Enterprise Process Expert: Credit Management

Driving the S4 activiities in sub process design of Credit, Invoice to Cash and Period Closing sub process area of Order & Dispatch to Cash.

• Support and lead S/4 HANA Programme activities for Credit sub processes together with connected IT/software systems. Provide relevant expert insight into development and improvement of Credit but also Cash Collection/Cash Application including Dispute management and Period End Closing
• Work with larger team to create, govern and implement the E2E global standard Credit Management sub processes across the business
• Ensuring Process development enables AstraZeneca to meet all applicable regulatory standards, eg SHE, GxP, SOX, accounting GAAP etc 
• Understand “Credit Global Template” lead localization workshops to validate the standard design and identify where deviations from standard lead to local business outcome requirements
• Support EPL in developing the standardisation and simplification opportunities across the process landscape 
• Identify data improvement requirements and develop great data standardisation and use to support sustainable process
• Establish influential and highly collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, in particular with the BAU GPO/BPO teams 
• Work collaboratively across the Enterprise process area to ensure a clear flow of data and process hand offs and hand ins are known, identified and agreed
• Create and sustain key artefacts required to develop a successful transition to the next generation SAP ERP including the end to end process flows, roles, controls and identification of the key information model elements
• Link with the data team to define the data requirements for the process, analytics and reporting
• Ensure that Non-SAP System requirements are understood and considered in the Process and Data Designs.
• Oversees or provides expert technical support to a regional team, global team and Credit &  I2C Enterprise team
• Networks with colleagues across the business and experts to identify business improvement opportunities
• Ensures that all improvement project work is carried out with regards to AstraZeneca standards and external regulations
• Establish influential and highly collaborative relationships with key regional partners and identify improvement opportunities, with a focus on driving forward the Lean journey
• Keeps self and others up to date on recent developments and emerging trends on an internal and external basis

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s of Science in an appropriate discipline
• Prooven experience in Credit Management (ideally Global) and sub processes Credit Limits, Blocked Orders, Credit Secutiries and Insurance.
• SAP ECC or S/4 knowledge
• Demonstratable experience in business transformation, standardization and process improvement in designated process or sub process area
• Strong stakeholder management skills – work closely with IT, partner teams and wider business stakeholders to understand requirements and communicate change
• Thorough knowledge of Business Improvement processes and local regulations
• Strong communication and presentation skills, a keen eye for detail
• Agile approach, collaboration with stakeholders and continuous improvement at every stage to drive progress and to maintain momentum
• Good knowledge and understanding of change management principles and standards
• Effective communication /negotiating skills and the ability to influence others