Accountable for planning and execution of the Global Infrastructure Operating Budget: - Manage full lifecycle of plan procure pay across all IT-I cost centers and legal entities - Ensuring that cost books accurately reflect the annual operating plan at detailed level - Ensuring that purchase orders are initiated, approved, and executed in alignment with the annual operating plan, per established processes - Providing input to quarterly forecasting updates, in accordance with Controlling deadlines - Preparing and executing monthly spend forecasts for Technical IPTs - Working closely with Controlling to understand and explain any variances to annual operating plan - Working closely with Technical IPTs to further analyze and take corrective actions to resolve variances - Drive implementation of core processes globally, across all legal entities and all ERP procurement systems - Drive the evolution of process improvement across the IT-I plan-procure-pay processes Strategic Impact: - Implement consistent plan-procure-pay processes across IT-I - Ensure that actual spend is in alignment with AOP - Improved quality and speed of execution Stakeholder Management: - The individual will interact very closely with Technical IPT leads within IT and will also interact closely with the IT-I business partners from the Controlling and Procurement organizations. Who are you: Education: - University degree. MBA/Finance preferred. Work Experience: - Strong financial background. Experience managing infrastructure cost in a complex multi-sector, multi-ERP, multi-legal entity environment. - Experience with procurement processes and controls - Experience managing financial aspects of infrastructure supplier agreements - Project management experience in a complex matrix environment within a global organization - Experience leading cross-functional process improvement initiatives Job-Specific Competencies & Skills - Ability to execute - Deep financial planning knowledge - Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills. Ability to drive consensus / set mutually agreeable goals. - Clear understanding of industry standard IT infrastructure platforms, terminology, and leading providers, including Network, Telecommunications, Cloud, Datacenter, Server & Storage - Ability to break complex problems into manageable tasks - Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically - Excellent organizational and time management skills - English language proficient

Bangalore

Merck Group - Financial Controller - Infrastructure Controlling Expert 

Merck Group - Financial Controller - Infrastructure Controlling Expert  ,Job Description for Merck Group - Financial Controller - Infrastructure Controlling Expert  in Merck Group in  Bangalore for (7-12) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Merck Group - Financial Controller - Infrastructure Controlling Expert  in Merck Group in  Bangalore for (7-12) years of experience. Apply Now!