Business Area Lead Finance & Controlling

How do you help make a difference? You are responsible for the Finance & Controlling Business Area within the Solution Delivery ERP & Corporate Services (ECS) department. We are looking for a people manager with solid technical experience in the FI/CO domain. You will lead a team of functional SAP specialists and manage both project and support activities within your Business Area. What is your role at SNCB? - Together with our customer SNCB, in particular SNCB Finance, you develop a roadmap for your Business Area that is aligned with the corporate strategy and supports the company's digital transformation and priorities. - You ensure that all applications within your Business Area are grouped into a number of portfolios. For each portfolio, you appoint an owner and backup owner who are responsible end-to-end for the stability, availability, performance and evolution of the applications and modules within their portfolio. - You maintain relationships with the customer and all other stakeholders, particularly when strategic decisions are involved. - You assess the risks, visibility and criticality of projects and discuss these regularly with your department head. - You prepare OPEX and CAPEX budgets in alignment with the main stakeholders and with SNCB's business strategy and priorities, and you manage these budgets responsibly. - You ensure that your team is optimally staffed according to business needs, guaranteeing service delivery, knowledge retention and knowledge sharing. In the event of conflicting requests for project capacity, you act as the escalation point. You lead and coach your employees, hold regular one-to-one meetings, encourage collaboration within the team and, in cooperation with HR, ensure appropriate training and development.