Our Finance Transformation team at LUCID is looking for a Sr Manager Finance Systems with a solid academic background and a desire to influence a cleaner future through the electrification of the transportation sector. If you are detail-oriented, able to multitask, and like to take on new challenges, then we want to talk with you!
The Role:
Key part of the Finance Transformation function who serves as a liaison with Accounting and IT to develop, implement, maintain, and continually enhance automated processes related to financial reporting, financial analysis, and data management using ERP and business intelligence tools.
Optimize financial and operating data infrastructure and systems to enable scalable, reliable, and easy-to-understand financial reporting on regular and ad hoc bases.
Partner across Finance, Accounting, IT, and with external advisors to unlock the full potential of financial systems to provide insights and data based on actual performance and anticipated operations.
Assist with the development and management of advanced reporting, analytics, and dashboards that provide actionable insights to facilitate critical operating decisions.
Understand the context behind the numbers generated by business intelligence tools and have an innate ability to synthesize into cogent feedback to management and other decision-makers.
Engage in regular budget and forecast processes, providing both systems support and insights into best practices leveraging prior experience.
Maintain reports and datasets in planning solutions.
Additional ad-hoc assignments and projects supporting departments across the organization.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a similar field of study.
Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) and/or Information Systems from a top-tier institution.
Experience in people management is desirable including hiring, performance management, and leadership.
10+ years of relevant experience including ERP implementation and back-end development.
Experience at an automotive OEM, automotive Tier 1 supplier, or large-scale manufacturing organization.
Understand key performance measures and indicators that drive reporting and analytics.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven knowledge of analytical tools.
Strong aptitude for the application of technology to develop highly efficient business processes.
Strong financial analysis and reporting experience in an SAP environment and working knowledge of the FICO Module.
Proven quantitative and critical-thinking skills, with a high level of independent judgment, initiative, and creativity to communicate across the organization with confidence, clarity, and focus.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills for success in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments with a high degree of autonomy and accountability for results.
Experienced Anaplan Solution Architect.
Essential Responsibilities Include:
Identify and transform existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business issues into scalable, transparent, and efficient Anaplan models.
Optimize existing models and incorporate new functionalities as part of the connected planning solution.
Serve as architectural subject matter expert (SME) for a large-scale Anaplan connected planning system.
Guide key stakeholders through "The Anaplan Way" implementation methodology.
Provide meaningful feedback and updates in a timely manner to our business partners.
Configure and maintain Anaplan lists, modules, dashboards, actions, and other model settings to meet business needs.
Participate and/or lead UAT testing and deployment.
Participate in data integration design and support for existing and new integrations.
Develop model documentation.
Provide production support and training to the Anaplan global user base.
Required Qualifications:
Certified Anaplan Solution Architect.
5 years or more experience of successfully implementing Anaplan solutions as an Anaplan Model Builder and Solution Architect.
Advanced Microsoft Excel/financial modeling skills.
Proven knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test, and deploy (Agile method).
Ability to translate current spreadsheet models to effective and efficient Anaplan model designs. Design ability to translate complex Excel models into scalable multi-dimensional Anaplan models.
Experience implementing Enterprise Performance Management solutions such as Cognos, Hyperion, SAP BPC, Business Objects, TM1, PowerBI, Advanced Microsoft Excel/financial modeling skills. Strong understanding of data/integration both inbound as well as outbound with various source systems (ERP, CRM, APS, etc.).
Motivated, self-starter who takes pride in service excellence.
True team player who thrives in a collaborative and dynamic work setting.
Passion for business analytics, modeling, and planning.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong systems aptitude, able to identify opportunities to leverage technology as an efficiency enabler.
Ability to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of employees, management, and diverse audiences.
Possesses strong influencing, coaching, communication, and facilitative skills.
Flexibility to travel as needed to worldwide LUCID facilities (<15%).
