Alexander James Looking for Continuous Improvement Partner at Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Full Time

The role is a value-adding support function for Zespri’s Finance function. The role’s primary purpose is to critically evaluate and continually improve processes and procedures across the global finance function. To resolve incidents and known issues, develop and prepare performance reports, ensure user adoption of new processes and procedures and perform related tasks.

The role is to be performed with high standards of service to internal customers and business partners. This role will drive excellence in Continuous Improvement methodologies process and practices with the aim of embedding this capability into the Finance function.

Continuous Improvement

• – Critically review processes across finance sub functions.
• – Implement and embed improved processes across all functions to drive continuous improvement and global best practice
• – Act as a change agent for leading and managing continuous improvement processes while instilling a culture of accountability.
• – Lead continuous improvement events resulting in employee skill and knowledge development and KPI performance improvement.
• – Seek to continuously improve cost effectiveness and efficiency, ensure that systems/solutions/upgrades/processes are maintained and developed.
• – Lead problem-solving efforts to improve quality and eliminate waste in all areas within the Shared Service function. Instill a “hands on” systematic approach to problem solving. Incorporate root cause analysis and verify that permanent corrective actions are implemented.
• – Act as the “go to” technical support for process improvement knowledge and strategies for staff at all levels in Finance.
• – Identify continuous improvement projects (CI Funnel). Track continuous improvement ideas and the status of projects in the CI Funnel.
• – Engage the business and finance leaders in the continuous improvement process to ensure that projects are identified, prioritized and implemented in a timely and efficient manner.
• – Assure initiatives are completed to meet customer service, quality and cost goals. Identify and implement metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements.
• – Apply analysis to improve process capability.

Qualifacations:

• – Must have experience working in a global finance function
• – Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to gain clear commitment from others
• – Strong reporting skills, adaptable to audiences varying from business users to the Executive team
• – Ability to apply specialist and detailed expertise, develop that knowledge and share it with others in order to enhance the competent operations of multiple functions
• – Advanced ability to analyse and optimise metrics: understanding gaps in data whilst recognising whole systems and their interdependencies
• – Ability to make rational judgements from the available information by analysing numerical and verbal data from a number of sources
• – The capability to learn new tasks rapidly, while collecting, classifying and disseminating knowledge of use to the organization
• – Extremely results oriented with a strong focus on quality and meeting customer needs through service delivery
• – A willingness to quickly adapt and respond to change
• – Effective time management skills
• – Ability to maintain performance under pressure

Technical Capability:

• – Business Analysis skills
• – Qualification in a recognized project management methodology
• – Working knowledge of lean or Six Sigma-based continuous improvement methods
• – 5+ years’ experience in a global finance function for a large corporate organisation
• – SAP (preferred) or Tier 1 ERP Systems experience

Advanced Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills

If you have strong experience in accounting and process’s improvements on SAP or another ERP please apply

All applications to come directly through Alexander James

If you are interested please apply or email [email protected]