We are on an exciting journey to transform our business process and technology footprint leveraging SAP S/4 HANA here at NBCUniversal! We are just at the start of this journey and are looking to hire a leader to help drive our S/4 Finance and Source to Pay transformation. The VP, SAP S/4 Finance and Source to Pay is a key leadership role within the NBCU Operations & Technology organization, reporting directly to the SVP, Enterprise Product, Finance and Source to Pay. This leader will be responsi... more details
Job Description
We are on an exciting journey to transform our business process and technology footprint leveraging SAP S/4 HANA here at NBCUniversal! We are just at the start of this journey and are looking to hire a leader to help drive our S/4 Finance and Source to Pay transformation. The VP, SAP S/4 Finance and Source to Pay is a key leadership role within the NBCU Operations & Technology organization, reporting directly to the SVP, Enterprise Product, Finance and Source to Pay. This leader will be responsible for leading our SAP S/4 transformation from O&T. They will play a significant part in the definition and implementation of an over-arching Finance application strategy, including SAP S/4 solution design, code block design, global process template design across record to report, accounts payable and accounts receivables process areas, SAP solution architecture, strategy and roadmap development, application services contract management.
The successful candidate will perform work that is highly complex, varied in nature, and span multiple functional areas. This individual will also seek to ensure the optimum utilization of existing system platforms and their integration while considering and / or facilitating the justified deployment of new technologies in response to business requirements. As a VP, this role will be responsible for designing complex SAP solutions and guiding configuration and functional design while leading a team of functional team members, SIs and and managed services provider in the finance and source to pay portfolios. Primary responsibilities will include:
Lead NBCU’s transformation to S/4 HANA.
Develop strong relationships with senior business stakeholders (VP/SVP+), and work cohesively with them to drive the Finance and Source to pay S/4 vision and deployment.
Manage a large internal and SI team, while being the single point of contact for all escalation resolution within O&T.
Understand NBCU business processes requirements by engaging with business partners at enterprise and division level.
Craft adaptable, comprehensive, and feasible SAP solutions by creating necessary blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications.
Design functional solutions to solve business problems and needs.
Ensure agreement on design with process owners.
Review Finance design recommendations to ensure quality and consistency across the Global Finance footprint.
Lead SAP Finance Initiatives, which include but are not limited to, General ledger processing, accounts receivable and payable, revenue recognition, fixed assets, cost reporting and Intercompany transfers.
Perform fit-gap analysis via discovery by engaging with business units and SAP team members.
Advise on solution roadmap for SAP projects considering current footprint.
Review and/or participate in solution build and test activities on SAP implementations, rollouts, or upgrade projects; may be asked to step in to conduct project management activities from time to time.
Lead end-to-end implementations plus engage as solution architect simultaneously with other SAP projects that are in progress. This requires cross technical/functional team project management.
Effectively delegate responsibilities to team members, provide them with repeatable processes, and verify the quality of their work.
Review work performed by other team members as per established standards.
Review current standards and revise to ensure best practices.
Serve as the conduit between engagement team, business, and engineering.
Assist in hiring SAP related resources, vendor selection, product selection, strategy related to SAP solutions.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting or Business from an accredited institution or equivalent.
10+ years of progressive SAP experience leading up to Delivery Lead/Executive Sponsor level in a consultative and/or IT capacity.
Demonstrable experience leading at least 3-5 SAP project implementations of high complexity, large scale and global user base; one of which must be an S/4 implementation.
Demonstrable experience leading large SAP Finance initiatives along with proven experience with leading large S/4 HANA transformations.
Desired Characteristics:
Experience with Intercompany and Intracompany eliminations.
Ability to translate complex strategies and roadmaps into executive friendly content and message.
Experience with direct management of a team (Contractors and/or Staff).
Strong knowledge of SAP S/4 Finance (FICO, controlling, AR, AP, AA, reporting) and Source to Pay business processes.
Experience with deploying SAP Ariba (our Coupa), SAP Fieldglass and contract lifecycle management tools is a huge plus.
Experience with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud, Anaplan, Hyperion, Group Reporting, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass etc.
Ability to craft executive level presentations, present in program steer cos to executive board level.
Demonstrate excellent verbal/presentation and written communication skills.
Possess interpersonal skills to engage with all levels of Business and IT.
Self-starter to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge.
Mentors team members in relevant technologies and implementation architecture.
Adherence to IT/SAP project methodologies, and change control processes.
Familiarity and comfort in working in an outsourced module with onshore and offshore resources.
Strong / effective influencing skills.
Strong / effective problem-solving skills.
Conceptual to detailed thinking skills.
Ability to manage budget and other organizational tasks.
Willingness to work off business hours and weekends as needed in a demanding environment.
Certified Public Account or Equivalent.
PMI Certified+
Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Teams).
Additional Requirements:
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $220,000 - $290,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)
Additional Information
NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].
Job Abstracts is an independent Job Search Engine. Job Abstracts is not an agent or representative and is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with any employer. Job Abstracts uses proprietary technology to keep the availability and accuracy of its job listings and their details. All trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and job descriptions are the property of their respective holder. Job Abstracts does not have its members apply for a job on the jobabstracts.com website. Additionally, Job Abstracts may provide a list of third-party job listings that may not be affiliated with any employer. Please make sure you understand and agree to the website's Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies you are applying on as they may differ from ours and are not in our control.
We would like to take a second to Welcome You to Job Abstracts, the nation’s largest Pure Job Board. With over 3.1 million job listings from 15,000+ Companies & Organizations, we help job searchers find careers that match their interests. As an anonymous user, you have probably discovered how easy our system is to use. However, you have just scratched the surface of what we can offer.
We encourage you to Register so you can use our most powerful features: searching with multiple terms, setting up multiple locations, establishing favorite companies, and accessing your search history. If you find a job you like, you can apply directly for it, and then, keep notes on it. We will also keep a lookout for jobs that match your search terms and email you when we find something you may like.
You can register for free and the system is free to use. If you like our system so far, click on Register and unlock the power required by serious job searchers.
Any time you conduct a search, the system shows you job matches, ranked by their Relevance Score (RS).
The score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that uses Intelligent Machine Learning.
The Relevance Score tells you how well the job opportunity matches your search term or terms.
When not logged in, the system is limited to one search term. Scores for single term matches are usually lower.
When you register, log in, and set up multiple terms prioritized by importance, the jobs found for you will receive a much higher Relevance Score.
