Business Architect Finance

Introduction

The Finance Business Architect role in the Finance Transformation Office is a challenging position in a dynamic and international-oriented environment with operations on different locations and direct impact on ASML’s enterprise architecture strategy. A position with growth opportunities within ASML, where you can help shaping the Finance function for the future.
 

Job Mission

The Finance Business Architect is responsible for translating ASML priorities, business objectives and requirements into enterprise architecture capability designs, structures, processes and policies. The architect translates and aligns business goals, plans and processes with IT counterparts. The Finance Business Architect actively facilitates collaboration and integration across ASML and pursues connections beyond organizational boundaries to find the optimal solutions to achieve the company’s strategic goals. The architect will identify the gaps in our current capability landscape that prevent us from achieving our strategic goals, and make sure we do the right things to realize our future vision.

The Business Architect will motivate and ensure implementation of initiatives, respectfully challenging alignment with strategic goals and cross-sector initiatives.

Job Description

• Design and protect the overall Finance architectural design, while connecting processes, data and technology.
• Manage and align with stakeholders on strategic non-product-related capability improvement roadmaps within the Finance sector
• Lead, facilitate and coordinate with information management and the business in order to prioritize transformational initiatives and secure acceptance within a roadmap that will close the key capability gaps
• Lead the formation of architectural guidance on how to improve on the gaps within our business capabilities, including on process design with roles and organizational impact, applications and interfaces, and data and information to support the capability
• Bring an outside-in perspective and translate into practical opportunities on utilizing emerging technologies (ie. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) at ASML, and align across sectors on use cases for which proofs of concepts can be initiated
• Ensure all capability improvement solutions within Finance or impacting Finance are designed in line with the architectural framework
• Proactively connect with the organization and the teams we work with. Ensure the role of the business architect is recognized and people know when to involve the architects and how to be of service.
• Secure a landscape that supports agile improvements related to business processes in SAP and related applications
• Collaborate to build the ASML-wide enterprise architecture team which has a mandate for enabling the cycle of ASML Prioritized Initiatives (API’s) in close collaboration with Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

Education

• Academic degree in Finance and/or Business Economics or related Education.
• Professional Finance certification (RE, RC, RA) and/or MBA is encouraged.

Experience

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in a multinational/corporate environment, predominantly in the area of Finance process, data and technology
• Experience with SAP and BI applications is a must for Finance
• Experience within ASML and working with IT is preferred
• Experience with emerging technology is preferred
• Experience in the areas of Finance or Operations Management is preferred
• Consultancy Experience for multiple clients and industries is a plus 

Personal Skills:

Result-oriented team player, proactive and communicative personality who is able to connect with all layers in a fast growing and changing organization.

Other important skills are:

• Proactive / self-supporting
• Excellent social and communicative skills – ability to set-up networks
• Multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural understanding 

Commitment:

• Hands on / Getting things done
• Show ownership for solid results
• Continues drive for improvement
• Professional and ambitious attitude
• Precision / attention to details
• Affinity with IT environments
• Enthusiasm to investigate the Art of the Possible
• Fluent in written and spoken English 

Context of the position

The ASML Finance Mission Statement is as follows: Add value to ASML by supporting our company’s business and driving financial performance on a world class level.

To achieve this, we will:

• Act as a recognized business partner by supporting decisions on all levels by guiding on and deploying of cross sector, operational measures and processes;
• Protect the business by securing corporate governance,  integrity and risk mitigation;
• Realize cost effective transactional and financial processes on a global scale;
• Maintain a learning environment where people can grow and challenge each other with high commitment, the right flexibility and continuous improvement in mind.

Within the Finance Transformation Office, the Finance Business Architect reports to the Manager of the Business Architecture team. Primary interfaces include financial controllers, business controllers, corporate financial planning, tax and treasury. Additional interfaces with other corporate sectors functions include amongst others Sales and Human Resources. Also close cooperation with the Business and IT Architects is required within other domains to secure standardized, simplified, and non-siloed architectural guidance and solutions.
 

Other information

ASML creates the conditions that enable you to realize your full potential. We provide state-of-the-art facilities, opportunities to develop your talents, international career opportunities, a stimulating and inspiring environment, and most of all, the commitment of a company that recognizes and rewards outstanding performance.

Interested in this vacancy? Please apply with a CV and cover letter.

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that Diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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Work Experience: 4-9 years

Travel: No

Education Level: Bachelor

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Team: Business Process Management

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