Group Lead, GBS - FP&A Global Excellence

About the role

Kraft Heinz is looking for a Group Lead, GBS - FP&A Global Excellence in Amsterdam. As a key member of the GBS Finance organization, you will drive operational excellence, standardization and transformation across FP&A processes globally, supporting the FP&A Global Process Lead in defining the strategic roadmap, leading cross-functional initiatives and ensuring consistency in financial processes. The role covers policy development, tool optimization and GBS expansion opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic partnership and transformation: work with the FP&A Global Process Lead on the FP&A strategy, provide thought leadership on process innovation and operating models, and benchmark against industry standards.
• Service delivery and stakeholder management: design and implement global FP&A processes, templates and best practices, harmonize budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and performance analysis, and maintain documentation, SOPs and training materials.
• GBS expansion and continuous improvement: identify opportunities to migrate FP&A activities into the GBS model, support transition planning, and run continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma or similar methods.
• Policy design and governance: define global FP&A policies aligned with corporate finance standards, set up controls and governance frameworks, and partner with Compliance, Internal Audit and Controllers.
• Technology, tools and ownership: act as functional or co-owner of FP&A tools, work with IT, Digital Finance and vendors on enhancements, and champion automation and digital solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field; a Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) or finance certification (CFPA, CFA, CPA, CMA) is a plus.
• 10+ years in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Business Controllership, Process Excellence or a related finance area.
• Proven experience managing FP&A processes and service delivery in a GBS or shared services environment.
• Background in leading global process design initiatives, preferably in a multinational food or consumer goods company.

Required skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in a matrixed organization.
• Leadership and project management, with a track record of process improvements.
• Excel and FP&A systems (e.g. OneStream, Board, Anaplan), ERPs (e.g. SAP, Oracle) and analytical tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
• Process automation, digital transformation and Lean methodologies are a strong asset.