Senior Manager, GBS ATR Global Excellence

About the role

Kraft Heinz is looking for a Senior Manager, GBS ATR Global Excellence in Ahmedabad, India. As part of the GBS Account to Report organization, you will drive operational excellence, standardization and transformation across ATR processes globally, supporting the ATR Global Process Leader in defining the strategic roadmap, leading cross-functional initiatives and ensuring consistency in financial processes.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the ATR strategy within GBS, provide thought leadership on process innovation and operating models, and recommend improvements based on benchmark and performance data.
• Design, lead and implement global ATR processes, templates, best practices and technologies, and support harmonization of performance analysis, management reporting and variance analysis.
• Maintain global process documentation, SOPs and the training ecosystem, and identify opportunities to migrate ATR activities into the GBS model.
• Support transition planning for new GBS deployments, deploy GBS technology and process improvements, and run continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma or similar methods.
• Define global ATR policies aligned with corporate financial policies and US GAAP, set up controls and governance, and work with Controllership, Internal Audit and Internal Controls.
• Own or co-own ATR tools such as Blackline, SAP S4 Hana, SAP ECC and Central Finance, and champion automation and digital solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field; MBA or finance certification (CFPA, CFA, CA, CPA, CMA) is a plus.
• 10+ years in ATR, FP&A, Corporate Finance, Controllership, Process Excellence, Process Management, Transformation or a related finance area.
• Proven experience managing ATR processes and service delivery in a GBS or shared services environment, and leading global process design in a multinational food or consumer goods company.
• Experience in a matrixed organization, with strong communication, stakeholder management, leadership and project management skills.

Required skills

• Excel and ATR systems (Oracle HFM, Blackline)
• ERP systems (SAP ECC, SAP S4 Hana, Central Finance)
• Analytical tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Process automation, digital transformation and Lean methodologies are a strong asset