Principal Business Analyst Finance

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In short

We are seeking a Principal Business Analyst Finance with over 10 years of experience to drive business transformation through process improvement, digitalization, and data-driven decision-making within Volvo Group's global finance organization. The role involves partnering with stakeholders, leading analysis activities, and advising on ERP and digital solutions to deliver measurable business value.

Responsibilities

Partner with business stakeholders and Process Owners to understand challenges, opportunities and strategic priorities.
Identify, assess and drive opportunities for process optimization, standardization, automation and digital transformation.
Lead business analysis activities to define future-state processes, capabilities and solution requirements.
Advise stakeholders on how business processes can be improved through effective use of ERP and digital solutions.
Leverage data and analytics to enhance reporting, planning, forecasting and decision-making capabilities.
Facilitate workshops and collaborate with business, data and technology teams to develop scalable and sustainable solutions.
Develop business cases, evaluate opportunities and support prioritization based on business value and strategic impact.
Act as a trusted advisor and thought leader in business transformation and continuous improvement.
Mentor colleagues and promote best practices in business analysis, process excellence and value realization.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Process Excellence, Finance Transformation, Management Consulting, or a related field.
Proven track record of leading large-scale business transformation and digitalization initiatives.
Experience driving end-to-end process improvements across Finance functions.
Hands-on experience with ERP implementations and transformations, preferably SAP S/4 HANA.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead complex initiatives across organizational boundaries.
Experience working in global, cross-functional environment.

Desired Qualifications

Principal Business Analyst, Finance Transformation Lead, Business Architect, Process Excellence Lead, or Management Consultant.
Experience from Finance, Accounting, Shared Services, or Global Business Services organizations.
Background in large-scale Finance transformation programs and ERP modernization initiatives.
Experience working within multinational organizations undergoing digital transformation.
Accounting process domains including: Record-to-Report (R2R), Purchase-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C).
SAP S/4HANA and enterprise ERP solutions.
Analytics and reporting platforms such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and Power BI.
Business Process Management (BPM), process mining, Lean methodology.
Business transformation, operating model design, process standardization, and value realization.
Data-driven decision-making and performance improvement.
Strategic thinker with a strong execution focus.
Passionate about business transformation and continuous improvement.
Curious and willing to challenge established ways of working.
Strong in stakeholder management, building trusted relationships across Business and IT.
Influential communicator.
Capable of leading through expertise rather than formal authority.
A data-driven approach to decision-making and value creation.

Benefits

Occasional Travel Required

Skills

SAP S/4 HANASAP Analytics CloudPower BIBusiness Process ManagementLean methodology

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About Volvo Group

The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n

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