Accounting Systems Director

Accounting Systems Director

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We are mobilizing a team of leaders and subject matter experts within HDR to support a multi-year technology development and implementation project. These leaders and subject matter experts will be fully utilized in this technology implementation, creating several permanent openings within our team to backfill these individuals in supporting day-to-day accounting & finance activities and teams.

The Accounting Systems Director will lead teams responsible for overseeing the Oracle enterprise performance management (EPM) application and scheduling and running certain weekly and month-end Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) system processes. The Accounting Systems Director will also assist in cross-functional continual process improvement of business processes that involve technology usage and optimization, as opportunities are identified. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain prioritization and focus of teams with a balance that supports both day-to-day responsibilities and longer-term organization goals, including continual improvement initiatives.
• Focus on building teams, inspiring and developing team members, and developing high-performing resilient teams who achieve results with professionalism, collaboration, and trust.
• Maintain clarity in team roles, responsibilities and expected results, with key performance indicators (KPIs) in place to demonstrate results.
• Identify and implement strategic initiatives and special projects across accounting & finance that aid in teams' adoption and usage of technology within their business process to achieve results.
• With an eye for process optimization and technology usage, constructively challenge business process owners to consider alternative ways of accomplishing business objectives with technology and/or alternative business processes.
• Maintain team resilience through a combination of tactics, including maintenance of desktop procedures, cross-training efforts, succession planning, etc.
• Lead with curiosity, openness, and a willingness to consider diverse perspectives and innovative solutions.
• Navigate stressful situations with professionalism, composure, and respect.
• Support and oversee certain additional shared service functions who utilize technology as a core component to their service delivery.

• Utilize knowledge of HDR business processes, stakeholder needs, and system process dependencies to maintain quality control in alignment with business requirements.
• Maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate whether system processes are occurring accurately, timely, and in alignment with stakeholder needs.
• Proactive identification of risks relative to system processes, and implementation of quality control checks, contingency plans, and processes changes to mitigate these risks.
• Oversee month-end system processing and quality control checkpoints to ensure financial data is produced accurately, timely, and with strong clear communication to stakeholders.
• Utilize business acumen to oversee quality control through the performance of certain quality control verification procedure.
• Prepare risk and contingency plans for system processing issues that may occur during month-end close or other critical periods, and maintain readiness to implement.

• Oversee technical and functional support of Oracle EPM applications, including Planning and Budgeting (PBC), Profitability and Cost Management (PCM), Financial Close & Consolidation (FCC),…