Are you passionate about innovation, solving complex business challenges, and driving real impact in the marketplace? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment that challenges the status quo and fosters bold thinking? If so, Deloitte’s GPS FinOps (Financial Operations) (GPS Enterprise Solutions) team might be the perfect place for you!
Work You’ll Do
Finance Systems is looking for a Portfolio Manager to drive the operation, enhancement, and integration of finance-led systems. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of finance systems, serving as the subject matter expert. The Portfolio Manager will manage the enhancement backlog, translate requirements to technology teams for development, manage the PI execution and delivery from the business side working with ITS, coordinate UAT efforts, and work with the change management team to provide and review content in training and communications. After a production release, you will monitor system performance through hypercare, support ongoing defect resolution, execute governance tracking, and provide project (PMO) oversight. In this role you will act as the liaison between Information Technology and various Finance stakeholders to provide insight on system changes and design. Additional responsibilities include:
- Relay the business strategy into technical requirements; communicate requirements to technical teams
- Manage the execution and timeline of system changes, escalating issues and risks to leadership, as needed
- Manage operations and maintenance of financial systems; Oversee the manual and automated financial work processes, systems, and procedures for efficiency of workflow and accuracy
- Understand the integrations across the portfolio of systems and impacts to the business processes with these datapoints
- Identify and recommend needed process improvements
- Analyze system design alternatives for new financial accounting systems and / or improvements to existing systems
- Provide insight on the development of system upgrades or redesigns
- Oversee the accuracy of the financial systems and ensure that there are no variances between the financial systems and general ledger
- Oversee the resolution of application and data integrity or other production issues
- Oversee and coordinate testing efforts for enhancements or deployments of financial system with the testing team
- Provide content and review for the change management team
- Manage team of analysts (in US and India)
The Team
GPS FinOps (Financial Operations) within Government Solutions & Innovation (GSi) serves as US finance application portfolio subject matter experts, to implement and manage innovative solutions and changes through governance and change management to meet the technology needs of finance and the US firm. Joining the team provides an opportunity to drive the future vision of the Finance organization.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of relevant experience; previous work experience with a professional services firm preferred
- 3+ years of project management experience managing a cross-functional or cross-departmental team on a complex project
- 3+ years of experience with finance systems and processes; experience with SAP Primed, CP3 Pricing, Beacon, and other supportive finance applications
- 3+ years of experience in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Preferred
- Strong executive presence and the ability to work with and influence senior leaders
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to logically structure issues and determine recommended resolutions
- Strategic thinker with the ability to make connections across workstreams and matrixed organizations
- Ability to work well under pressure and effectively and professionally navigate tough situations
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team, but also be a self-starter
- Demonstrated commitment to integrity and confidentiality
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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