Job Description

Job Summary:

Accountable for the Record to Report (RtR) process and enterprise Master Data domains (Finance, Customer, Vendor, Material) within GBS.

Responsible to design and govern end-to-end RtR processes and Master Data lifecycle (creation, change, governance, quality), and to lead and deliver a portfolio of global transformation initiatives across process, systems, and data.

Drives standardization, control, and efficiency, ensures data integrity for financial and operational processes, and collaborates across Finance, Sales, Procurement, and Supply Chain to deliver business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Process & Data Ownership

Own end-to-end RtR process and enterprise Master Data governance framework
Define and maintain global process and data standards, ownership model, and controls
Ensure alignment of Master Data across Finance, Customer, Vendor, and Material domains
Act as primary point of accountability for process integrity and data quality impacting financial reporting

Project & Transformation Leadership

Own and manage global portfolio of RtR and Master Data transformation initiatives
Lead delivery of strategic programs (ERP initiatives, automation, data governance, harmonization, centralization)
Define priorities, business cases, and implementation roadmap aligned with GBS and Finance strategy
Ensure delivery of measurable outcomes (cost, quality, control, scalability)
Manage cross-functional dependencies across Finance, O2C, P2P, and Supply Chain
Ensure strong project governance, risk management, and escalation

Performance & Continuous Improvement

Define and monitor KPIs for:

Process performance (cycle time, cost, efficiency)
Master Data quality (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) across all domains

Drive continuous improvement based on performance insights
Track project delivery and benefits realization

Governance & Operating Model

Define global operating model for RtR and cross-functional Master Data
Align ownership across GBS, Corporate, and business functions
Enforce standards through governance mechanisms and stakeholder management
Ensure alignment with regulatory, audit, and control requirements (incl. SOX where applicable)

Stakeholder Management

Partner with Finance, Sales, Procurement, and Supply Chain leaders to align on process and data ownership
Drive adoption of global standards and data governance principles
Resolve cross-functional conflicts related to process or data decisions
Report performance, risks, and transformation progress to senior leadership

Transformation & Go-Live Readiness

Ensure readiness of RtR and Master Data for system implementations and business transitions
Oversee data migration, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation
Ensure cross-domain data dependencies are managed (customer, vendor, material impacting financial postings)

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Experience in GBS / SSC / BPO environment
8+ years in RtR process ownership roles with strong exposure to Master Data governance
Proven track record leading large-scale global transformation programs
Strong experience in:
Process design and standardization
Master Data management across Finance, Customer, Vendor, Material
SAP experience required, including relevant Master Data domains
Experience in automation, digitalization, and continuous improvement programs
Understanding of financial controls and impact on reporting

Additional Qualifications

Strong business acumen and ownership mindset
Ability to drive cross-functional data ownership and enforce standards
Strong program and project management capability
Resilient, proactive, and execution-focused
Strong stakeholder and communication skills across matrix organization
High process and data orientation with focus on integrity, control, and scalability

About Us

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.

By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient's strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.

At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person's qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Global Process Owner (GPO), Record to Report