Accounting and Finance Lead

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada City of Vancouver Full time
h3>SAP Accounting and Finance Transformation Lead

Requisition ID: 41628

Organization
Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, reconciliation, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

Main Purpose and Function
The Financial Services Transformation Lead is performance driven, results-orientated and future focused on identifying opportunities, prioritization and planning, and building out plans for next phases of business transformation. The Transformation Lead will identify and drive strategic business transformative initiatives within Financial Services team and is responsible for the successful implementation and go-live of any key business transformational process and SAP system changes. This role will drive efficiencies through process improvement and implementation of systems-based approaches focussing on processes and technology.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

  • Leads the development of business and financial transformation plan by providing recommendations based upon current state analysis performed with a view to continuously improve business processes.
  • Particular focus on identifying opportunities in SAP S4/Hana to optimize the functionalities and features available in financial modules and the integration with other modules.
  • Completes complex projects as assigned, with limited levels of supervisory direction and support by leading cross functional teams in the application of business process and system improvement, project and change management tools to solve varied and complex organizational issues. Through careful data analysis, identify implications and make recommendations for changes in processes and systems.
  • Provide project management oversight in planning the project team’s work, facilitates team meetings with the process owners, and ensure that team decisions are made in a timely manner to meet project timeline expectations.
  • Partners with relevant departments to deliver successful solutions to meet corporate wide strategies and requirements.
  • Provides leadership in problem solving efforts on key projects to achieve operational goals and objectives.
  • Works with senior management to proactively identify change and transition needs on a short-term and long-term priority basis; li>
  • Participation in training program development and implementation on project deliverables.
Prepares and conducts presentations to, and/or facilitate decision-making for Department Management teams, Division/Branch Heads, Project Steering Committees, and Business Unit Managers.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

  • A related bachelor’s degree (i.e., Commerce, Business/Public Administration, Public Policy or Economics).
  • Extensive experience in process documentation, business process reviews, and re-engineering techniques. Training, experience and knowledge in quality improvement tools, techniques, and methodologies such as Lean and/or Six Sigma.
  • Possesses SAP S4/HANA Subject Matter Expert (SME) experience in one or more functional/module area, specifically Financial Accounting and Controlling (FI/CO).
  • Training or experience in project management methodologies preferably consistent with those provided by PMI (Project Management Institute).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Detailed knowledge of business practices in public sector or large private organizations.
  • High degree of analysis using professional thinking.
  • Experienced with SAP S4/HANA and other emerging technologies such as RPA that support accounting, financial reporting, and analytical functions to deliver process efficiencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with technical and non-technical staff.
  • High level of proficiency with MS Office applications.

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite. At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

Business Unit/Department: Finance, Risk & Supply Chain Management (1150)

Affiliation: Exempt

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time

Position Start Date: December 2024

Position End Date: May 2026

Salary Information: Pay Grade RNG-080: $97,032 to $121,294 per year

Application Close: October 27, 2024

At the City of Vancouver, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we so proudly serve. Indigenous peoples, people of colour, 2SLGBTQ+ persons including all genders and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. p>

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