General Purpose:The Business Manager - SAP Finance, will participate in a cross-functional team environment as a leader in the Shared Applications team responsible for support of core Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) business applications. This position is responsible for the implementation, support, and maintenance of SAP Finance processes, along with integrations to other non SAP finance systems.
This position will partner with the implementation teams for rollouts throughout the company. Providing input on system design, integration testing, user training, and post go-live support, they will act as daily SAP production support, including coordination with team members and external consultants. They will recommend best practices to key business users to configure and modify SAP to meet business requirements. The Business Manager - SAP Finance, Security, Payroll will use approved DFA implementation and change control methodology. This position will also act as a lead in managing internal and external business relationships.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:- Direct and manage production support and project delivery.
- Build and manage staffing plans, both within and across various teams.
- Manage the delivery of work across multiple IT organizations.
- Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise team members and contractors.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to fully understand business requirements.
- Ensure solutions are fully tested with documented test results utilizing test plans and test scripts.
- Ability to act as an escalation point.
- Support all governance and PMO processes.
Travel:- 15%-25% (1-2 times per quarter)
The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, finance, engineering, or related equivalent experience.
- 3+ years' experience in an SAP lead or supervisory role preferred.
- 8+ years' experience in an SAP production support environment preferred.
- 8+ years' experience implementing and supporting the SAP FI/CO module with strong knowledge of integration points between SD, MM, and PP.
- Multiple full FI-CO life-cycle implementations from system design to post go live support.
- Experience with, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable (including Credit Management), Asset Management (including Investment Management), Banking.
- Experience with general Controlling functions that include Product Costing, Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Internal Orders, Allocations, and Activity Pricing.
- Experience with security roles and authorization objects a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Ability to listen and communicate in a clear and concise manner, along with the ability to recognize your audience and tailor communications accordingly.
- Able to work independently.
- Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work.
- Able to organize time and resources effectively to achieve goals (i.e., organizational skills).
- Able to demonstrate leadership qualities as a self-starter, set direction, and complete assignments.
- Able to interact effectively and cooperatively with employees at all levels.
- Able to demonstrate strong customer service orientation.
- Must be flexible with work schedules and available to work overtime on evenings and weekends, with or without advanced notice.
- Strong work ethic with ability and willingness to do 'what it takes'.
- Able to work on-call.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
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