Finance Transformation Specialist

Manager-Finance Technology Modernization

The primary purpose of this position is to drive future process and technology modernization, automation, and enhancements within Expense Procure to Pay accounting processes and systems in connection with functional and enterprise initiatives.

This role will be part of the Indirect Purchasing and Accounts Payable workstream focused on spend management and accounts payable modules within Oracle Fusion Cloud procurement and accounts payable modules.

The scope of this workstream includes the end-to-end indirect purchasing process, including but not limited to vendor set up, creation and approval of purchase orders (PO), indirect purchasing catalog management, invoicing, data entry, payment, and pay audit. It also includes the non-PO indirect spend process.

• Documenting and Designing for End-User Reports: Assist with documenting and designing for end-user reports and reporting requirements.
• Change Acceptance and Training: Drives change acceptance, articulates benefits, and designs training for Source to Pay process owners and customers.
• Test Script Updates: Update existing and create new test scripts for various testing cycles for quarterly releases and new enhancements.
• Workstream Objectives and Roles: Takes action to ensure a full understanding of individual workstream objectives and roles to drive rapid decision making and continuous progress, and identify key areas of overlap with and impact on other FTM areas.
• Best Practices in Finance/Accounting: Seeks out retail best practices in Finance/Accounting to challenge the status quo, ensure efficient business processes are designed, and maintain clarity of ownership between Finance and Retail functions.
• Financial Processes and Software Requirements: Design financial processes and identify software solution requirements to perform accounting functions for workstream core activities and deliverables.
• Business Requirements and Solution Validation: Research and document business requirements for accounting systems related to individual workstream and validates recommended solutions independently.
• System Design and Testing: Ensures appropriate supporting documents and decision support are maintained and documented related to system design and testing.
• Senior Leadership Recommendations: Develop and support recommendations to senior FTM, Accounting, and Finance leadership regarding required system and process design and related testing, validation, and configuration. Prepare written documentation as necessary to support conclusions reached and selected solutions.
• Technology Coordination: Coordinates with Technology, consultants, and finance and accounting personnel to replace and modernize complex legacy financial systems and processes within designated workstream.
• Workstream Decisions: Identifies and makes recommendations to FTM leadership on key workstream decisions.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Communicates effectively with other FTM workstream leads and key FTM program stakeholders.
• Technology Configuration: Oversees the configuration of new technologies and ensures the technologies meet business requirements for accounting and financial reporting capabilities.
• Project Delivery and Issue Resolution: Monitors and take actions to make sure deadlines and deliverables are met in accordance with workstream and FTM timelines.
• Risk Escalation: Identifies, resolves, or escalates key issues/risks/decisions to maintain workstream progress.
• Business Process Redesign: Coordinates with business leaders to re-design Finance/Retail business processes, drive business agility, process efficiency, and change acceptance.