[Remote] Manager - Business Product Owner, Finance Transformation

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cencora is committed to creating healthier futures and is seeking a Finance Business Product Owner to lead digital transformation initiatives in Commercial Finance and Enterprise FP&A. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to enhance financial processes and drive operational efficiency through innovative technology solutions.


Responsibilities

  • Support Business Product Manager in driving towards vision, objectives, and key results laid out under ‘Financial Operations’ as part of Finance Digital Transformation
  • Serve as a strategic business and thought partner to Commercial Finance and Enterprise FP&A leaders and counterparts
  • Support the evaluation, design, and launch of process improvements and enabling technology for key financial processes (e.g., monthly business reviews, investment funding process, planning process)
  • Facilitate workshops or working sessions with key stakeholders to gather input and refine deliverables
  • Work closely with the Business Product Owner/Manager counterparts in ‘Financial Insights’ when the process utilizes financial systems and data
  • Identify up- or downstream dependencies with other programs or initiatives, and collaborate where needed
  • Support and own development of outputs/deliverables that contribute to the objectives and key results (e.g., kickoff deck, process flows, pain points, requirements, use cases, etc.)
  • Ensure recommendations and designs align with enterprise or global standards
  • Collaborate with the Technical Product Owner/Manager (IT) to define the roadmap for finance digital transformation
  • Collaborate with the Technical Product Owner/Manager (IT) to translate the business requirements, identify enabling technology, and implement the solution
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the effectiveness of initiatives
  • Support and own program governance activities, such as status reporting and executive readouts
  • Support change management efforts in collaboration with the ‘Employee Experience’ Business Product Owner/Manager
  • Willingness to travel

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of experience in consulting, transformation, process improvement or related experience in a Commercial Finance or FP&A setting
  • Experience in assessing, designing, and implementing process and technology solutions
  • Experience in bridging end-to-end processes to support transformations
  • Experience in building roadmaps and logically sequencing recommendations, while accounting for parallel or dependent initiatives
  • Ability to obtain Product Owner certification
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on stakeholder engagement; ability to synthesize complex ideas or scenarios into a simple and concise manner
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, including cross-functional teams within and outside of finance (e.g., Accounting, Commercial, IT, HR, etc.)
  • Demonstrated expertise in Lean Six Sigma, or similar methodologies for driving process enhancements
  • Demonstrated career progression in roles with increased influence and leadership
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
  • Ability to work effectively and build trust with people at all levels in an organization
  • Experience influencing in a large, matrixed, global environment
  • Strong desire for self-improvement and willingness to grow one's career; open to feedback, mentoring, and coaching
  • Master's degree preferred
  • Agile experience preferred but not required (translating product strategy and vision into user stories, participating in Agile ceremonies, refining team backlog, etc.)

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision care
  • Backup dependent care
  • Adoption assistance
  • Infertility coverage
  • Family building support
  • Behavioral health solutions
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid caregiver leave
  • Training programs
  • Professional development resources
  • Opportunities to participate in mentorship programs
  • Employee resource groups
  • Volunteer activities

Company Overview

  • Cencora is a global healthcare company that advances the development and delivery of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.cencora.com.

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