MDG COE - Global Data Expert

Company Description

At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all.

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Finance Operations Team is seeking a MDG COE - Global Data Expert in Pune.

Join a global Finance Master Data Governance team that helps safeguard the quality, consistency and reliability of the data underpinning financial processes worldwide. As Global Data Expert, you will act as a trusted operational data custodian and partner with regional Finance, Data Excellence and IT teams.

Accountabilities:

• Review, validate and process finance master-data change requests in line with global governance standards and agreed processes.
• Maintain finance master data, including GL accounts, cost centres, profit centres, bank master data, hierarchies, groups and mappings.
• Analyse and resolve CFIN/AIF-related errors; coordinate follow-up actions, reprocessing and closure within agreed SLAs.
• Partner with regional experts, Finance teams and IT to assess change impacts, manage escalations and improve data quality.
• Contribute to reporting, documentation, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• 5-7 years’ experience in finance master data, data governance or a comparable operational data-management role within a multinational environment.
• Hands-on experience with SAP MDG and SAP FICO, including master-data workflows.
• Working knowledge of finance master data, such as GL accounts, cost centres, profit centres and bank master data.
• Experience investigating CFIN/AIF errors, resolving issues and supporting transaction reprocessing.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including PivotTables, formulae and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently in a global team.

Desired qualifications:

• Knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and reconciliation processes.
• Experience with ServiceNow, data lineage, data mapping or other data-governance tools.
• SAP FICO certification or relevant SAP finance certification.
• Experience supporting month-end close activities and working across global time zones.
• Qualification in Finance, Accounting, Technology or a related discipline.

Bring your finance data expertise to a role where sound governance translates into reliable decisions and resilient operations. You will work with a collaborative global team, solve meaningful data challenges and help shape practical improvements across Finance Master Data Governance.

Additional Information

What We Offer

An environment where every voice matters, professional growth is encouraged, and work-life balance is prioritized. Comprehensive benefits package that starts from day one, including health and wellness coverage tailored to your location. Generous annual leave entitlement, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, employee assistance programs, and additional benefits in accordance with local practices.

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.