Global Process Owner – Finance & Control

Atradius

The Atradius Group provides trade credit insurance, surety and collections services worldwide, and has a presence through 160 offices in 52 countries. The products offered by Atradius protect companies around the world against the default risks associated with selling goods and services on credit.

Atradius Collections provides efficient, quick and flexible solutions to collect domestic and international trade debts. With a global network of collections specialists, lawyers and insolvency practitioners worldwide, Atradius Collections serves over 15,000 customers, supporting them to reduce client’s trade risks through efficient business-to-business focused trade invoice collections services such as Standby Services, Invoice Verification and Factoring transactions.

Global Process Owner – Finance & Control

We are looking for a Global Process Owner (GPO) – Finance & Control to play a key role in shaping and executing our global finance vision.

In this role, you will act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, translating business vision into scalable, compliant, and efficient finance & control processes across regions. You will collaborate closely with CFO, regional finance managers, middle management of other functions, and IT to co-create solutions that drive real business impact.

This is a highly visible role combining strategic thinking, stakeholder leadership, and execution excellence.

In this position your key responsibilities will be:

Strategic & Executive Partnership

• Engage regularly with CFO to understand the company’s vision, strategic priorities, and financial roadmap for the current and upcoming years.
• Translate executive intent into clear finance & control priorities, initiatives, and roadmaps.
• Act as a trusted advisor on finance process design, governance, and transformation.

Global Process Ownership

• Own and continuously improve end-to-end Finance & Control processes (e.g. Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, financial close, internal controls, reporting).
• Define and maintain global standards, policies, and governance while balancing regional needs.
• Ensure consistency, scalability, and transparency across all regions.

Transformation & Change

• Lead global finance programs and improvement initiatives aligned with business strategy.
• Drive change management, stakeholder adoption, and communication across functions and regions.
• Partner with middle management to co-create practical and sustainable solutions.

Compliance, Risk & Controls

• Ensure adherence to financial regulations, internal controls, and governance frameworks.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate finance-related risks.
• Support audit readiness and continuous control improvement.

Technology & Collaboration

• Work closely with IT and data teams on finance systems, automation, and reporting solutions.
• Translate finance requirements into clear system and data needs.
• Promote data-driven decision-making within Finance & Control.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have the following profile:

Experience & Expertise

• Proven experience in Finance & Control, finance transformation, or global process ownership.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes, internal controls, and compliance.
• Experience working in an international, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Exposure to finance systems (ERP, consolidation, reporting tools).

Executive & Stakeholder Skills

• Demonstrated ability to engage confidently with CXO-level stakeholders.
• Ability to understand strategic vision and convert it into actionable initiatives.
• Strong influencing skills, capable of aligning stakeholders without direct authority.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on co-creation rather than top-down implementation.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, “gets it done” attitude.
• Strong communicator, able to tailor messages from executive to operational level.
• Structured problem-solver with resilience and ownership.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and change.
• Proven project and program management experience in complex, cross-functional or international environments.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, timelines, and risks simultaneously.
• Certification or hands-on experience of working with project management and improvement methodologies like PMP® (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2® (Practitioner or equivalent), Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe®, Scrum Master, AgilePM®, or similar), and knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools.

What do we offer?

• Opportunity to shape and influence global finance processes end-to-end.
• High visibility and direct interaction with senior leadership.
• International scope with meaningful impact on business performance.
• Collaborative culture focused on improvement, ownership, and results.

If you are passionate about finance transformation, thrive in a strategic yet execution-focused role, and enjoy working closely with senior leadership to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.