Business Process Lead, Cn Elevate

2 months ago


Montréal, Canada Canadian National Railway Full time

At CN, everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you are part of making sure our business is running optimally and safely―helping keep the economy on track. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to thrive in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us

**Job Summary**

The Business Process Lead, CN Elevate is responsible for leading business deliverables for Accounts Receivable (AR). The role delivers the new Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) S/4HANA Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and simplifies, improves and harmonizes AR key business processes. Furthermore, the incumbent works with a variety of internal stakeholders ensuring successful project delivery as well as operational continuity of key business processes for their area.

**Main Responsibilities**

**Project Delivery**
- Lead the solution design, build, testing, deployment, and stabilization period for the designated process area providing expertise and direction
- Coordinate with enabling project team members and business process owners to accomplish required activities and deliverables
- Lead the analysis and documentation of business requirements, process flows, and functional specifications, and recommend solutions specific to their process area
- Facilitate solution design decisions by assessing impact of process change options resulting from new solutions proposed by the Solution Integrator (SI) and Information and Technology (I&T)
- Review, recommend and approve detailed process designs and the end-state solution in addition to validating that audit review strategies are respected
- Maintain stakeholder awareness and involvement by identifying key personnel and conducting workshops and presentations to acquire business
- Organize audit relevant checkpoints throughout the project to obtain sign-off and adoption of the new solution (e.g., key design decisions, to-be solutions, data cleansing rules, cutover approach, etc.) as well as providing project update for their process area
- Communicate progress reporting, escalate timely issues, and provide first-level support throughout the go-live stabilization period for defect resolutions

**Lead Process Optimization**
- Lead the process transformational effort within their process area
- Protect continuity of CN’s critical processes relative to their process area
- Identify, assess, and select the best technology solutions with the Finance Project team to address current business challenges, achieve business objectives, and drive business value
- Comply with Accounting and Legal policies as well as with CN procedures regarding SAP transaction processing

**Project Management of Key Projects**
- Handle the go-live date of the system implementation of all controls,

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key controls and new security roles
- Review, update, approve the new security and controls framework for their business function
- Identify process change impacts to end users and approve the Change Management (CM) strategy and approach ensuring information is shared about future processes and solutions and all valid training materials are in place and delivered to end users
- Review and approve data migration and mapping rules to the new SAP S/4HANA system and update existing reports (Business Information Warehouse (BW), Access Database) so they reflect the new design and data model

**People Management**
- Support Business Senior Analysts in accomplishing deliverables
- Manage employee performance, identify underperforming employees, and support them through performance improvement process
- Collaborate, coach, and build connections with employees, I&T and the SI
- Maintain cross-training for key skill sets in the team, including knowledge transfer

**Working Conditions**

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible to participate in CN’s flexible work from home policy. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure, and stress.

**Requirements**:
**Experience**

Finance
- Between 5 to 7 years of experience within an accounting firm or relevant industry experience
- Experience supervising and leading a team

**Education/Certification/Designation**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or equivalent
- Graduate Diploma in Accounting
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)*
- Any skills/attributes for these above considered as an asset

**Competencies**
- Applies critical thinking
- Communicates with impact
- Seeks and values all perspectives
- Promotes diversity and equity
- Demonstrates agility and drives change
- Collaborates with others and



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