Responsibilities:
- Act as a key liaison between Information Technology (IT) and crossfunctional business leaders primarily Finance for assigned units and vendors ensuring alignment on strategic initiatives.
- Oversee the functional and technical design of financial systems including configuration application development and support for global SAP deployments and continuous improvements.
- Design comprehensive test plans to assess infrastructure security technical developments and functional configurations providing actionable recommendations for enhancements.
- Lead design sessions to prototype new systems aimed at improving business processes operations and information flow across the ERP platform.
- Conduct feasibility studies for new systems evaluating and selecting thirdparty software and vendors while participating in buy vs. build decisionmaking processes.
- Contribute to the design of complex system and process architecture including integration requirements and specification documentation.
- Proactively develop and conduct training on SAP functionalities and finance business processes to enhance user proficiency.
- Foster effective communication between business users and application developers to address key issues resolve perception gaps and clarify questions.
- Adhere to established change management and service management policies and procedures to ensure compliance and consistency.
- Manage both small and large project schedules tracking progress and providing timely updates on issues impacting project timelines while coordinating actions and resolving conflicts.
- Lead smallscale projects independently managing stakeholders budgets project planning and to achieve ontime delivery and meet budget KPIs.
- Drive the of major strategic initiatives by ensuring financial system and process readiness through effective design development testing and change management.
- Manage and develop a team of functional and technical resources as well as external staff augmentation to achieve operational KPIs and goals.
- Measure and track operational metrics reporting performance and risk assessments to senior management regularly.
- Gain a deep understanding of internal customers business processes key drivers of success and both short and longterm business and technology directions.
- Prioritize business demands for team capacity across strategic initiatives operational support and continuous improvements; develop estimates for upcoming projects and enhancements.
- Identify and propose business solutions negotiating deliverables and requirements across various business units.
- Provide risk assessments for proposed solutions offering mitigation strategies as necessary.
- Assess and identify opportunities for continuous improvements in business and system processes assisting in developing relevant metrics.
- Support the compliance team with monthly and quarterly SOX audits and assist with annual internal and external audit cycles ensuring appropriate documentation and coordination.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Information Systems or a related field is required. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- High energy and confidence with effective communication abilities to support users. Detailoriented with a proactive approach to driving actions for daily tasks and projects.
- Willingness to be available 24/7 in an oncall rotation to address offhour system emergencies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4year degree in Business Administration Information Systems or a similar field preferred.
- 7 years of IT experience supporting SAP FI/CO modules along with integration knowledge in Sales and Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM).
- Deep understanding of financial processes (basic technical knowledge is a plus) in SAP including General Ledger Closing Tax Accounts Receivable (A/R) Accounts Payable (A/P) Cost Elements Profit Center Accounting Fixed Assets Cost Center Accounting Internal Orders Product Costing and Investment Management in SAP ECC. Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA is a plus.
- Experience with web services and system integrations.
- Proven track record in managing small to largescale SAP ERP implementations and migrations from SAP ECC to S/4HANA ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
- Strong analytical and project management skills with the ability to interpret customer business needs and translate them into operational requirements.
- Proficient in oral and written communication with internal customers IT teams thirdparty vendors and senior leadership.
- Knowledge of IT ticketing and support systems such as ServiceNow Jira or Smartsheet in a Service Desk or Help Desk environment.
- Understanding of both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. PMP and/or CSM certification is a plus.
Additional Information :
Additional Information:
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $105000 USD $165000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a rolebased sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a marketleading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including halfday summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.
Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell ThermaTru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.
Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN
Equal Employment Opportunity:
FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations:
FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process please contact us at and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime