Competence Manager – Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Guide, mentor, and enhance a team of software engineers, application specialists, and SAP application experts within the Finance domain.

• Promote employee engagement, manage performance, and facilitate career growth.

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, feedback discussions, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

• Cultivate a culture of cooperation, accountability, inclusion, and ongoing improvement.

• Identify and nurture future leaders through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning initiatives.

• Establish and enhance workforce competencies within the Finance sector, encompassing in-house developed solutions, niche SaaS offerings, and core ERP capabilities.

• Recognize skill deficiencies and spearhead upskilling and cross-skilling programs.

• Collaborate with other Competence Managers, Engineering Managers, Product Managers, the Area Tech Manager, Talent Acquisition, and People Partners on workforce planning, hiring, and talent development.

• Contribute to resource planning and capability enhancement while balancing delivery requirements, employee development, and sustainable workloads.

• Align workforce capabilities with area delivery priorities.

• Work alongside Finance stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes in finance, accounting, treasury, and controlling.

• Represent the people and competency perspective in planning, prioritization, and organizational discussions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in software engineering, application expertise, SAP application expertise, or a related technological area that supports Finance functions.

• Background in people leadership, coaching, mentoring, or formal personnel responsibility.

• SAP Finance knowledge, ideally including SAP S/4HANA, is highly desirable but not mandatory.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust, develop individuals, and foster an inclusive team atmosphere.

• Experience in workforce planning, resource management, and succession planning.

• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication abilities.

• A strong passion for developing individuals, promoting inclusive teams, and driving continuous improvement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Inclusive and collaborative work environment.

• Opportunities for continuous learning.

• Strong partnerships within the organization.

• A meaningful role in global finance and digital transformation efforts.