What's the role?
We are looking for a high caliber candidate with strong business acumen to unleash your full potential in financial planning & analysis and controlling. The successful candidate will be a strong Regional Process Expert in providing financial insights and analysis, oversees and implement relevant procedures and processes to achieve sustainable and profitable growth for Hilti China by collaborating with all departments.
Who is Hilti?
Hilti is where innovation is improving productivity, safety and sustainability in the global construction industry, and beyond. Where strong customer relationships are creating solutions that build a better future. Where there is pride and a sense of belonging across our 120 locations, carrying right into our lives and homes. Where people are exploring possibilities, leveraging their potential, owning their personal development and growing lasting careers.
What does the role involve?
Your Responsibilities
Leadership & Performance management
- Be the connector between global, region and entities ensuring adherence to global standards while keeping local requirements in mind
- Analyze and steer accounting processes related KPIs and derive improvements for the accounting processes
- Act as business partner with the Finance teams (Heads of Finance/SSCs/Accounting teams of entities in scope) to establish best in class accounting processes in the Shared Service Center and entities in scope
People development
- Train and support Shared Service Center employees, MO Accounting employees and Finance leaders to drive operational excellence & compliance
Project / Process management
- Lead Finance Accounting (PtP, OtC, GL) projects & tool implementations for the Shared Service Center/Region and entities in scope
- Coordinate and test ERP system and tool related changes and upgrades
- Identify and implement E2E process improvements using continuous improvement (CIP) tools and best suited technologies
- Be a sparring partner for SSC employees/MO Accounting employees by linking business decisions to accounting processes and by supporting in improving agreed services to the entities in scope
Entrepreneurship
- Consistently challenge the status quo, act as change agent in the Shared Service Center/Region
- Recognize and exploit process related opportunities within the Shared Service Center/Region
- Proactively monitor external environment and translate relevant trends into Shared Service Center organization/Region to ensure agility and value creation
- Support ICS related process improvements in the Shared Service Center/Region
- Manage SAP S/4 / SAP ByD authorization concept for Accounting in the SSC/Region
Additional scopes based on regional setup
- Add scope for additional responsibilities, e.g. Procurement
Our unique culture and career development opportunities have gained worldwide recognition - we’re proud to be named one of the World's Best Workplaces™ in 2023 by Great Place to Work (GPTW).
What do we offer?
Your responsibilities will be great and, with them, we’ll give you the freedom and autonomy to do whatever it takes to deliver outstanding results. Go beyond our expectations and we’ll reward you with unrivalled opportunities for personal development and career progression as soon as you’re ready for the next challenge.
What you need is:
To have strong project management skills
- To have strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through skills
- To be highly organized, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously (Senior RPE)
- The ability to communicate and present effectively to finance & cross-functional team members
- To work in collaboration with highly diverse teams
- To have an early adopter mentality
- To be analytical & conceptually savvy
- A willingness and ability towards continuous learning
- An entrepreneurial mindset, with the drive to make a difference
- To have a proactive mindset and hands-on approach
- To be result-oriented, top performer who consistently meets and exceeds goals
- Willingness to travel
- To be geographically flexible; ambition to pursue an international career**
Profile / Qualifications
- Bachelor or master’s degree in business, Finance, IT or similar or equivalent finance qualification
- At least 3 years of experience in a project management / operational excellence role within in a multinational Shared Service Center / organization
- Evidence of acting as business partner through influencing finance & non-finance stakeholders and success fully communicate with them
- Effective communication skills, including ability to structure presentations and present to the Finance Leadership team
- Proficient English written & verbal communication skills
- Expertise in SAP S/4 and/or SAP ByD and IT infrastructure
Soft skills / Behaviors
- Effective communication & presentation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Business partnering, negotiating & influencing skills
- Functional expertise (Business, finance, E2E processes, x-functions) - RPE Senior Accounting
- Functional expertise (Business, General Ledger or Purchase to Pay or Order to Cash, E2E processes Finance, x-functions) - RPE Accounting
- Entrepreneurial thinking & innovation skills
- Organizational skills (attention to detail, decision making, prioritizing) - RPE Senior Accounting
- Attention to detail – RPE Accounting
- Project Management & analytical thinking skills (time management, negotiating, leadership, able to collect & analyze information, problem solving, decision making)
Non-negotiable criteria
- Proficient English written & verbal communication skills
- Relevant functional expertise
- Project management experience
- Geographically mobile*
- Actively embracing innovation and driving change**
- Learning agility**
Why should you apply?
We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team. So, if you’ve never worked in construction, that’s fine with us. Success at Hilti is down to teamwork, ability and competitive drive, no matter what your background.
