About the Role
Vattenfall is seeking a Senior Finance Project Manager to lead strategic development projects for Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) processes within Finance Business Support (FBS). This role involves standardizing and optimizing the P2P process across Vattenfall, leveraging the ongoing Next Generation ERP S/4HANA transformation.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage projects within the Purchase-To-Pay (P2P) process across Vattenfall’s business units and geographies.
- Drive process improvements, automation, and digitalization initiatives.
- Support the FBS Subledger Leadership Team in strategic planning, structure, and follow-up.
- Lead and collaborate cross-functionally to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables using the Objective & Key Results (OKR) framework.
- Drive change management and communication activities within FBS and to external stakeholders.
- Contribute to broader FBS Subledger initiatives including Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Intercompany cost allocations and billing processes.
- Mentor and guide process experts, providing hands-on support in their project management and execution.
Requirements
- University degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field, with professional experience in finance processes.
- Holistic understanding of the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process and familiarity with industry best practices.
- Proven experience in project management and knowledge of project steering frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change management and communication activities.
- Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
- Strong leadership qualities, analytical problem-solving skills, and a structured approach.
- High level of self-motivation, strong collaboration skills, and excellent communication abilities.
- Ability to build trust and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders within and outside of FBS.
- 3-5 years of experience with improvement initiatives related to process optimization or automation in a Shared Services or Finance department, or similar tasks as a management consultant.
- Inspiring change agent and communicator.
Skills
- Project Management
- Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process
- Process improvement
- Automation
- Digitalization
- Objective & Key Results (OKR) framework
- Change management
- Communication
- Order-to-Cash (O2C)
- Intercompany cost allocations
- Billing processes
- Leadership
- Analytical problem-solving
- Structured approach
- Collaboration
Location
- Solna
- Katowice
- Berlin
- Amsterdam
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- University degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field
Benefits
- Good remuneration
- Challenging and international work environment
- Possibility to work with some of the best in the field
- Working in interdisciplinary teams
- Support from committed colleagues
- Attractive employment conditions
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
About the Company
- Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees.
- For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation.
Equal Opportunity
- At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity.
- Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.
