Senior Specialist - Finance Process Excellence

Senior Specialist
- Finance Process Excellence

This role is responsible for identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, eliminating inefficiencies, strengthening controls, standardizing ways of working, and helping finance operate more effectively s is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys solving business problems, challenging the status quo and driving continuous improvement across a complex finance organisation.

Working across Finance team members in all regions and partnering with technology, supply chain, retail and other business functions you will lead process reviews, facilitate workshops, analyse current ways of working and design practical improvements and deliver measurable business value. The scope doesn't stop at fixing today's problems but it contributes to thinking about redesigning the processes that are scalable for the future.

The Senior Specialist
- Finance process excellence will report to Head of Finance Automation & Enablement on the Finance operations Excellence team supporting the Finance function across the globe.

Map current (As-is) and future (To-be) processes across Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Treasury, Tax and Master Data.

Facilitate stakeholder workshops and analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, pain points, and strategic improvement opportunities

Apply Lean and continuous improvement techniques to simplify processes. Support root cause analysis using structured problem solving techniques.

Build and maintain a pipeline of process improvement initiatives. Measure and report realised business benefits.

Recommend practical improvements based on data analysis that reduce manual effort, improve quality and increase efficiency

Support implementation of approved improvements and monitor benefits.

Proven experience improving end to end finance processes within a complex global organisation (ideally retail).

Strong knowledge of finance operations, including areas such as Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Tax, FP&A.

Excellent process improvement and analytical skills, with experience in process mapping, root cause analysis, Lean or continuous improvement methodologies, and translating insights into practical solutions.

Strong Stakeholder management and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence, challenge constructively, and build trusted relationships across finance and cross-functional teams.

Experience with ERP (ideally D365 FO) and tools like Excel/Google sheet, Looker, Miro, Parabola or any workflow builder, AI agents, and process mining tool.

A collaborative, curious and improvement focussed mindset, with excellent communication skills and a passion for driving operational excellence, governance and sustainable change.

Join the Finance Operations Excellence (FOX) team at On and become the architect of our global financial future. We don't just maintain the status quo; we are the visionaries redesigning the core business processes that power On's rapid global expansion. By joining FOX, you will be at the forefront of financial innovation, leveraging cutting-edge automation and advanced data governance to transform complex global operations into scalable, frictionless ecosystems.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the strategic direction of our finance function, collaborate with cross-functional global teams, and drive high-impact initiatives empowering you to leave a lasting legacy in a dynamic, high-growth environment where your work directly fuels the company's success.

Just by the banks of the Limmat you'll find our largest global hub in Zürich West
- On Labs - where you can hike up 12 floors through our custom-built spiral trail.

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

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