Director - Finance system

JOB DESCRIPTIONLead role for Finance systems. Expectation from the person is to own Finance Systems support for Oracle ERP, EPM and other finance systems in Scope, Client Relation, People Management (8 resources) and deliver on Continuous Improvement initiatives.ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own Service delivery for Finance Systems like Oracle ERP and EPM and other finance systems in scope. Manage interface management, MDM for various finance systems in Scope. Also, provide Month-end support.
• Transition of the Finance Systems Support work and stabilization
• People Management - Lead 8 resources, ensuring their training, growth and retention
• Plan and execute backlog removal
• Manage 3rd party vendors
• Support Team members on deliverables and ensure quality of work
• Strong domain knowledge and able to review the work of team members
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Manage continuous improvement initiatives
• Own and run Governance with client, ensure achieving Performance metrics (SLAs/KPIs)
• Gain complete understanding of the Finance systems within a short period of time

PERSON SPECIFICATIONSEssential

• Work Experience:
• The candidate should have 15 years of Work Experience in Oracle ERP
• Should have worked on multiple implementation and support projects on Oracle Cloud
• Needs to have strong subject matter and configuration expertise in Oracle AP, AR, GL, FA and CM
• Should have done fit gap analysis, creating requirement documents, system testing and should have good consulting skills
• Should have strong vendor/3rd party service management skills
• Needs to be well verse with managing Month end activities and MDM, Interface Management activities
• Should have experience on patch management and release management
• Knowledge/Qualifications/Competency:
• CA/BE or MBA Finance
• Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Oracle cloud certification would be a plus
• Capabilities:
• Should have deep domain knowledge in finance processes
• Should have good skills in stakeholder management and reporting
• Should be well versed with ITIL/Agile processes
• Team Leading - can mentor and develop a high performing team
• Strategic thinking
• Eye for detail
• Multitasking skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in executing Continuous Improvement initiatives

Desirable

• Should have knowledge of the Oracle EPM Cloud modules