Transition and Process Improvement Specialist

hace 5 días

Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica H.B. Fuller A tiempo completo

H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider that focuses on perfecting adhesives, sealants, and other specialty chemicals across all industries worldwide. Our products may be invisible, but they play a vital role in ensuring the quality of modern life, and we are committed to connecting what matters to solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges.

We at H.B. Fuller embrace a shared set of beliefs and competencies that direct the way we operate and express our fundamental principles about how we will achieve success. We strive to hire talent that demonstrates our beliefs and our competencies.

Job Overview

The Transition and Continuous Improvement Manager will report to the Global Finance Services Costa Rica. The primary responsibilities of this role are to support work and transitions from other H.B. Fuller locations and entities to the CR Global Finance Services center. In the long term, this role will proactively drive improved, standard, best practice finance processes, requiring elimination of defects and enhancing quality while achieving and maintaining optimal levels of process and service performance.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist Costa Rica Global Finance Services leadership to effectively manage transition, integration, and harmonization activities, including reorganization between companies, locations, departments, and/or Mergers and Acquisitions.
  • Support transformation and drive the process of change management.
  • Identify, evaluate, and document Finance Services processes and services, capturing ideas for improving processes or implementing new tools.
  • Identify and establish necessary metrics/KPIs for continued tracking and monitoring service, process, and project success.
  • Work collaboratively within Finance Services functions to identify best practices.
  • Leverage best practices and workforce optimization tools/practices to make existing processes more efficient, actively leading others in problem-solving and root cause analysis.
  • Serve as project leader for identified improvement projects, coaching and supporting other project team members as needed, creating hand-off and monitoring strategy for each project.
  • Utilize Project Management best practices to effectively manage projects, securing steering committee support, regular team updates, and identification of team responsibilities.
  • Develop and manage the process for evaluating potential projects to assist Finance Services leadership with prioritization of resources and available timelines.
  • Manage the development, maintenance, and publication of process and tool documentation, maintaining a master database of improvement projects, overseeing the conduct of improvement projects in flight, and managing periodic status reporting of process improvement initiatives.
Leadership and Collaboration

This role will require strong cross-functional strategic leadership, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to translate strategy into actionable information in small or large groups in a clear, concise, and professional manner. The ability to influence upwards is also essential.

This position will work collaboratively with cross-functional and other location/process leaders and teams to secure needed project resources, achieve the goals of projects and process improvements, and develop and manage the process for evaluating potential projects.

Requirements
  • Minimum 7+ years of experience in accounts payable, accounting, reporting, transaction processing, or a related field.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and motivate others.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks and projects.

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