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- Lead efforts to reengineer and optimize business processes and systems by assessing business needs and developing, proposing, and implementing technology solution options.
- Empower users and super-users (by training and performing knowledge transfer) to leverage IT systems for business process automation and optimization.
- Ensure the solution (people, process, and technology) meets the program and/or project objectives and is aligned with business and IT strategic direction. Participate and, as necessary, lead enterprise discussions in the Architecture Review Board.
- Work with project leads to develop requirements work plans, identify task dependencies, develop estimates, and determine resource skill requirements; support risk management and change management activities.
- Be responsible for the success of the Requirements Definition Process for assigned work to business system analysts to produce, analyze, specify, and communicate business, system, and implementation requirements.
- Work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements effectively based on business value, risks, and constraints.
- Effectively identify and manage requirement conflicts and issues to resolution
- Measure and track quality of business systems analysis work.
- Ensure the test strategy and test plans adequately cover the requirements. Assist in defect resolution.
- Simultaneously support multiple initiatives as assigned.
- Design, configure and enforce best security rights, processes, and procedures within across financial systems.
- Integrate ERP solution with other existing internal business systems and software applications including a global tax engine (i.e., Thompson Reuters) and procurement system (i.e., Coupa).
- Develop and work with report engines, applications, workflows, business functions and web services.
- Design and perform unit testing to ensure systems work as expected.
- Ensure end to end processes for Accounting to Reporting and Procure to Pay are optimized and follow best practice across financial systems and shared services applications.
- Work directly and closely with ERP leads for Finance, Procurement, Sales and Distribution and Manufacturing.
- Mentor and train lower level architects and business systems analysts.
- Serve as liaison between business process owners in Business Units, Functional Groups, Regions, and IT
- Familiar with project management practices, including the use of project management software/tools.
- Up to 25% international and domestic travel as related to assignment
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Business, MIS, or other related field is required.
- Minimum of 14 years of experience in IT with 2 to 5 or more years of demonstrated solid performance in an architect role working with cross-functional teams (within IT and/or within the business) on enterprise level or complex system implementations
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in ERP Architecture and strategy within a complex, matrixed and global business environment. JDE experience is a plus.
- Must have 10+ years of experience as a functional architect supporting Finance/Procure to Pay, with an excellent understanding of Financials including Consolidations, Purchasing, AP, AR, GL, and Fixed assets and able to resolve out-of-balance issues and fix any discrepancies between Item Ledger, General Ledger and As-of-Balance
- Knowledge or experience working in 9.2 version of JD Edwards Enterprise One is a plus.
- Knowledge or experience working with Coupa/Procure to Pay systems.
- Experience supporting an ERP system which encompasses a multi-country globalization.
- Experience in tax software integrations with an ERP system is a plus.
- Excellent support knowledge of Financials and Procurement in an ERP system.
- Experience in analyzing inventory discrepancies and excellent knowledge of purchase orders, receipt transactions and item setup process
- Implementing and maintaining SDLC policies, standards, processes, procedures, methodologies, lifecycles, and training other junior resources such as architects and business systems analysts
- Ability to manage own workload and oversee on-time delivery of others in the group
- Extensive experience supporting evolving business needs on time by delivering on commitments
- Experience with integrating SaaS solutions and enterprise applications
- Prior experience working in the Medical / Pharmaceutical industry is a plus
- Experience with Good Manufacturing/Good Documentation Practices (GxP) processes is preferred
- Prefer experience with FDA guidelines for Software Quality and Systems Validation
- Results-oriented mindset (high sense of urgency, determination, tenacity/grit, etc.)
- Solid organizational skills (especially as they relate to data collection and reporting), a multi-tasking style and project management approach
- Strong oral and written communications skills, ability to develop and maintain business/technical documentation, and robust interpersonal and analytical skills required
- Ability to adapt to new technologies and a rapidly changing environment
- Competent in handling multiple tasks with attention to detail, and perform duties with minimal supervision
- Self-motivated and frequently demonstrates initiative by going "above and beyond" performing what is required for the position
- Demonstrates creativity to develop and implement innovative, thought provoking, "out of the box" solutions and changes, rather than just incremental improvements
- Ability to quickly identify problems and implement a proposed solution and discover risks and propose mitigation strategies or configuration solutions
- Gather and document business requirements, formulate use cases, participate in solution design
- Participate in project communications, training materials, and business procedures/documentation
- Strong leadership skills
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