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Ericsson

Head Business Finance&Business Services

Riyadh

August 23, 2024

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About this opportunity:


We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to fill the role of Head of Business Finance and business services for the MMEA region. Reporting directly to the Head of Business Control in MMEA, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in -
  • Providing active support to MA Head of Business Control, MMEA Leadership team and other key stakeholders within Market Area to achieve short & medium term targets for growth, profitability and cash flow while maintaining commercial focus.
  • Driving strategic projects, leading digitalization efforts, and spearheading process improvements in alignment with the MMEA strategy.
  • Overseeing the Local Administration Service (LAS) organization and leading special assignments in the market.


What you will do:


  • Proactively monitor and steer the financial results of the Market area and ensure a high level of quality and accuracy of the financial flows and results.
  • Drive and support cost, capital and organizational efficiency programs for market area and Business Control team.
  • Define, set up and follow up of Financial Performance Indicators, including targets.
  • Drive adherence to Accounting Directives, financial policies, and processes.
  • Oversee and manage the forecasting, cost control activities, collections, and critical balance sheet items.
  • Lead a team on Domain controllers, Contract Financial Analysts, Project Controllers and Cost Controllers and oversee financial framework, including Contract/Project governance.
  • Apply in-depth Ericsson knowledge, industry trends, and customer insights to provide valuable insights and shape strategies.
  • Lead and support a successful team for strategic project improvements that drive and support cross-functional transformation initiatives across the MA.
  • Manage a portfolio of transformations, ensuring alignment across flows and units.
  • Advise on transformation initiatives and utilize experience to steer and guide their direction.
  • Drive transformation initiatives from ideation to adoption, defining business cases and OKRs, ensuring their fulfillment, and managing associated risks.
  • Provide consultative and project management support that delivers highly relevant recommendations on cross-functional, cross-process business challenges.
  • Develop improvement management competence within MMEA, including training, coaching, and certification in Change Management, Lean, and Six-Sigma.
  • Lead a team of skilled local administrators to perform administrative activities as a service for other functional area owners, supporting different processes and striving for optimal cross-functional efficiency.
  • Drive internal process self-assessments and DAG self-assessments in the market area
  • Support compliance and be a spoc for compliance function from finance
  • Undertake any strategic special projects for MMEA


The skills you bring:


  • Minimum 10 years of experience in various finance functions of Ericsson including business control/financial analysis at MA/BA/GF or relevant equivalent experience in an external company.
  • In-depth knowledge of Ericsson Business process and its operating model.
  • Excellent knowledge in Accounting & Reporting including well-founded knowledge of Financial systems
  • Excellent leadership skills with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
Additional Skills Required
  • A consistent track record of driving, adapting to, and responding to change.
  • Ability to challenge, think critically, and innovate.
  • Collaborative with the ability to initiate and inspire change and work across geographies and cultures.
  • Service minded and structured.
  • Ability to simplify, have a good sense for details as well as high level thought leadership
  • Good influencing Skills
  • Focus on achieving results with excellent communication skills. Proficiency in English, both verbal and written.
  • Deep interest in automation and digitization with strong analytical skills in automation, analytics, and robotics.
  • Development of an environment of high standards of ethics, performance, trust, visibility, and diversity.
  • Strong commitment to the "Ericsson on the Move" focus areas
Would you like to take a tour to “Life at Ericsson MEA”, visit short video https://youtu.be/3_O_MTt0PAY?si=Hnq I4J3gpj2pap L_


Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

What happens once you apply?

Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.


Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.



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