Finance Lead

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November 1

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SGS

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Compliance • SaaS • Sustainability

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) company, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to assure quality and integrity across various sectors. SGS is focused on sustainability, offering climate action services and an all-encompassing ESG portfolio under its IMPACT NOW suite. The company has ambitious targets for growth by 2027, driven by its strategy to address global megatrends. SGS operates globally, providing business assurance, connectivity and products, digital trust, health and nutrition, and solutions for industries and the environment.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1878

📋 Compliance

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Shape the vision, operating model, and future-state capabilities of the Finance Center of Excellence. • Ensure alignment with Group Finance, SSCs, and regional CFOs to support evolving business needs. • Establish global best practices, playbooks, and frameworks across core finance areas like FP&A, closing, and governance. • Lead initiatives to upskill finance professionals and drive process maturity. • Collaborate with Global Process Owners to ensure end-to-end standardization and policy compliance. • Support continuous improvement efforts through digital tools such as RPA, AI, and advanced analytics. • Act as a strategic partner to finance and business leaders on capability building and delivery optimization. • Facilitate CoE governance, workshops, and cross-regional collaboration. • Track KPIs and service performance to demonstrate the CoE’s value and effectiveness. • Own budget and forecasting, with a focus on maximizing cost-efficiency and impact.

🎯 Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; CIMA or ACCA certification will be a strong asset • 12+ years of experience in global finance, including at least 10 years in leadership roles within CoE, GBS, transformation, or corporate finance environments • Proven track record in building or scaling finance Centers of Expertise or global finance capabilities across regions • Deep expertise in finance processes such as FP&A, Treasury, and Compliance, along with familiarity with enabling technologies like ERP, BI, and RPA • Solid understanding of shared services, CoE–GBS operating models, and large-scale finance transformation programs • Experience in designing finance operating models, process frameworks, and performance management systems with defined KPIs • Strategic mindset with the ability to lead change, assess capability maturity, and drive long-term value • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, especially in complex matrix and global environments • Ability to foster enterprise-wide collaboration, lead cross-functional initiatives, and engage senior leadership • Passion for coaching, developing talent, and enabling high-performing finance teams

🏖️ Benefits

• variety of development opportunities in an international working environment in the rapidly growing company from the SSC sector • contract of employment • 100% remote work with a willingness to travel for business • full initial training and constant support from the most experienced workers on every step of your career path • package of additional benefits: co-financing of the Medicover Sport card, Medicover private medical care, group insurance, access to Medicover Benefits cafeteria platform, co-financing of foreign language courses, funding for training and courses, various charity initiatives, Employee Referral Program, Employee Initiatives Program