multiple (parallel) SAP S/4HANA deployment projects

• As per design governance, decide on process designs and/or facilitate decision-making in higher committees

• Drive interaction with process experts from segment hubs/local entities and provide guidance on business process design aspects

• Report functionally to global process owners and ensure that rules & guidelines from global process owners are executed in the hub

• Ensure alignment with global process owners and other deputy process owners on integration topics

• Identify and align improvements of the global template with global process owners

• Review and approve design, configuration and functional specification documents

• If required, support in the design of test cases

The stream Record to Report covers esp. the following process areas:

• P&L design incl. line-items and dimensions for 360-degree analytics of management units, markets products and customers

• Asset accounting incl. asset management, acquisition, transfer and valuation

• Internal accounting incl. overheads and cost controlling, margin analysis

• General accounting incl. period-end closing, chart of accounts management, lease and tax accounting

• Integration with other financial processes & systems e.g. RAR, intercompany sales, pricing procedures

Your Profile

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience related to business process management

• Excellent knowledge of end-to-end business processes for at least one process domain (e.g., Lead-to-Cash, …)

• Proven methodological know-how of local fit-gap analyses and process design

• Solid assertiveness in defending the global template

• Strong decision-making acumen and ability to reach consensus/compromises on process designs among different stakeholders

• Experience with SAP R/3 and SAP S/4HANA as well as relevant third-party business systems is a plus

• Excellent conceptual, analytical and communication skills

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: