Overview
The Stream Lead (Finance to Manage) (F2M) is responsible for ensuring the enterprise resource planning management (ERP) solution meets organizational performance objectives, aligns with evolving requirements, and remains technically sound.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and act as F2M focal point for the BRM Team regarding system-based finance processes and procedures.
- Serve and collaborate with DFAM and the global F2M community to understand financial management context and address user needs.
- Set priorities and manage outputs of contracted resources.
- Ensure continuity of operations of F2M-related systems and monitor software upgrades.
- Monitor and analyze end-user support requests and Tier 3 requests.
- Lead business relationships with business process owners and stakeholders.
- Manage the full change process lifecycle, including business analyses and process improvement.
- Liaise with the ICT Enterprise Architect to ensure solution compatibility with ICT goals.
- Prepare technical and user documentation for F2M domains applications.
- Manage related tasks and operations activities, tracking progress against plans.
- Manage change to promote acceptance and smooth implementation of changes.
- Provide direct oversight and support to external experts, consultants, vendors, and suppliers.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- Extensive experience in accounting and financial management, including accounts consolidation, financial analysis, accounting processes and procedures design, master data structure management, and general financial reporting, in a large-scale organization.
- Practical knowledge of IPSAS accounting standards a distinct advantage.
- Proven expertise in Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP software/systems for planning, budgeting, project resources management and reporting technological solutions in terms of configuration and accounting rules/verifications management.
- Experience in practical implementation of effective financial controls.
- Extensive experience with ERP software/systems and accounting-related technological solutions.
- Direct experience in active role in an ERP implementation and accounting structures set-up is a distinct advantage.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Information Technology or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
- Professional certification as qualified accountant (ACCA, CA, CPA, CIMA, CIPFA) is an advantage.
