Director, Finance Technology

This Director of Finance Technologyposition represents Finance and other business partners acting as a liaison between Business and IT external application vendors and business/systems integrators to stand up support and later manage a basket of financial systems that could include any or all of Oracle ERP Oracle and Snowflake reporting Oracle Fixed Assets Oracle Project Accounting independent Tax Aggregation tool Treasury Workstation tool and potential other applications as the business grows. The Director could take ownership of application management as work is currently in various stages from initial design through to final this role having financial and system background is ideal particularly experience with Oracle SaaS financial and leadership experience is required for this position.

Project Management Required Skills: 20%

• Develop project plan to meet business deadlines and clearly articulate milestone-based deliverables and owners for each task.
• Schedule and drive project status meeting on an ongoing periodic schedule.
• Gather project status from team members and compile weekly status report.
• Identify issues / risks early on and develop mitigating strategies.
• Escalate project risks to leadership.
• Develop and manage project staffing and financial budgets.
• Review and approve deliverables.
• Provide guidance to project team.
• Identify project schedule risks early on and develop strategies to bring the project back on schedule.
• Strong verbal and written communications.

Financial Systems Application Management and Oversight Skills: 80%

• Hands on experience with Finance ERP implementation (GL AP AR FA and Project Accounting etc.).
• Ability to drive workshops with business to gather business requirements.
• Assess business requirements and advise business on best business practices.
• Experience with extended end-to-end architecture solution and data flow.
• Ability to identify gaps and present solution options with pros and cons for critical gaps / issues and make recommendations.
• Strong accounting background to provide finance and accounting coverage for IT projects such as AR Billing Project Accounting Indirect Procurement SC Inv Mgmt. etc.
• Work with technology team and SI to drive the solution to meet the business requirements.
• Develop overall implementation baseline plans and provide clear direction to technical team for solution development and testing cycles.
• Track the progress against the baseline plans and escalate issues to program leadership.
• Experience managing team of technical resources.
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify current issues / problems and develop practical solutions.
• Experience with root cause analysis leading to changes in configuration data issues corrections process optimization and integration error correction procedures.
• Experience writing functional specifications for integration.
• Document business scenarios and test scripts and support CRP SIT and UAT testing cycles.
• Direct and lead other contractors or DIRECTV direct employees.

Principal Responsibilities:

• 50% Manage/support/lead the business for DIRECTV Applications that include Oracle EPM Oracle Fixed Assets Oracle Project Oracle Accounts Payable Accounting and Oracle Procurement.
• 20% Project Management for various projects that come up either within or outside of the Oracle financial framework in support of Finance and related Operational teams.
• 30% Leadership staff management that would include coaching developing and leading employees and guiding and supporting contractors/3rd party vendors.

May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customers proprietary data. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law.

This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the contiguous United States. #LI-Remote

A career with us comes with big rewards:

DIRECTVs compensation structure is designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees. It is the companys policy to offer pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location.

The Base Salary range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for each of DIRECTVs 4 (four) US Labor Market Zones. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training.

DIRECTV WAGE ZONES $122194 - $221818

Low (N1): $122194 - $183241

Mid (N2): $128625 - $192885

High (N3): $141488 - $212174

Top (N4): $147919 - $221818

Click HERE to review information on some of the largest Designated Market Areas (DMAs). Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the salary ranges reflect base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits - when you consider all of these together it represents a pretty impressive total compensation package.

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