Manager/Senior Manager, Finance Operations Excellence (Bangkok Based)

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Are you passionate about driving change, optimizing processes, and building something impactful from the ground up? The Finance Operations Excellence Team is a new team in Agoda Finance that plays a pivotal role in transforming our finance operations by: 

• Partnering with finance and accounting teams to identify and unlock process improvement opportunities 
• Leading and executing process improvement initiatives across the organization 
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence 
• Championing Lean Six Sigma and other best-in-class methodologies to solve problems and streamline workflows 
• Establishing robust business process management frameworks to ensure sustainable, high-quality outcomes 

This is a unique and challenging opportunity to shape the future of finance operations at Agoda. You’ll have the chance to build a high-impact team, build the vision, and make a lasting difference in how we work. 
If you’re ready to pioneer change, drive excellence, and leave your mark, join us on this exciting journey! 
 
In this Role, you'll get to:  

• Lead finance process owners across multiple finance functions such as R2R, O2C, P2P to drive business transformation and enhance and design new workflows that will improve efficiency, scalability and accuracy; 
• Identify process improvement opportunities such as reducing process waste, streamlining processes and applying digital solutions; 
• Design and establish methodologies to conduct process assessments and business process and value stream mapping; 
• Establish a structured way to drive continue improvement culture within the organization and encourage innovation; 
• Develop and deliver business case justification for process improvement initiatives; 
• Lead discussions with multiple stakeholders including Finance leaders, Finance process owners, Financial tech/system experts; 
• Collaborate with Fintech teams on design and implementation of digital solutions; 
• Ensure new processes are fully well deployed and embedded; 
• Design metrics to measure the success or efficiency of the process; improvement benefits after changes are implemented; 
• Establish a systematic way to maintain a business process inventory and central repository  
• Coach and mentor Team members on how to run finance optimization projects and ensure team members are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge; 
• Support ad-hoc request/tasks. 

What you'll Need to Succeed: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; 
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in Finance Process improvement consulting or in-house Finance Operation Excellence; 
• Solid understanding of Finance processes especially R2R, O2C and P2P. Experience as a User of these processes is a plus.  
• Solid experience in Business Process Management.  
• Experience in building process inventory from scratch is a plus. 
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial statements. 
• Lean Six Sigma (minimum Green belt) or any Lean Process certification is a must; 
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in people management; 
• Strong logical thinking and problem solving skills; 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, strong English is a must; 
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize and analyze significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy; 
• Ability to think out of the box and challenge the status quo; 
• Data driven and process oriented; 
• Must be a self starter and fast learner who can adapt and work independently in a dynamic and fast paced work environment; 
• Experience in Ecommerce industry is a plus. 

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