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process transitions, transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement programs across global Finance.\nRole Summary\nReporting to the Director - FSS, this role will be responsible for leading and coordinating Finance projects and transitions from initiation through stabilization.\nThe role will partner with Finance, Business, Technology, and stakeholders to define project scope, establish project governance, manage timelines and dependencies, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure successful delivery of agreed business outcomes.\nThe position will also support new process migrations, operating-model changes, process standardization, automation and digital transformation initiatives.\nSuccess in this role will be measured not only by on-time project delivery, but also by the achievement of intended business outcomes including productivity, process effectiveness, control improvement, automation, service quality, and stakeholder experience.\nKey Responsibilities\nProject & 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capacity requirements and coordinate resource allocation across projects.\nEnsure effective handover from project teams to operations, including documentation, controls, KPIs, training, and operational readiness.\nSupport change management and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.\nProcess Improvement & Digital Transformation\nPartner with process owners and operational teams to identify opportunities for standardization, simplification, automation, and no-touch processing.\nWork with Technology, Business Process and Application Development teams to translate Finance requirements into scalable solutions.\nSupport Finance automation and digital initiatives, including opportunities involving workflow, analytics, AI and intelligent automation.\nApply structured problem-solving and root-cause-analysis techniques to address project and operational issues.\nEnsure improvement initiatives have clearly defined baselines, targets, benefits, and measurable outcomes.\nStakeholder & Business Management\nBuild strong relationships with Finance Shared Services, regional Finance teams, Technology, and other business stakeholders.\nFacilitate project meetings, workshops, governance reviews, and senior-management updates.\nCommunicate progress, risks, decisions, and required actions clearly and proactively.\nManage stakeholder expectations and ensure continued alignment on project objectives and priorities.\nRequirements\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Commerce, or a related discipline.\nApproximately 6-8 years of relevant experience, including 3-5 years of project, transition, transformation, or process-improvement experience.\nMinimum two years of experience within Finance & Accounting operations, preferably in a global operating environment.\nKnowledge of one or more Finance processes such as P2P, QTC/Order-to-Cash, or RTR.\nPMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma or equivalent project/process 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accountability, and continuous improvement.\nMorningstar is an equal opportunity employer.\nMorningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. 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