Thomson Reuters Hiring for Director, Financial Systems Job at Eagan, MN Full Time

Director Financial Systems, Technology – Corporate Services

Are you passionate about the chance to bring your extensive technology delivery experience to lead technology teams through complex, full life cycle implementation in a world-class company? The CIO – Corporate Services team is looking to add a Director, Financial Systems to oversee the technical delivery of Thomson Reuter’s S/4 HANA Finance program. As the Director, Financial Systems, you will be responsible for the delivery of S/4Hana as part of the Finance Transformation program. You will be responsible for planning, forecasting, delivery, and reporting while working closely with senior management to ensure business objectives are achieved.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Director, Financial Systems, you will:

Lead & Deliver

• Accountable for the delivery of S/4 HANA Finance program by partnering with both Internal (Finance Business, Architecture, Data, Infrastructure ) and External ( System implementation vendors ) stakeholders
• Responsible for S4 HANA Customer 2 Cash and Finance integration and dependency management between both the programs
• Act as platform owner for S4 HANA and current SAP ECC (WRP) system providing leadership/direction to multiple program teams resolving conflicts and dependencies across multitude of initiatives
• Establish appropriate Release management practices and currency governance for S4 Hana
• Define and maintain a consistent Delivery management process across the organization in collaboration with organizational disciplines by ensuring appropriate resources are planned and committed across the programs for successful delivery
• Executes the Portfolio vision in collaboration with senior leadership to maximize business benefits and value proposition, and evolving organizational models, approaches, methodologies, governance process and functional capabilities of project and program delivery
• Sets the strategic direction and planning for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems roadmap and other integrations.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Architecture, Infrastructure management, ISRM to bring new technology solutions to solve business problems by providing subject matter expertise on leading technology within Finance applications
• Partner closely with Platform vendors to ensure technology roadmap is aligned with business need
• Partner with Finance business partners to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity, risk exposure and interdependencies
• Contribute extensively to the annual planning and budgetary process for Sourcing (procurement, supply chain mgmt., etc.) and Finance (financial planning and reporting) applications by serving as a liaison between strategy, portfolio, and project execution
• Act as an advisor to IT strategic planning efforts, by helping business leaders clarify their objectives and expectations for technological innovation efforts

Continuous Improvement

• Promote the use of a shared infrastructure and application roadmap to reduce costs and improve information flow
• Leverage feedback and insights from Operations or Support to drive continuous improvement in the application portfolio
• Engage in Portfolio Reviews to analyze portfolio level metrics, and review progress, resolve dependencies and risks, review capacity allocations, identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Plan and execute periodic technology initiatives in partnership with architecture group on internal objectives and technology trends
• Introduce and accelerate new technologies and methodologies to expedite and support digital transformation

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Director, Financial Systems if your background includes:

• 8+ years of progressively responsible of technology design, development, and delivery
• 8+ years of web, cloud based platforms – S4, M365
• 5+ years of managing large global teams
• Experience in managing cutting-edge technologies as well as modernizing legacy technology
• Experience in delivering large complex applications
• Experience collaborating with multiple functional and technical teams including partners, stakeholders, contractors and consultants to deliver projects
• Demonstrated growth mindset, enthusiastic about learning new technologies quickly and applying the gained knowledge to address business problems
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline and automation
• Ability to influence peers and leadership
• Financial acumen and experience in estimating and managing budgets
• Good presentation, persuasion, and communication skills

What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• COVID-19 Response: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

  #LISS2

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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