The Owens Corning Global Information Services (GIS) Functional IT Lead - Finance is responsible for implementing and maintaining technology solutions that enable finance processes in the areas of general ledger, treasury and cash management, asset accounting, controlling, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. This individual is a go-to expert that leads the design, implementation, deployment, and support of global finance systems, ensuring it is done in a manner consistent with the OC enterprise architecture and GIS standards. Deep technical expertise in the finance domain coupled with effective communication, problem-solving, global collaboration, and project management skills are critical in this role to lead technology projects, drive continuous improvement, and ensure technical solutions are sustainable.

The successful candidate for this role is a continuous learner of technology, maintains market awareness, and is networked into finance and technology disciplines. They are accountable for keeping up-to-date on new and emerging technology trends and are expected to maintain proficiency and understanding of these technologies.

Reports to: Technical Team Lead - Finance

Span of Control: Individual Contributor

Technical Excellence

• Ensure the performance, support, sustainability, and lifecycle management of finance solutions are engineered in the design stage
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to collect requirements and build a robust pipeline for continuous improvement
• Proactively communicate technical and implementation risks associated with technology solutions
• Propose technology assessments and execute proof of concepts to enable finance transformation
• Partner with architects to update OC Enterprise Reference Model business processes for finance
• Ensure documentation standards for blueprinting, development and configuration are updated and align with Enterprise Architecture standard framework
• Develop relevant technology expertise and insight through active participation in opportunities, such as networking, conferences, formal training, and workshops
• Consult with other IT teams to ensure solutions meet OC financial standards and are appropriately tested
• Ensure a support model exists for finance technologies by partnering with process leaders, functional stakeholders, and IT application support providers
• Get involved with support as required to deliver a strong service-first mindset to our stakeholders and act as an escalation as needed to make sure support is delivered timely and correctly
• Collaborate with architects to develop and sustain the Finance IT Roadmap

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead the execution of global SAP implementations and cutover for a subset of finance related functions
• Lead all project lifecycle phases and effectively prioritize and sequence tasks amidst competing priorities
• Guide day-to-day tasks for a diverse set of global internal and external resources
• Participate in integrated discussions with multiple IT teams and collaborate on cross-functional requirements
• Consult with business and process teams on new requirements and perform gap analysis
• Analyze business requirements, research alternatives, and apply standard processes and solutions
• Partner with project leaders and architects to develop comprehensive statements of work that account for scope assumptions, resources, timeline integration points, and risk
• Partner with architects to translate business requirements into custom technology solutions where appropriate
• Support the business in the project deployment phases of user validation testing, change management, training, cutover, and hyper care/post-go live support
• Act as a project manager for various sized projects, enhancements, optimizations within the finance domain

Business Partnership

• Understand the strategic direction of the company's businesses; execute functional strategies to support and enhance business results and be knowledgeable of the project work that supports this direction and implications to the business
• Collaborate with peers in the finance organization to understand strategy and identify opportunities to apply technology
• Establish and sustain strong relationships with stakeholders by building trust and credibility through regular connection, effective communication and follow through
• Ensure the needs of our businesses are being met by approaching work with a service first mindset
• Translate between functional and technical for a wide variety of scenarios ranging from system issues impacting financial processes to new requirements needing to be communicated between stakeholders and external partners

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or information technology, or related field of study
• Minimum of 5 years of experience within the information technology or information systems industry
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA Finance with at least 1 year of experience utilizing S/4HANA
• Willingness to travel periodically as needed in support of larger projects and optimizations, up to an estimated 10 - 20%, domestic and/or internationally

EXPERIENCE

• Prior SAP ECC 6.0 or greater deployment experience in all phases of the accelerated SAP methodology

• Knowledge of best practices in SAP FI/CO related modules including general Ledger, treasury & cash management, asset accounting, controlling, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
• Basic understanding of processes impacting finance, such as order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, forecast-to-stock and account-to-report
• Prior experience integrating third party applications or leveraging SAP bolt-on solutions to improve financial processes in SAP ECC and/or S4/HANA
• Knowledge of accounting standards, such as US-GAAP, and statutory requirements is a plus

• Demonstrated rate of growth and success in prior roles
• Prior success in a fast-paced and dynamic, team-oriented environment
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organization across functional, business, geographic and cultural boundaries
• Experience organizing and executing IT process development/solution design review with external suppliers

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Solid financial and business acumen
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail to ensure integrity and accuracy
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and inspire trust with multiple stakeholders to get results
• Strives for continuous improvement in business process and results

• Ability to partner effectively with team members, business partners, and third-party partners
• Collaborates and challenges users in support of global solutions
• Effective project management leadership
• Ability to identify and prioritize tasks to meet project milestones
• Ability to adapt and show flexibility as priorities change
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey relevant information clearly with confidence, understanding others through active listening, and successfully setting and managing expectations
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions cross-functionally
• Ability to effectively problem solve and leverage inventive flexibility; develops and introduces innovative ideas and approaches to others
• Seeks out ways to leverage investments by integrating new requirements into existing solutions
• Ability to troubleshoot and investigate complex technical issues
• Identifies root cause through analysis and questioning, and leads efforts to optimize solutions to reduce or eliminate waste and improve operational efficiency

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