IT Applications Director, Oracle Fusion HR and Finance

Company: Acosta Sales & Marketing
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

DESCRIPTIONThe IT Applications Director - HR and Finance is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of HR and Financial applications within the organization, with a specific focus on the Oracle Fusion platforms. The position will have overall responsibility for the strategy, administration, development, and support for all of Acosta Group's Finance and HCM platforms. This senior leader will collaborate with business partners and technology owners to ensure solutions are robust, performant, and scalable, while meeting business and company objectives.The position will establish and drive delivery for all Financial 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. You will manage multiple delivery teams and ensure compliance with standards and policies. You will stay ahead of changing technologies and demonstrate experience with clean interfaces and successful user journeys. This is a high impact high visibility position and requires a leader who is collaborative, operates with a sense of ownership and accountability, is skilled at managing competing priorities, and can build and nurture an extraordinary team.RESPONSIBILITIESPrimary Responsibilities

• Manage overall Oracle Fusion Finance and HCM ecosystem (includes Fusion HCM, Financials and EPM) as well as non-Oracle ecosystem that is leveraged by the HR and Finance teams. Lead the SDLC process for the Platform.
• Serve as Solutions Architect in this space; Understand business drivers and business capabilities (current and future state) and determine corresponding solution architecture design and change requirements to drive targeted business outcomes. Provide subject matter expertise and leading edge-thinking on trends, methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Oversee the implementation plans execution through to successful completion, with hands on involvement as needed. Work collaboratively with Project/Program Managers in all aspects of the initiatives.
• Measure, analyze and communicate project and support metrics to ensure successful delivery and operations of the financial ecosystem.
• Analyze relevant information and prepare recommendations to guide teams in building high-quality solutions.
• Maintain Oracle POD strategy for the ecosystem and work with cross functional teams for downstream/upstream connectivity.
• Build and Maintain partnership with vendors who Acosta group integrates with.
• Triangulate Development, Data, and Process to deliver leading edge, high quality and timely solutions for users.
• Hold teams accountable for quality of code, and achieving committed work within a sprint, release, or roadmap.
• Build, Nurture, Grow, Coach and mentor team members; Develop continuous learning environment and continuous elevating performance amongst Team members.
• Proactively identify risks - anticipate issues and guide teams through complex situations.
• Work across functions - Application, Architecture, Data, and Functional Partners - to design, build, and implement solutions that leverage Oracle best practices.
• Create better ways of solving technical problems and not be afraid of challenging the status quo.
• Ensure support for daily operations.
• Ensure that SLA is maintained for the Applications; work with partners and business to communicate, monitor, and report.
• Ensure continuous leverage of the technology assets; business process redesign and standardization, helps to build capacities throughout the organization.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills needed to facilitate brainstorming sessions, build consensus, and shepherd solutions through governance forums.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.QUALIFICATIONS
  • 8 or more years of experience with implementing, managing, and enhancing Oracle Fusion HCM, FIN and/or EPM platforms.
  • 5 or more years at Director level or above with a proven track record of building and leading successful technology teams.
  • 5 or more 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).
  • 5 or more years of experience in managing processes for environment management and integrity, security, pipeline management, code integrity, compliance, release management.
  • 5 or more years of experience with hands-on experience in Oracle Fusion cloud platforms (HCM, EPM, Financials) with hands-on experience and advanced technical knowledge of Oracle Fusion applications, configurations and standard practices.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of SDLC and agile best practices and techniques.
  • Able to create complex operational processes and procedures.
  • Significant automation experience for minimizing manual processes.
  • Solid understanding of cloud technologies and tools.
  • Expert communications with ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and key technical partners for development tollgates and governance forums.
  • Able to document and tell a 'story' for a technical recommendation from framework to feature level.
  • Solid execution of practices for Jira/Azure DevOps Taxonomies, Story Writing, Story Pointing, Velocity measurement.Education and CertificationsOne or more of the following certifications are preferred:
    • Oracle Fusion Financial Cloud (Accounting, General Ledger, Payables, Receivables and Collections, Project Financials).
    • Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM (Planning, Financial Consolidation &Close, EDM).
    • Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM (Core HR, Recruiting, Compensation, Learning, Performance, Payroll).Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
      • Self-starter with proven leadership experience in the planning and delivery of enterprise-level technology to support key business initiatives.
      • Ability to effectively engage with external and internal stakeholders in the identification and analysis of business process issues and business requirements. Related to the implementation of a significant business-related initiative.
      • Demonstrated effective communication, attention to detail and the ability to adapt to changing work environments.
      • Proven ability to make tough decisions, solve problems, and show initiative while working under pressure.ABOUT USAcosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada. We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.Acosta and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs, to the extent required by law.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Mosaic reserves the right to modify all or part of any job descriptions at its discretion in order to meet and or exceed the needs of the business.By submitting your application you agree with and accept the Job Category: AdministrationPosition Type: Full timeBusiness Unit: CorporateSalary Range: $150,000.00 - $185,000.00Company: Acosta Services, IncReq ID: 2948
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