SR. MANAGER, TECHNOLOGY RTR

YOUR OPPORTUNITY Your Opportunity Recognizing the large and growing role of technology in accounting and financial transactions, financial reporting, and enablement of many other process streams, we are looking for a technology leader with a strong understanding of the RTR process, SAP implementation, and integration with related processes.
This role involves managing partnerships and relationships to deliver value through technology initiatives that support financial processes.
You will define, create, and provision Finance application end to end solution design to drive business value and support operations across the Finance function.
About You You are an expert in building strategic productive partnerships based on TRUST and focused on VALUE.
You are a technologist with a broad technology outlook, deep understanding of business processes, start-up mindset and “can do” attitude.
You are comfortable with ambiguity and skilled in bringing together various stakeholders to in a complex and distributed organization.
You will bring your start-up mindset to define, deliver and drive value from Technology for Bacardi, and inspire and align Technology and Business teams with a strong vision.
Communication and interpersonal skills are key within the Technology group and is deemed as fundamental when building a partnership with the Finance function across the globe.
About the role As Senior Manager, Technology, RTR, you are responsible for the success of large project(s) you and your RTR team manage for the organization.
You plan, execute, and deliver projects on time, in budget and within scope and quality.
You track and report project status and manage project teams to mitigate issues and risks.
Depending on the type of your project(s), you are also responsible for blueprinting, user acceptance testing, cutover phases and post-go live support.
You are accountable for the realization of the business value of your project - you ensure that country benefits are delivered to the market and that business processes are transformed when required.
You develop the strategies and plans to drive adoption of the solution within the assigned market.
You coordinate, prioritize, plan, and ensure skill sufficiency for internal and external project team members.
You ensure that RTR team members are efficiently utilized and supported for success.
You coach and guide team members to facilitate their professional growth, increase engagement, and add greater value to Bacardi individually and as members of a high-performance team.
You manage interdependencies across other projects and interdependent organizations serving as main integration point for other workstream and dependent projects.
You ensure satisfactory application and execution of controls and the compliance framework for which the RTR team is responsible.
You ensure that the appropriate project and financial governance and stewardship is employed.
From a success measures standpoint, you establish project success metrics and collection processes.
In this role, you also act as gatekeeper – working closely with the PMO organization - on project methodology, tools, standards, and deliverables.
This role reports to the Director, Finance Technology.
In this role, you will manage and coach a team of 4 – 7 RTR professionals.
RESPONSIBILITIES With our consumer at the heart your key focus will be Initiatives planning and portfolio management for your service Participate in the development of the strategy for RTR, hand in hand with business partners and in alignment with global Tech strategy Develop annual Tech service delivery plan and align expectations with business partners, together with client managers, whenever needed.
Shape projects/programs critical to deliver the vision Understand the impact of new technologies for your services and align the technology plan and architecture roadmap of the service accordingly Effectively strengthen vendor relationships to align vendor products and services with enterprise strategy and Tech service objectives Impeccable on-going management of your service Review business requests for service enhancements, as well as Tech service changes requests for cost, standards enforcement - then prioritize the work, in line with the service strategy Guides continuous improvement efforts for the service, develop business cases, understand your users Manage your Service/Solutions resources across the Tech programs and projects Ensures the support of existing applications, solutions, systems through the adequate support Center Ensure satisfactory execution of and compliance with all applicable controls (IT, Financial / Sox, and Security) within Tech RTR responsibility.
Support and review controls reviews and audits for your service.
Effectively use problem solving methodologies whenever needed Formulate, negotiate and maintain SLA (Service Level Agreement) for your service Measure and communicate key performance metrics for your service(s)- analyse data to discover opportunities for service improvement Communicate at relevant frequency key metrics on your service Ensure projects are organized and executed in a consistent manner and/or fulfilled within established PMO standards.
Specifically,  Follow our Tech Project Management Office process guidelines for the project(s) (including program planning, steering committee status updates, presentations)  Lead program discovery phase – program definition, goals, business benefits and objectives, governance structure and sponsorship Responsible for the overall project delivery and results according to success criteria (scope, quality, time, budget).
Deliver the program within budget Align work plans and expectations of all program resources, accountable for the result with top quality delivery Implement and manage process blueprints, policies, workflows, and data flows Manages (executes) the transition of the post go-live support activities to the Support Organization Responsible to provide regular project updates to both project team and governing committees as required Analyse requirements.
Integrate and align with other processes and solutions Incorporate industry best practices, conducts internal and external benchmarking, and establishes standards, key measures, and metrics Ensure adoption of the solution(s)  Orchestrate the functioning of the matrix, pulling the appropriate resources as needed Deep dive where risks and issues occur - break barriers or adjust plans Provide input for the Tech portfolio and innovation construction process Budget management Responsibility for Cost and value of your Service (Projects)  Provide your input into the Tech budget construction, especially on projects in your area, as well as on the running cost for your Service support operations Business and Tech organization engagement on your service Manage communication and alignment with Finance and other business stakeholders; build strong relationships outside Tech Create excellent relationships within the other Tech functions Act as a consultant to other Tech services as needed In support of Finance stakeholders, be the escalation point for performance issues / outages Develop your network, internally and externally and leverage it Create lasting beneficial relationships with strategic external partners SKILLS & EXPERIENCE The skills and experience needed to create your legacy To be successful in this role you will have/be.
Strategic thinker with expertise in end-to-end processes involving finance (SAP RTR + OTC, PTP…) and the related SAP modules (FI-CO + SD, MM …).
Understanding of the business processes and context within which these SAP processes operate Relevant knowledge and experience with SAP S4/HANA SAP Material Ledger knowledge and experience Treasury Management experience a plus Tax / Excise experience a plus Experience in Tech service delivery, with direct business engagement Excellent project management (methodologies, standards, frameworks, tools), and communication skills.
Proven track record of successfully driving major change management projects in the business and Tech environment.
Ability to develop business cases Experience in managing high performance teams.
Demonstrated ability in people management, coaching and mentoring Experience/exposure to different markets dynamics/specificities/cultures Experience in a matrix organization, managing multiple stakeholders in a complex environment  Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while contributing to multiple projects and strict deadlines.
Ability to handle multiple and changing priorities, organizational and prioritization skills.
Ability to work remotely, monitor process, progress and results Proficiency in English language skills The following experiences are preferred.
Fluent in another language in addition to English Experience in project leadership roles in an international environment  Experience in multiple Tech Services