Sr Director Financial Business Services - Process & Systems This leadership position oversees the Process & Systems group within Turner's global Financial Business Services (FBS) organization, providing oversight and strategic direction for financial systems and related project management and training functions. FBS is a global shared services accounting and finance organization and this position will also play a key role in the delivery of strategic roadmap initiatives for the organization, including knowledge management, continuous improvement, and the standardization of global systems and practices. This role is also responsible for leading the centralized governance functions in support of the FBS organization.As a key business partner this role will serve as a liaison between Turner's global Finance and Accounting teams and the IT organization. This role interacts with the FBS and Finance leadership teams at Turner, and reports to the Vice President - Reporting & Decision Support Services.Financial Systems - Manage the Financial Systems strategic roadmap.
Liaise with the global Finance & Accounting leadership team to understand key business drivers and system requirements. Work with the business and IT to prioritize projects and assign resources. - Lead the global financial systems support function, effectively managing resources to provide timely and efficient power user support and application administration for the global Finance and Accounting systems (PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Trintech and ArcPlan). Trouble shoot issues and perform root cause analysis.- Drive standardization of global reporting tools and processes across the organization.Project Management - Ensure a high level of project management support is provided to key cross functional projects to deliver operational changes, system enhancements, and efficiency initiatives. Manage the utilization of the FBS project management resources to ensure they are being effectively leveraged across the organization.- Oversee the FBS project governance process, ensuring the process and related tools support the objectives of resource and cost/benefit analysis. - Provide PMO support to the FBS leadership team as they recommend and guide the FBS organization on major improvement and strategic projects. Oversee the FBS strategic roadmap.Process & Governance - Oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of tools and processes that effectively monitor and communicate the efficiency of FBS. Develop and manage the preparation and publication of internal and external scorecards. - Manage the strategic development and ongoing maintenance of the core FBS tools and processes delivered via SharePoint. - Maintain and monitor compliance with standard practices and procedures across FBS.Training- Lead the development and ongoing maintenance of a Knowledge Management strategy for FBS.- Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of an FBS wide training curriculum leveraging a variety of training delivery methods.- Enhance the existing F&A financial systems training curriculum and ensure the training provided is timely and relevant to the users.- Provide training support for key strategic financial system implementation projects.Leadership and Staff Development - Create a positive work environment that fosters team and individual performance.- Facilitate ongoing dialogue and performance reviews designed to provide measurable and timely feedback and implement corrective action as needed.- Hold regular and recurring staff meetings to communicate changes to initiatives, policies and procedures, and ensure that staff is informed of company goals and objectives.- Develop and maintain an efficient, effective and diverse staff through selection, training, supervision, counseling and measuring the performance of direct reports and staff members.- Promote career development and rotation assignments to ensure individuals are exposed to all areas of accounting and finance as appropriate.- Proactively promote an open, collaborative work environment, and where necessary resolve any conflicts or differences at the appropriate level.- Ensure that all positions' duties, responsibilities and critical processes are well documented.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 12 years relevant work experience with at least 7 years demonstrated experience in a leadership/management position.- Advanced knowledge of, and experience with, shared service concepts, ERP systems, and multidimensional database tools. A solid understanding of accounting principles, financial analysis and reporting, and internal control concepts. - Program and project management experience, including software implementation experience. - Diverse work experiences with cross functional teams.- Strong written, oral and presentation skills. Effective communicator at all levels of the organization with the ability to influence others.- Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the organization. Strong problem resolution skills, and a high degree of integrity, tact and diplomacy.- Ability to develop strategic plans and make high level decisions. Results oriented with an ability to set clear goals and priorities and deliver timely, high quality services.- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and cross-functional coordination skills. Change agent with strong collaboration skills.- Strong technical computing skills. Experience with Hyperion and PeopleSoft and/or similar software. Proficient in all MS Office applications - Excel, Word, PowerPoint. - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or MIS.- CPA (or equivalent certification) preferred.- MBA and Project Management certification is a plus.Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers Minorities/Females/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Protected Veterans/Disabled.Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and its subsidiaries are E-Verify users.
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