JOB DESCRIPTION
Reporting to the CIO of Enterprise Technology, the Vice President of Financials Systems will supervise the organization that supports business systems for Financial functions across Company Corporation.
You will be a transformative, visionary thinker who can create and deliver innovative solutions for various ongoing needs of the business community. You have the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders in divisional and corporate Finance and IT to ensure that business solutions are efficiently delivered in a timely and agile manner.
In addition to being a strategic thinker and advocate of best practices, this opportunity requires in-depth understanding of functional and technical aspects of Workday business process configurations, integration methodologies, security architecture and reporting constructs in all areas Finance including the architecture of the Financial Data Model (FDM), Financial Accounting, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Banking and Settlement, Projects, Leases, FP&A, Tax, Financial Reporting.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate and execute the implementation of Financial Systems strategy to support needs of the business community with a strong customer-centered bias
- Drive development and effective use of the Workday platform to deliver efficient business processes, provide analytics, and maximize system functionality
- Monitor reoccurring issues, system/data or process gaps and proactively identify potential sources of increased efficiency and enhancements
- Engage with the business community on a regular basis to understand opportunities and pain points; analyze platform metrics; collect feedback
- Create, implement, and maintain security policies and practices that adhere to principles of data privacy, segregation of duties while staying compliant with regulatory and statutory requirements such as SOX, HIPPA, GDPR, etc.
- Lead a team of high performing Financial Systems professionals while providing individuals on the team opportunities to grow in their roles through mentorship and constructive feedback
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- 8-10 years of experience with multiple Financials Systems platforms with detailed understanding of underlying business processes
- 5-7 years of experience in a Management role leading Financials Systems teams
- Experience leading at least one full-cycle implementation of Workday Financials for a large to medium sized enterprise
- Experience in leading Financial Systems implementation including data conversion from legacy platforms for support of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Hands-on experience with the entire software development life cycle; requirements gathering, system design, development/configuration, testing and change management
- Ability to influence decision makers at senior levels to transform, modernize and streamline legacy business processes
- Ability to think “outside the box” to provide creative and effective solutions for complex and ambiguous problems or situations during implementations and ongoing maintenance of systems
- Strong bias to action; being familiar with methods and approaches needed to get things done in a collaborative, lean and fast-moving environment
- Flexibility to manage teams across multiple time zones (domestic and international) for implementation and support of concurrent complex projects