Analyst - Finance Technologies
Department: Global Business Solutions | Location: Bangalore
Reports to: Technical Lead - Finance Technologies | Direct Reports: 0
We're Pentland Brands; a dynamic, global family business, and proud owners and licensees of many iconic active and footwear brands. With a community of over 1,300 team members worldwide, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and champion growth and development. Our success is built on teamwork, courage, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
The role will ensure the stability, continuous improvement, and evolution of our Finance technology landscape. You will partner with Finance and Technology teams to deliver innovative SAP Finance solutions, support critical business operations, and drive process efficiencies across the organization. Through technical expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and a continuous improvement mindset, you will help maximize business value while ensuring reliable, scalable and compliant Finance Systems.
WHAT DOES THIS ROLE DO
Technology
- Provide insight into how we can provide the best technological solutions driving the most value for the wider organization.
- Contribute to the development of ideas, processes and technical solutions that improve our offering.
Solution & Project Delivery
- Understand overall project methodology and how to work within a project environment.
- Define and deliver project tasks within agreed timescales within budget.
- Be part of project teams and contribute to the planning and resourcing of project tasks where appropriate.
- Identify, highlight and plan mitigation for risks in own area.
Support & Service
- Provide an excellent support to the business in the day-to-day running of the operational business systems.
- Provide support and maintain Pentland's applications where relevant to a site or a location.
- Ensure procedures related to identification, changes, testing, documentation, approval and communication of any modification to the system are followed.
- Performing and supervise the implementation of changes to the system, including those which have a multi-brand and global impact. Ensuring active and positive adherence to Pentland Its change control.
- Identify technical solutions for problems, improvements and developments.
- Carry out system administration tasks as per documented procedures.
Teamwork
- Support other team members with regards to ad-hoc department activities.
WHAT DO I BRING TO THE ROLE
Technical
- Good technical knowledge of SAP FI and CO configuration
- Travel & Expenses process experience using Concur.
- A sound understanding of Finance processes and the impact that Order to Cash and Procurement to Pay processes have on Finance.
- Idoc process, EBS, GL Management, MEC, YEC closure executions in SAP.
- End to Payment integration with bank including Lockbox process.
- Fair understanding on EDI process.
- A good technical knowledge of associated applications & solutions specific to the area of responsibility
- Broad awareness and understanding of all the business processes used at Pentland.
- Pro-active in approach and keen to suggest new and innovative solutions.
General
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to conduct formal and informal presentations and workshops with the ability to communicate across all levels of the business.
- Well organised and able to prioritise, communicate and manage expectations within team.
- Committed to having a continuous improvement mind-set that spans people, processes, technologies and own self.
- Able to work independently
- Able to deliver quality work and to commit to and meet deadlines.
- Able to demonstrate positive attitude - go the extra mile, committed, willing to take on challenges and has a can-do mind-set.
- Able to demonstrate energy, drive, enthusiasm, determination and passion.
We want you to live our company principles, bringing a strong consumer focus, while always
looking for ways to improve and grow in your role. Take ownership of your work and be proactive in solving problems whilst communicating openly and treating everyone with respect and kindness. And, of course, let your creativity shine by bringing your unique style and individuality to the Pentland Brands Team.
