IT Manager - OTC

Life tastes better with ice cream 

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. 
  

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.  

What truly sets us apart is how we work.  

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.  

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.  

Global and market Tax, Treasury and Finance Risk capabilities across deployment, stabilization and BAU.

Tax determination and compliance, statutory and e-invoicing requirements, treasury and cash-management integration, payment controls, finance-risk controls, and R2R touchpoints.

SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP tax and statutory capabilities, Vertex / Accelerator+, SAP DRC, Kyriba, BlackLine, AuditBoard, ServiceNow and related integration, data and reporting services.

Localization, design governance, testing, cutover, hypercare, service transition, TSA exit, controls and continuous improvement.

Tax, Treasury, R2R, Finance Controls, GBS, market Finance, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data, SAP teams, implementation partners and managed-service providers.

·   Controlled, on-time deployment of Tax, Treasury and Finance Risk capabilities across assigned markets and waves.

·   A coherent global solution with localization limited to approved legal, statutory, regulatory or critical business requirements.

·   Stable post-go-live operations with clear ownership, effective controls, measurable service performance and sustainable BAU support.

·   Accurate and complete integration of tax, cash, payment, accounting and risk-control data across the finance ecosystem.

·   A prioritized improvement roadmap that reduces manual intervention, recurring incidents and long-term dependency on transitional services.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Set direction for the Tax, Treasury and Finance Risk technology portfolio and provide a single senior point of accountability for end-to-end business outcomes. Align process, data, controls, architecture and service ownership across global, market and GBS teams.

·   Own the technology roadmap and governance agenda, balancing regulatory compliance, business continuity, control effectiveness, user experience and total cost of ownership.

·   Translate enterprise priorities into clear capability plans, investment choices, delivery milestones and accountable outcomes.

·   Challenge fragmented solutions, unnecessary customization and short-term workarounds that create structural risk or support complexity.

·   Govern dependencies with R2R, P2P and OTC so tax, treasury and risk requirements are reflected consistently in postings, master data, interfaces, reconciliations and reporting.

·   Lead the Tax, Treasury and Finance Risk workstream across deployment waves, aligned with the approved global template and program governance.

·   Assess country requirements and distinguish mandatory tax, legal and statutory needs from local preferences; drive fit-to-standard decisions and formal escalation where required.

·   Coordinate solution validation, configuration review, data readiness, integration testing, UAT, defect resolution, business sign-off and cutover readiness.

·   Maintain transparent oversight of risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and actions, with clear ownership and timely escalation to senior forums.

·   Ensure market, GBS and support teams are operationally ready through role clarity, access, procedures, training, knowledge transfer and support acceptance.

·   Provide senior IT leadership for indirect-tax determination, withholding tax, tax-code governance, tax payments, statutory reporting, e-invoicing and related compliance capabilities.

·   Govern SAP and connected tax solutions, including country-specific integration requirements, invoice content, numbering, reporting and government-platform connectivity.

·   Partner with Global and Market Tax to evaluate regulatory change, determine technology impact, protect compliant processing and prioritize legally mandated delivery.

·   Ensure tax postings and settlements integrate accurately with supplier, customer, banking and general-ledger processes, with appropriate approval and reconciliation controls.

·   Provide clear recommendations where standard SAP, tax-engine and local-provider options require trade-offs among compliance, traceability, scalability and supportability.

·   Lead technology outcomes across cash positioning, liquidity and cash-flow reporting, bank and payment integration, treasury accounting, foreign-exchange and intercompany-funding touchpoints.

·   Govern integration between SAP S/4HANA, Kyriba, banking channels and related services, ensuring complete data flow, monitoring, reconciliation and exception ownership.

·   Partner with Treasury to validate business requirements, configuration, controls, testing, cutover and operational support for critical treasury capabilities.

·   Ensure payment-related solutions use secure access, appropriate approvals, segregation of duties and auditable evidence.

PLATFORM, CONTROL & SERVICE LEADERSHIP

·   Embed preventive and detective controls into process and solution design across tax, treasury, payments, journals, interfaces, master data and reporting.

·   Govern access, approval workflows, segregation of duties, privileged roles, evidence retention and control ownership in partnership with Finance Controls and Cybersecurity.

·   Provide technology leadership for Finance risk and assurance capabilities, including AuditBoard and connected control-monitoring solutions.

·   Ensure system changes and operational workarounds are risk-assessed, time-bound, documented and subject to appropriate approval.

·   Support internal and external audit requirements and drive sustainable remediation of technology, process and control findings.

Act as the functional technology authority for the portfolio, with sufficient depth to challenge designs, make trade-offs and resolve cross-platform issues without turning the role into a technical-development position.

·   Govern end-to-end architecture and integration across SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP DRC, Vertex / Accelerator+, Kyriba, BlackLine, AuditBoard, ServiceNow, banking, government and reporting platforms.

·   Ensure interface controls, reconciliation points, monitoring responsibilities, error handling, data ownership and support procedures are explicitly defined and operational.

·   Assess solution changes for business value, statutory impact, security, controls, data integrity, scalability and long-term support.

·   Partner with enterprise architecture, integration, data, security and application teams to resolve complex issues and maintain design coherence.

·   Protect the integrity of the Universal Journal and downstream finance reporting by ensuring complete and accurate source-to-ledger processing.

·   Set the test strategy and acceptance criteria for standard, exception, high-risk and locally mandated scenarios.

·   Ensure SIT and UAT cover end-to-end process outcomes, interfaces, roles, controls, reconciliations, statutory outputs and operational procedures.

·   Own senior review of critical defects, workarounds, residual risks and go-live recommendations for the portfolio.

·   Lead cutover readiness for configuration, master data, balances, mappings, interfaces, access, reporting and control evidence.

·   Confirm that unresolved issues have accountable owners, approved mitigation and an agreed route to closure before production transition.

·   Lead post-go-live stabilization, prioritizing compliance, payment, cash, reporting and control-critical incidents.

·   Establish triage, escalation and decision forums with transparent ownership, service performance and root-cause tracking.

·   Define the BAU model across business teams, GBS, IT, AMS providers and implementation partners, including service boundaries, SLAs, runbooks and governance.

·   Drive permanent corrective action for recurring issues and reduce dependency on manual workarounds and project resources.

·   Accept transition into BAU only when ownership, skills, access, documentation, monitoring and support capability are demonstrably in place.

TRANSFORMATION & SENIOR LEADERSHIP

·   Lead readiness for migration of Tax, Treasury and Finance Risk services, data, interfaces and responsibilities from transitional arrangements into TMICC-controlled capabilities.

·   Maintain clear exit criteria, dependency maps, readiness evidence, contingency plans and decision points for critical services.

·   Protect continuity of tax determination, statutory submissions, payments, cash visibility, treasury operations, accounting and control execution through transition.

·   Close residual ownership and capability gaps through knowledge transfer, documentation, shadowing, service acceptance and targeted capability building.

·   Create and maintain a prioritized portfolio roadmap based on compliance need, risk reduction, business value, user impact and implementation effort.

·   Simplify processes and reduce non-standard practices while preserving justified legal and regulatory requirements.

·   Use operational data, control results and incident trends to identify bottlenecks, recurring failure points and automation opportunities.

·   Advance workflow, analytics and responsible AI-enabled use cases that improve forecasting, exception management, assurance and decision support.

·   Track benefits and ensure approved improvements are embedded in process documentation, controls, training and BAU governance.

·   Build trusted partnerships with senior leaders across Tax, Treasury, R2R, Finance Controls, GBS, market Finance and Digital & Technology.

·   Lead cross-functional governance and create alignment on priorities, design decisions, ownership, delivery commitments and risk acceptance.

·   Manage implementation partners, software providers and AMS teams against agreed outcomes, quality, controls and service expectations.

·   Communicate complex finance and technology topics in clear business language, presenting options, implications and recommendations for decision.

·   Coach direct and matrix team members, strengthen functional capability and create a culture of ownership, challenge and continuous improvement.

·   Significant experience in Finance technology, enterprise applications or Finance transformation within a complex, global or multi-market organization.

·   Demonstrated leadership of SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, localization or stabilization, including testing, cutover, go-live and BAU transition.

·   Strong experience across at least two of the following domains, with credible working knowledge of the others: Tax technology, Treasury technology, R2R / Financial Accounting, Finance controls and risk.

·   Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs involving business teams, GBS, architecture, security, implementation partners and managed-service providers.

·   Experience governing integrated solutions, data flows, controls and service models rather than managing a single standalone application.

·   Strong stakeholder influence, structured decision-making and communication skills, including the ability to advise senior leaders on complex choices and risks.

·   Experience in FMCG, consumer goods, food, manufacturing or another high-volume, multi-country environment is advantageous.

A bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline is expected. Relevant qualifications or certifications in SAP, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, Risk, Technology or Transformation are advantageous.

The successful candidate should bring a strong combination of finance transformation leadership, Tax and Treasury technology expertise, SAP S/4HANA Finance knowledge, controls, data, and automation capabilities.

Finance Transformation
Expert-level experience leading complex global finance transformation programs, including market deployment, localization, testing, cutover, hypercare, stabilization, service transition, and establishment of sustainable operating models.

Tax Technology
Advanced knowledge of Tax processes and enabling technologies, including indirect tax, withholding tax, tax determination, statutory reporting, e-invoicing, tax payments, and management of regulatory and country-specific requirements.

Treasury Technology
Advanced understanding of Treasury processes and technology, including cash visibility, liquidity management, banking and payment integration, treasury accounting, foreign exchange, and intercompany funding touchpoints.

R2R Integration
Advanced understanding of Record-to-Report integration, including the Universal Journal, General Ledger, financial close, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, reconciliations, reporting, and end-to-end source-to-ledger integrity.

SAP S/4HANA Finance
Advanced functional knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance, with the ability to provide leadership across finance architecture, data, workflows, SAP Fiori, interfaces, controls, localization, and market deployment.

Connected Finance Platforms
Working-to-advanced knowledge of the broader Finance technology ecosystem, including SAP DRC, Vertex / Accelerator+, Kyriba, BlackLine,  AuditBoard, ServiceNow, and associated reporting and integration solutions.

Controls, Risk and Security
Advanced understanding of financial and technology controls, including segregation of duties, user access, approval workflows, audit trails, control evidence, remediation, interface controls, and operational risk management.

Data, Automation and Innovation
Advanced capability in using data, analytics, workflow, exception management, automated control monitoring, and process improvement to simplify Finance operations. The role should also identify appropriate opportunities for the responsible use of AI and intelligent automation across Tax, Treasury, R2R, and Finance Risk processes.

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! 

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact

• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done

• Continuous learning and development as the business grows

• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. 

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Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.