Senior Manager, Finance Technology (SAP FICO)

Principal Accountabilities:

• Analyze, evaluate, modify, configure, test and implement enterprise wide purchased systems (e.g. SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.).
• Prepare application system specifications. Plan, implement and coordinate system upgrades, enhancements or maintenance.
• Manage, define, test, train and implement one or more functional areas within the ERP System
• Manage business analysis of systems and follow through the full development life cycle
• Educate others in the workflow, business processes, and reporting metrics enabled by ERP modules
• Implement and communicate system change requirements
• Translate business needs into technical requirements
• Provide guidance, advice, and training for direct reports
  

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field
• Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria
• Ten years of progressive experience with at least three years of managerial experience
• Strong organization and communication skills

Knowledge & Application:

• Manager with expert knowledge in a specialized field and broad knowledge of several related disciplines within a function
• Requires broad theoretical knowledge or advanced knowledge of a highly specialized field and their interrelationships
• Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas

Problem Solving:

• Understands complex issues and their application
• Problems are unclearly defined and sufficient information may not be available
• Requires conceptual thinking to understand complex issues and their implications
• Solutions may need to be devised based on limited information
• Implementation of solutions often requires a longer term view and take into consideration multiple perspectives and future implications