Company: Large Global Company

Position:  SAP FICO Architect/Manager

Location: Denver, CO

Duration: Permanent/Full time position

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From the hiring Manager:

Self motivated (will recognize issues and run with them to solution)

Communication skills to interact with C level executives

This position will be a combination of Managing the team and Technologist

 

                     FICO lead / Architect

                              

                               Will have the sill set to Architect solutions for the platform

                               Will have the Sill set to support the development team with technical road blocks

                  Will have skill set to jump in and roll up their selves with day to day work as needed (definitely not an everyday

                                 thing)

Soft skills

 

                               Recruiting outside the area is desired (they will have the ability to build out their team)

                               Will have the ability to recruit their own technical resource to build out the team

                               High Energy personality

                               Ideally looking for some one that is from outside the Company that has a fresh view and can bring a different

                               perspective to the team.

Job Description:

The finance system architect reports to the Head of Finance Technology and is responsible for developing, supporting and maintaining Finance Systems.  Primarily these systems are SAP based (FICO, BW and BPC); however, there are a growing number of non-SAP systems in the portfolio. The architect must partner with the business, as well as their colleagues in IT, to understand the businesses’ requirements and priorities.  Objective of the architect is to both develop a roadmap which will support the collective vision as well as lead the delivery.  In addition, they will serve as the US team lead, managing the analysts, developing them technically and professionally, as well as managing and enhancing business relationships with key stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

         Proven experience managing a high performing team

         Actively support establishing and maturing the target operating model, including documenting processes and procedures

         Assist in identifying, capturing and reporting KPI’s and operational metrics

         Structure and facilitate team and stakeholder meetings

         Develop and mature relationship with the business, enhancing business confidence in the finance technology team

         Collaboration, specifically with other architects, to understand system dependencies and determine prioritizations

         Establish & facilitate regular stakeholder prioritization and update meetings

         Manage and escalate risks & issues through the appropriate channels

         Lead Root Cause Analysis and drive efforts to resolve root causes identified

         Responsible for incident, change and release management within functional workstream

         Support internal and external audit requests

Personal and Inter-Personnel

         Strong leader, comfortable communicating to C Level leadership and challenging existing paradigms

         Exceptional communication, presentation, influencing, and reasoning skills, including the ability to clearly communicate technology concepts to non-technology personnel

         Ability to productively work across functional teams, with a results driven approach

         Proactive nature with proven problem solving capabilities

         Willingness to provide 360 degree coaching and feedback

         Ownership - takes responsibility for issues and works to resolve in a practical manner

         Self-motivated with and enthusiastic approach, a completer-finisher able to work on their own initiative with a focus and commitment to delivery

         Effective time management / planning – manages personal workload effectively, sets realistic and achievable targets and consistently delivers to them

         Client focused, committed to excellence, strong attention to detail and a team player

Supervisory Responsibilities

         Perform ongoing and year-end employee reviews

         In partnership with direct report, create development plans and track to them

         Mentor finance system analysts, providing coaching and feedback

Competencies Required

         Understanding of the Finance and Accounting function

         Knowledge of project management methodologies and facilitation techniques in order to lead and/or support project and enhancement efforts

         Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements

         Ability to analyse high-level requirements and translate to into detailed system design to be used for architectural design, cost / benefit analysis, and solution development

         Problem solving – quickly understand complex problems and provide practical / pragmatic solutions

         Workload prioritization

         Willingness to delegate and understanding what and when to do so 

Technical Skills and Qualifications

Essential:

         Excellent design, configuration and testing of core SAP FICO functionality (including fixed assets)

         Deep functional / technical proficiency with at least 10 years’ experience in FICO and 3+ full cycle implementations

         Able to recommend process improvement options with confidence and expertise

         Good cross-modular knowledge to understand end-to-end finance processes and integration with systems such as BW and BPC

         Understanding the business processes and how these are supported by the systems

         Write test scripts, perform testing and conduct defect resolution

         Provide end user support and training as required on all core finance systems

         Support business as usual operations, including completing of month and year end finance close

         Excellent troubleshooting skills

Preferred

         SAP ECC Journal Entry Workflow (Park & Post) – highly desirable

         SAP BW Configuration experience – highly desirable

         SAP BPC experience – highly desirable

         Knowledge of operations, front office, risk, performance team activities

         Experience working on a global team and/or managing stakeholders across the globe