WB Mason Company, Inc Looking for Associate Project Manager- Finance at Brockton, MA Full Time

The Associate Product Manager I for Finance will act as the liaison for Finance and the IT Department and is responsible for contributing to the business systems analysis efforts on the company’s systems and processes.

The Product Manager will support or have an awareness of all aspects of corporate finance for WB Mason – including accounts payables, accounts receivables, and general accounting processes.

The Product Manager will work in partnership with business leaders in order to improve business processes through development, implementation, and maintenance of business applications systems.

Over the last decade W.B. has built an in-house, on-shore software development team to support its unique role in the market. W.B. Mason believes in tailoring our services to the needs of each customer. Developing software to handle that kind of variety and complexity is a great challenge. Managing the software for ourselves means we can focus on agility and continual delivery. A role on our team will give you experience in a wide variety of technologies as well as an opportunity to learn about every part of our business. From the web to the warehouse, our design & development teams have created the tools our company uses to compete with the largest distribution and e-commerce companies in the world.

Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Analysis and Requirements Definition

Elicit business and functional requirements from a diverse set of stakeholders and effectively compile and document these needs for systems design and development

Add value by understanding the business partners needs and providing options and recommendations on how best to meet those needs

Distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs

Participate in solution definition

Draft user interface design for new systems

Identify data requirements for new systems or system modification

Participate in the solution architecture and technical design

Facilitate the decision process of build vs. buy and if buy participate in vendor selection process

Adhere to the Software Development Life Cycle

Validate that the requirements are covered by the solution

Participate in creating the test plans

Assist in User Acceptance Testing

Provide input to project plan and risk assessment

Participate in Quality Assurance and testing of new applications

Occasional travel required (less than 5%) – primarily within the northeast U.S.

All other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills, interpersonal and relationship management skills

Must be able to communicate effectively in both technical and business settings.

Self-motivated, creative, passionate and able to acclimate into a fast-paced dynamic environment

Working knowledge of all aspects of Systems Development Life Cycle, Change Management, Release Management, Configuration Management, Quality Assurance and Testing, Requirements Gathering, Project Management, and Systems Analysis and Design

Self-directed and independent worker who can also lead cross-functional and cross-organizational projects

Familiarity with Relational Design, Object Oriented and Service Oriented Architecture is a plus

Any familiarity with SQL is a plus

High-level understanding of financial procedures and terminology is a plus

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience

BS/BA degree or equivalent

Bachelors Degree in Finance or Technology related disciplines preferred

0-2 years minimum business systems analysis experience

Demonstrated experience in business process development and improvement

Effective use of business modeling techniques: Process, workflow modeling and use cases

Experience in eliciting and documenting requirements resulting in quality deliverables with limited direction

Any experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 or Dynamics 365 is a plus

Any experience supporting Accounts Payable or Accounting departments is a plus

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers for data entry. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

W.B. Mason Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.