Senior Manager, Applications - Hybrid

CGS Business Solutions is committed to helping you, as an esteemed IT Professional, find the next right step in your career. We match professionals like you to rewarding consulting or full-time opportunities in your area of expertise. We are currently seeking Technical Professionals who are searching for challenging and rewarding jobs for the following opportunity:
Position Summary:
Our nationwide manufacturing customer in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Finance & HR Applications Manager for guiding the HCM and ERP systems platforms. Will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of HR and Financial applications within the organization. The position will establish and drive delivery for all Financial and HR system capabilities in alignment with a multi-year Product Roadmap. You will work across functions Applications, Architecture, Data, Stakeholders to develop strategic vision and adherence to overall IT strategy and vision.
Responsibilities

• Create a platform roadmap and define priorities, liaising with stakeholders. Product Management of ERP (JDE, AS400, Oracle etc.) and HCM (SuccessFactors, Workday etc.) systems as well as integrations to adjacent enterprise applications and third-party applications
• Manage a team of administrators, developers, analysts, and coordinators who will code and operate systems to directly support our business team responsible for Corporate Finance and HR Functions.
• Provides technical and thought leadership around cloud technologies and ecosystems, including Financial, Procurement & HR cloud data architecture and integration, and can guide the team in terms of exploring new and emerging business solutions
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for the administration of the Salesforce.com. Own the communication of any platform changes to end users and stakeholders.

Experience

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is required.
• Experience with at least one full large scale ERP implementation is required.
• Hands on experience in HCM and ERP systems e.g Oracle, SAP, Workday, SuccessFactors, JDE, etc. is required.
• 5+ years of experience leading large-scale end-to-end platform implementations and systems consolidations in a fast-paced software business using appropriate SDLC methodologies in an ERP environment (Oracle Fusion, UKG, etc) is required.
• 5+ years of experience in managing processes for environment management and integrity, security, pipeline management, code integrity, compliance, release management is required.
• 5+ years of experience in platforms (HCM, EPM, Financials) with hands-on experience and advanced technical knowledge of configurations and standard practices is required.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of SDLC and agile best practices and techniques.
• Ability to think critically, solve problems, make decisions, and build trust across the organization.
• Ability to guide team on multiple tasks and deliver results with aggressive timelines.
• Having a developer background and skill sets like Java, Python are a huge plus.
• Using analytical thinking, problem-solving skills and showing attention to detail.

About CGS Business Solutions:
CGS specializes in IT business solutions, staffing and consulting services. With a strong focus in IT Applications, Network Infrastructure, Information Security, and Engineering. CGS is an INC 5000 company and is honored to be selected as one of the Best IT Recruitment Firms in California. After five consecutive Fastest Growing Company titles, CGS continues to break into new markets across the USA. Companies are counting on CGS to attract and help retain these resource pools in order to gain a competitive advantage the rapidly changing business environments.