ICT Finance & Controlling Architect @ Lotus

At Lotus Bakeries, global growth and operational excellence go hand in hand. The purpose of this position is to look at the bigger picture and act as the vital bridge between their global business goals and their complex system landscapes, both SAP and non-SAP. Instead of just executing separate IT requests, you design sustainable, end-to-end concepts and respectfully challenge the status quo to help their business work smarter.

You turn complex Finance and Controlling challenges - from consolidation and treasury to rebate systems - into standardized, worldwide solutions. You align stakeholders from corporate finance at headquarters to local plant controllers, ensuring their operations can scale.

In this role, you offer the high-level conceptual view their Team Managers need, while coaching Business Analysts to make cross-functional thinking second nature. You will drive key projects and international expansions, while always maintaining the hands-on mindset to manage IT projects yourself.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• In your role of architect, you take the overall helicopter view over the functional domain of Finance & Controlling, which spans SAP FI, SAP CO & other software solutions in this functional area.

• You think in concepts and you guide the team towards sustainable, end-to-end solutions aligned with the template and the business objectives.

• Next to your architect role, you will work as expert or as project lead in the area of Finance & Controlling. As expert you work hands-on to realize and deploy new functional solutions to cover business needs. As project lead, you deliver projects within scope, time and budget.

• Within this functional domain, you guard the continuous update of the template & the documentation.

• A strong cross-domain perspective is essential, continuously assessing impacts on other functional areas and ensuring integrated, end-to-end processes (e.g. Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report).

• You ensure close collaboration with key users from Lotus Bakeries corporate departements, as well as sales offices & manufacturing sites across the world. You guide them on how to make the best use of standard functionality within SAP and other software solutions and you combine this with industry best practices.

• You have a Master's degree and experience in the Finance & Controlling ICT domain within a multinational environment.

• You have strong knowledge of the SAP Finance & Controlling modules (FI & CO) and the integration with other SAP modules & solutions (SD, MM, PP, …). You combine this with a broad interest in the entire integrated application landscape, including non-SAP finance & controlling solutions.

• Having participated in an SAP end-to-end roll-out and having managed specific projects in the domain of Finance & Controlling is vital in this role.

• You think beyond your own domain and naturally take a cross-functional and global perspective.

• Experience with complex business topics such as consolidation, treasury management and rebates, as well as experience with tools such as SAP Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) and Concur, is considered an asset.

• We are looking for a strong communicator, able to influence stakeholders and translate complex topics into clear recommendations.

• You thrive in a global IT environment and are comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-changing context.

Lotus Bakeries is an international, dynamic and sustainable player in the FMCG industry. As a global leader, the company is renowned for its iconic Lotus Biscoff cookies, enjoyed all over the world. Besides Lotus Biscoff, the company also offers a diverse portfolio of brands including Peijnenburg, Annas, nākd, TREK, and BEAR. Lotus Bakeries is a proud and passionate company that builds strong global and local brands and creates small moments of happiness. Its mission is to bring people together with delicious products and to spark joyThe company passed a major revenue milestone of more than 1.3 billion euro, combined with a strong and growing net result. Driven by this impressive growth rate, Lotus Bakeries is confidently looking forward. The company is a successful BEL20 listed player, yet still a proud family business at its core. Lotus Bakeries employs over 4100 people worldwide. The company has 20 Sales offices in 17 countries and 13 production facilities in 6 countries. The global headquarters are located in Lembeke (Belgium) & Baar (Switserland). The IT department is based exclusively in Lembeke (Belgium)., Lotus Bakeries is a BEL20 listed, international player with strong growth ambitions, but still a family business at its core, offering a wealth of challenging projects where you can make a real impact as an individual and be seen and heard. You will be a part of an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents, ranging from senior experts to junior high potentials. Lotus Bakeries is well known for its company culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are the main drivers. The company helps people to grow and develop their talents and strongly believes in internal mobility to allow talents to develop further. Last but not least, the package that comes with it is also a great deal, including an attractive set of fringe benefits and a bonus plan. And off course, freshly baked cookies every day!