Global Sr. Lead, Finance Systems Enablement

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Columbia, IN - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions protect half a billion and make justice unstoppable.

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.

The Need

For over 25 years IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade IJMs Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence we are seeking a Global Senior Lead Financial Systems Strategist.

The Global Sr. Lead Finance Systems Enablement is responsible for leading IJMs finance systems initiatives including those related to Workday Adaptive Planning QuickBooks M-files SmartSheet and other relevant systems. This role owns business requirements change management and project management related to enhancements to our Finance Systems and will work closely with the Finance Systems Manager and the Finance Systems team as well as functional SMEs and HR and IT systems teams

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining our Finance Systems portfolio roadmap. For individual projects this role will be responsible for managing the business requirements user acceptance testing training and other elements of change management and project management for Finance Systems projects.

This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington DC area OR remote for non-local candidates. It reports to the Global Director Treasury and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.

Responsibilities

Portfolio Management:

  • Maintain awareness of best practices in Finance Systems by attending conferences building relationships with peers and generally staying current with latest trends in Finance Systems. Be visionary.

  • Lead senior Finance Management through a regular Finance Systems Roadmap review obtaining input and shared buy-in to this multiyear strategic plan.

  • Negotiate trade-offs as required

  • Align with GTS and HR roadmaps

Strategy Knowledge Development & Implementation:

  • System Leadership: Lead monthly Finance stakeholder partnership meetings

  • Lead the effective execution of large projects and ensure delivery of planned sprint schedules.

  • Ensure all approved non-urgent requests are updated in the backlog for prioritization.

  • Design system testingdeveloping test scenarios managing testing sessions and adjusting training accordingly.

Networking & Partnership:

  • Develop networks with other customers within relevant communities to leverage best practices for IJM.

  • Partner with Finance HR teams and GTS to define and refine requirements for new features and enhancements.

  • Direct the work of external consultants as needed.

  • Partner with project leaders in the business to effectively plan and execute projects from discovery through post-go-live phases.

Complex Projects:

  • Working with a user base distributed across the Globe lead requirements gathering technical documentation execution of technical work and vendor estimates.

  • Plan technical timelines and scopes of large projects.

  • Lead execution of successful testing and ensure business sponsor sign-off on requirements and testing.

Communication:

  • Manage project-specific communications including partnering with business on building charters.

  • Handle critical issue escalation and management.

  • Direct release communications to core team members and stakeholders.

  • Advise and partner with business partners for training and communications to end users on new features upgrades and enhancements.

    Training and Development:

    • Be a coach and mentor to other team members

    • Support the production of training materials for the entire user base

    • Develop training programs including job aids and training materials to empower super users.

    • Mentor and train analysts in requirements gathering testing and project leadership for small projects.

    • Continuously learn to ensure Workday skills remain current and support the up-skilling of all team members

    Software Development Life Cycle (SLDC):

    • Deliver software solutions following industry-standard SDLC: gather requirements system configuration test and UAT deployment and support.

    • Ensure thorough requirements gathering.

    • Oversee and ensure testing of all requirements and scenarios.

    • Understand and deploy Agile methods when appropriate.

    Qualifications:

    Education & Experience:

    • Bachelors degree in Business HR FIN Information Systems Computer Science related field or any equivalent combination of education experience and certification;

    • 5 years professional work experience including 1 years of leadership experience;

    • 5 years of Finance systems experience including new module implementation project management issue management communication and change management (Prior experience with global system support and deployment a plus);

    • 3 years Workday Financials configuration and requirements gathering experience strongly preferred

    Technical Competencies:

    • Experience leading technical projects required

    • Experience writing UAT criteria or scripts for technical system requirements

    • High proficiency in Excel or other data analysis tools preferred

      Experience with Workday preferred

      Non-Technical Competencies:

      • Eager commitment to IJMs Core Values: Christian Professional and Bridge-Building;

      • Demonstrated ability to conceptualize analyze and explain complex and abstract problems

      • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple or competing priorities and work in afast-pacedenvironment

      • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-cultural relationships

      • Demonstrated ability to lead peers in completion of projects or strategic initiatives

      Application Process:

      Upload Resume Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.

      *What is a statement of faith
      A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include at a minimum a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer study etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

      What does IJM have to offer

      • Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

      • Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area

      • Retirement benefit options

      • Paid leave starting at 23 days

      • 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)

      • Daily quarterly and annual community spiritual formation

      • Robust staff care resources

      IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy Protection against Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment Policy and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence recruitment selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidates value congruence and thorough background police clearance and reference check processes.

      At IJM were committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race color age sex marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work we truly believe that the work we are doing is Gods work not our own and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. Thats why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 Section702 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles Creed.

      IJM requires a background check police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.

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      Who We AreInternational Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions protect half a billion and make justice uns...
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