Thomson Reuters Looking for Finance IT Application Manager -SAP at Hyderabad, Telangana Full Time

Leads the functional design & management of new & existing solutions and tools

Leads the creation & presentation of estimates for overall cost, skill, effort & timeline for new & existing solutions from a functional perspective

Works with their direct reports team, project managers to plan, execute, test, pilot and rollout solutions and tools

Identifies & builds project teams via matrix support organizations to ensure appropriate skills & experience are represented for success

Monitors project progress & status to ensure quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery

Ensures compliance with standards, processes & best practices as established

Collaborates with peers to create roadmaps & plans

Demonstrates solutions to internal clients from C-level to end user with a focus on Financial and Controlling

Own the design, configuration and technical solution architecture in the areas of SAP FICO- GL, AP, AR, FA, CO-CCA, CO-PC, CO-PA and integration with SD and MM

Advise Internal customers in their SAP transformation, using SAP Best Practices, standard out-of-the-box S4 HANA functionalities instead of custom-code.

Understanding trends and new developments in respective field, Specifically in S4 HANA and Cloud products

Develop Finance Collateral and thought leadership content focused on SAP

Actively work with Internal teams to develop pipeline for Finance service/solutions offerings within the Organization

Provide insight and thought leadership to develop innovative assets, including differentiation points of view and methodologies

Perform an advisory role on different projects that include SAP S/4 Finance

Facilitate discovery sessions, design workshops (Explore), assessments, planning sessions for projects

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Build strong partnerships with Finance, Global process owners, Shared services, Master data team, and key individuals within other cross functional organizations

Partner with Finance, Solutions, Architecture, Product management to bring new technology solutions to solve business problems by providing subject matter expertise on leading technology within Finance/Sourcing applications

Partner with Business Stake holders/Product management/ Demand to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity, risk exposure and interdependencies

Act as an advisor to IT strategic planning efforts, by helping business leaders clarify their objectives and expectations for technological innovation efforts

Introduce and accelerate new technologies and methodologies to expedite and support digital transformation

Continuous Improvement

Promote the use of a shared resources and application roadmap to reduce costs and improve information flow

Leverage feedback and insights from Finance team to drive continuous improvement in the application and solutions portfolio

Engage in Portfolio Reviews to analyze portfolio level metrics, and review progress, resolve dependencies and risks, review capacity allocations, identify opportunities for continuous improvement

Plan and execute periodic technology initiatives in partnership with Internal stake holders on internal objectives and technology trends

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Financials Applications Manager- if you have:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, MBA, Business or equivalent from an accredited college/university; and/or other advanced professional credential is preferred

9+ years of SAP FICO experience implementing, architecting, and managing the full lifecycle of global financial applications on SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA with integrations to Ariba, Oracle, Workday, Banks etc

9+ years of progressively responsible of SAP applications across Configuration, technology design, development, Testing and Release

9+ years of managing large global teams and extensive experience collaborating with multiple functional and technical teams including partners, stakeholders, contractors and consultants to deliver projects

Understanding of Business processes, Deployments, project management methodologies like Waterfall, JIRA and leading practices

7+ years experience managing team members

Experience in managing cutting-edge technologies as well as modernizing legacy technology

Experience in delivering large complex applications with focus on Global deployments, Enhancements and support

Progressive experience leading teams, mentoring engineers/staff, evaluating performance and providing performance feedback

Demonstrated growth mindset, enthusiastic about learning new technologies quickly and applying the gained knowledge to address business problems

Ability to influence peers and leadership

Good presentation, persuasion, and communication skills

Proficiency with project management methodologies and tools

Strong interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to work well with people from different disciplines; effective communication with senior management, Internal Stakeholders and Peers

What’s in it for you:
You will have the opportunity to work for a company that has a market dominant position for both content and technology and is passionate about giving back to the community

Learning and Working on cutting edge Technology / Processes

Base salary and a variable compensation that is directly related to your success

Excellent benefits Package

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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