Senior Manager, Finance Performance Management

Harman
life insurance, sick time, long term disability, tuition reimbursement
United States, California, Northridge
Dec 12, 2024
Description & Requirements About the Role: In this role you will be responsible for providing leadership to the assigned, critical, and complex workstreams by utilizing Business Transformation or Performance Improvement practices. You will partner with Line leaders / Functional leaders to achieve transformative performance by driving improvement strategies and pushing those actions to results. You will be leading or supporting key strategic initiatives as Program/ Project Manager - Shape aspirations, developing initiatives, and leading end-to-end execution to deliver superior results for the division. What You Will Do: Champion, Implement Performance management rigor within assigned functions or businesses. Work collaboratively with the functions / Business / External consultants to design, execute and lead teams through organizational change to drive short, medium, and long-term value. Lead in-depth review focusing on identifying full potential, target setting, action/measure tracking, and gap closure to benchmark. Coach teams in developing rigorous and locked-down business cases, project milestones & timelines. Drive initiative implementation and guide each to fast and pragmatic execution. Infuse a sense of urgency and establish where to focus (Initiatives, deep dives) Hold the team accountable for the results - Bring Clarity, Transparency, and Insights to drive effective decision-making and course correction. Act as a sparring partner for the peer leaders to increase speed to impact by challenging the status quo, breaking down functional silos, relentless prioritization, and faster execution. Assist in the SAP S/4 Hana system implementation. Requiring collaboration amongst business stake holders, global process owners and subject matter experts to ensure business requirements are met. Provide divisional insight to Global Process Owners to support development of end-to-end process and governance. Support change management efforts to drive high-performance culture and coach team members on transformation behaviors and mindset change. Ensures connectivity across the workstream to leverage best practices and Knowledge sharing. What You Need: Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other business management discipline. At least 8 years of experience in any of the areas - relevant Business, Finance, Accounting, System implementation or Business Project management. Experience managing and leading large-scale improvement efforts to completion. Strong analytic skills - structured thinker, problem solver which strives for continuous improvement. Strong financial acumen that can effectively partner with a broad range of stakeholders to drive performance, mindset, and behaviors. Impactful communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences. What is Nice to Have: Knowledge in ERP systems: SAP. MBA or CPA a plus. Certification of Lean Six Sigma or any Improvement methodology. What Makes You Eligible: Be willing to travel up to 10%, international travel. Be willing to work in an office in Northridge, CA (Hybrid). What We Offer Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.) Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University Competitive wellness benefits Tuition Reimbursement An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development #Hybrid #LI-MM1 Pay Transparency $ 122,250 - $ 179,300 Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission. Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled. Benefits HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more. Important Notice: Recruitment Scams Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com' email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in '@harman.com' about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: harmancareers@harman.com. HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Apply