Location Location Italy Region Lombardy City Milan Career Area Finance & Controlling Experience Level Experienced Professionals Job ID WD-0046317 Description and requirements

Regional Process Expert Finance (RPE)

What’s the role?

The Regional Process Expert (RPE) Finance acts as a business partner to Finance teams and Shared Service Centers to establish best-in-class end-to-end Finance processes across Account Receivable (OTC), Account Payable (PTP), General Ledger (GL) with a strong focus on process standardization, automation, digitalization and continuous improvement. The role contributes to the development and execution of functional strategies, including process standardization, digitalization, automation, compliance and continuous improvement. The RPE operates in a global environment, collaborating across more than 27 countries with local and global stakeholders. You play a critical role in driving finance transformation, including the implementation of a new ERP system (S4C), while ensuring stability and performance of existing systems.

What does the job involve?

As Finance Process Expert, you will drive finance accounting projects and tool implementations across OTC, PTP and GL processes, ensuring harmonization and efficiency across regions and different finance department (ex procurement, payroll, credit,…) . You will identify, design and implement end-to-end process improvements leveraging automation (e.g. RPA) and digital solutions. You will act as a key partner for local finance teams, SSC, and global stakeholders. You should grant compliance to local and tax regulation.

Your responsibilities

- Act as connector between global, regional and local entities ensuring adherence to global standards while considering local requirements




- Drive and coordinate Finance Accounting projects (OTC, PTP, GL) and automation initiatives across all different finance departments (accounting, payroll, procurement,…) and all countries /regions
- Identify and implement end-to-end finance process improvements using automation and Continuos Improment Process methodologies
- Analyze KPIs and derive process improvements and efficiency gains
- Design and deploy automation solutions for repetitive finance processes across all different finance departments (accounting, payroll, procurement,…)
- Support ERP and related satellite tools changes, upgrades and testing activities
- Act as business partner to SSC, Finance leaders and cross-functional stakeholders
- Ensure compliance and support Internal Control System (ICS) improvements
- Train and support Finance and SSC teams to drive operational excellence
- Ensure compliance process with local requirements and tax regulations involving if necessary Global team to improve /implement tools
- Drive ERP implementation initiatives, including rollout of S4C
- Support harmonization and standardization of processes across countries/regions
- Act as first point of contact for process-related questions and operational issues
- Support Finance processes definition and documentation

Key facts

• Three different ERP system maintenance and implementation of new tools /ERP




• Strong collaboration across 27 countries and global finance community

• Grant compliance to local regulation and financial manual

• High exposure to cross-functional and international stakeholders
• Focus on process excellence, digitalization and automation

KPIs

Process excellence

- Level of process standardization across OTC, PTP and GL

Automation & Digitalization Impact

- Number and impact of automation and process improvement initiatives implemented across all finance departments (accounting, payroll, procurement,…)

Operational Efficiency

- Efficiency gains (cycle time reduction, productivity improvement)

Adoption & Roll-out

- Adoption rate of standardized processes and digital tools across countries

Quality & Compliance

- Quality and accuracy of financial processes (error rates, audit findings)
- Stakeholder satisfaction (SSC, local and regional finance, global functions)
- Timely delivery of projects and system implementations
- Effectiveness of Internal Control System (ICS) compliance

Knowledge transfer and upskilling of Finance community

- Capability building and knowledge transfer across Finance community
- Contribution to Finance digitalization and automation roadmap
- System Landscape Management

What you need is

- Bachelor or Master degree in Finance, Business or IT
- Experience in Finance processes (OTC, PTP, GL) in an international environment
- Strong project management and process improvement skills
- Experience in automation (e.g. RPA, macros, digital tools)
- Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluency in English
- Ability to work in highly diverse, international teams

📌 Regional Process Expert Finance (RPE) (Italia)
🏢 Hilti
📍 Italia