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First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: This person will be responsible for Operations Finance continuous improvements (CI) that are highly impacted by IT, business as well as finance team operational gaps, and will operate as a lead analyst and project leader for change management, process, and technology CI initiatives. This role will work with the Manufacturing Finance team leaders and members to develop a roadmap of identified and prioritized CI projects. The role will interact with and influence cross functional peers across First Solar to aid with root cause analysis in identified CI projects and or broken processes and help them define and track against financial/internal control KPIs. This person will also be responsible for working with Finance IT managers and analysts on continuous finance system implementations/improvements. Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in a related technical or business field, plus a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Operations Finance and Process Improvement functions Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred. 10+ years of operations finance, project management, management consulting, and/or process improvement experience, preferably in manufacturing, sourcing, and procurement Strong working knowledge of problem solving / root cause analysis and process management required; Six Sigma, Lean and/or kaizen highly desired. Strong familiarity with Oracle and/or other supply chain and manufacturing cloud solutions Experience working with supply and replenishment planning based on inventory levels, system inputs and supplementary data coming from cross functional teams desired. Experience working with a global organization including familiarity with global compliance & regulations impacting inventory management and revenue recognition desired. Demonstrated leadership skills in cross functional collaboration, facilitating meetings, identifying / tracking risks and mitigation plans, cost benefit analysis & delivering results. Ability to find, gather, clean up and analyze data from various sources. Ability to identify gaps in processes or reporting that needs to be addressed. The candidate must be able to work independently across functions and at multiple levels. Demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives and drive process excellence. Demonstrated ability to make a significant change in a variety of environments with multiple learning experiences. Strong capability to coach and mentor both functionally and cross functionally Strong success record of working in a matrix environment with a focus on building relationships and driving improvements. Required Skills/Competencies: Track record of driving solutions to assigned tasks utilizing a proactive approach to problem solving. Track record of achieving results in challenging assignments. Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including presentation planning and delivery skills. Strong organizational skills with project planning, program management expertise Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate others to accomplish objectives and gain desired results. Demonstrated ability to build collaborative strategic alliances with a good balance of strategic thinking and operational execution. Knowledge of continuous improvement, project management, operations finance, and financial compliance Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs Knowledge of Oracle and/or other ERP system functionality Essential Responsibilities: Work with Manufacturing Finance team leaders/members and drive the process for identifying, aggregating, and prioritizing CI projects that are most impactful for overall business and finance team operational excellence goals, for three-month, half-year, one-ye