Senior Analyst/Manager - Automation

About the role

Lilly's GBS Capability Optimisation and Automation (GCOA) organisation transforms finance operations through intelligent automation and AI, acting as a centralised hub that partners with finance and technology teams to identify automation opportunities, design solutions and embed them across business processes. The Sr Analyst/Manager Automation supports ongoing innovation and process optimisation, ensuring the technical integrity, reliability and accuracy of automated and data-driven solutions across Solution Delivery, and works closely with the Automation and Analytics teams.

Key responsibilities

• Validate the technical integrity and reliability of automation and data solutions, including SOX-relevant control points, across the Solution Delivery portfolio.
• Develop and maintain technical quality, integrity and performance reporting, including system usage.
• Support strategic optimisation projects across all phases of process redesign, from data gathering and baselining to implementation and validation of results.
• Support readiness for internal technical reviews, including documentation and evidence of solution validation.
• Identify technical gaps, process exceptions and opportunities to improve reliability and quality.
• Contribute to embedding automated quality checkpoints within solution builds and process optimisation initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance/Accounting with technical aptitude, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Solution Delivery, Automation Engineering, Data Quality, Systems Validation, Automated Testing/QA frameworks, Process Mining or Process Excellence.
• Preferred: shared services or global business services environment, automation reliability monitoring and exception management, process improvement, technical quality engineering, data validation or systems reliability.

Required skills

• Strong technical acumen with automated systems (API/integration architecture, workflow, data pipelines).
• Advantageous: ERP platforms such as SAP, and reporting with Power BI, SQL or Claude.
• Preferred: knowledge of solution architecture, data integrity principles, financial control frameworks and technical validation methods.

What we offer

• Anticipated wage of EUR 32,250 - 82,610, depending on education, experience, skills and location.
• Full-time equivalent employees may be eligible for a company bonus.
• Benefits including pension plan eligibility, vacation, healthcare, flexible benefits, life insurance, time off and leave of absence, and well-being benefits.